BIOGRAPHY
Mwalim *7)
Mwalim *7) (he/him) is a multi-award-winning playwright, composer, and performer. The Arboretum Experience is his first project with A.R.T. In the summer of 2021, his play Listen to Sipu had a sold-out run at Watertown’s New Repertory Theatre. His critically acclaimed first novel, Land of the Black Squirrels, was published in 2020. Mwalim has been the Playwright-In-Residence with New African Company in Boston since 2004, where his projects include the Among Brothers series of plays depicting the history and development of Prince Hall Freemasonry, and a series of works that explore the “Black Indian” experiences in America. A three-time recipient of the Ira Aldridge Fellowship, his plays and performance pieces have been presented throughout the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, and the UK. He is a tenured professor of English and Black Studies at UMass Dartmouth.