ALGIIN FORD’S SILENT ASSASSIN: MY ADDICTIVE MIND
October 15&16, 2026 and November 14&15, 2026 @7:30PM
A provocative solo performance exploring addiction, consciousness, identity, and the possibility of transforming misdirected energy into creativity, awareness, and self-discovery
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 2026 — What if addiction is not only about the substance itself—but about where we direct our attention, our energy, and ultimately, our consciousness?
That question lies at the heart of Algiin Ford’s Silent Assassin: My Addictive Mind, a deeply personal and provocative solo performance that examines addiction, identity, consciousness, incarceration, resilience, and transformation.
After more than two years of writing, performing, rewriting, expanding, and refining the work—segment by segment, line by line—Ford will bring the World Premiere of the completed work to San Francisco's Brava Theatre Center on October 15 and 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Written and Performed by Algiin Ford
Directed by Edris-Cooper Anifowoshe
Dramaturgy by Rotimi Agbabiaka
Ford's exploration begins with a provocative belief: that many addictive substances have historically been used not simply as sources of escape or pleasure, but as mechanisms capable of distracting and manipulating individuals and, more broadly, collective consciousness.
But Silent Assassin: My Addictive Mind does not stop at examining addiction.
It asks what happens when that energy is reclaimed.
What happens when energy that has been directed toward distraction, dependency, or destructive patterns is instead channeled toward awareness, creativity, healing, and personal transformation?
Through storytelling, poetry, humor, vulnerability, and vivid theatrical moments, Ford explores his own journey and the experiences that have shaped his understanding of himself and the world around him. His transition toward yoga, meditation, and artistic expression becomes part of a larger exploration of how consciousness can be redirected—and how a person can begin to transform the very energy that once held them back.
The result is not simply a story about addiction. It is an invitation to consider the ways all of us direct our attention, energy, and consciousness—and the possibilities that emerge when we learn to redirect them.
