Ash & Feather

Story

Two Black American dads and daughter, Phoenix, take a journey through brain cancer. Poetry, songs and fables enrich Phoenix’s internal sense of self. She rises from the ashes of hardship, where cancer becomes only a minor character in her story.

STAGED READING

Watch the staged reading performed by students from Northwestern University's Purple Crayon Players.

Podcast

Enjoy our podcast performed by students from Loyola Marymount University.

Also available wherever you stream your podcasts!

Curriculum

Teacher downloads:

Curricular unit on the Ash & Feather podcast and personal narrative, including interactive, creative discussion questions.
Reflection questions for each episode.