THE BOW WOW CLUB

The Bow Wow Club Synopsis (Six men- Four Women)
The infamous, Bow Wow Club, from Harlem USA, is having a reunion. Fun loving, gregarious, Kirk Bright and his wife Dee invite the Bow Wow Club to their new home for a Fourth of July, 20 year reunion. Known in the neighborhood for their prowess with women, they achieved their reputation with girls as teenagers growing up in Harlem, NY during the late seventies. It’s...

The Bow Wow Club Synopsis (Six men- Four Women)
The infamous, Bow Wow Club, from Harlem USA, is having a reunion. Fun loving, gregarious, Kirk Bright and his wife Dee invite the Bow Wow Club to their new home for a Fourth of July, 20 year reunion. Known in the neighborhood for their prowess with women, they achieved their reputation with girls as teenagers growing up in Harlem, NY during the late seventies. It’s twenty years later, and the five members of the group have not been in the same place at the same in that long. Kirk, who still lives in the past, thinks that the weekend will be filled with reminiscing about the good old days. What he has not contemplated is that they have all changed, including himself. Outspoken, volatile, Sal Anderson and his wife Bev, are still grieving the death of their son two years earlier to a policemen’s bullet. To further the pain only Kirk, attended the funeral. Alex Earle, the former fat kid, is a re-evented Afro-centric professor who attends the reunion with his white bohemian and very pregnant wife. The charismatic Lester McMichael is now a super star entertainer and flies in from France with his twenty - year old super model girlfriend, Loita. Chuck Hooter has not been seen in years, as his where about were unknown but secret is unveiled at the reunion. Discoveries and secrets about all their lives are brought to the surface as more than fire works explode, before these friends realize how much they still need each other for survival in today’s world.

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THE BOW WOW CLUB

CLUB MEMBERS:
Kirk Bright - late thirties, early retiree from the United States Army. Married to Diane for sixteen years. Father of three. Owner of a brand new house. Gregarious and jovial, laughs a lot. May be a little overweight.
Diane Bright - late thirties. Kirk’s wife of sixteen years. Housewife and mother, and loves it. Born again. A large woman.
Sal Anderson. - Transit worker. Former star football prospect. Married to Beverly for fifteen years. Angry and bitter. Possibly an alcoholic. Walks with a limp.
Beverly Anderson - Sal’s wife of fifteen years. About to take the bar exam for the first time. Wants out of her marriage.
Alexander Earle - late thirties. A college professor of African American History. Serious but not taken seriously by THE BOW WOW CLUB. Recently married to Freida.
Freida Earle – White, age thirty- five. Politically and culturally aware. Also a college professor.
Lester McMicheal - late thirties. World-renowned singer and dancer. A confirmed ladies man who has lived a charmed life. Extremely sharp dresser.
Loita Clarveax - Twenty five. Lester’s latest girlfriend. French model. Extremely tall, sexy and exotic. Has her own way of looking at the world. ( should be at least 5’9 or taller. )
Chuck Hooter - Thirty eight. Associate professor of philosophy and religion. Former minister. Soft spoken but intense.
Perry Pennick - Thirty two. Chuck’s lover. Preppy and realistic. Doesn’t know when to stop talking.

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Marietta Theatre - Atlanta GA, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Karamu Theatre , Year 2009
  • Type Professional, Organization National Black Theatre Festival , Year 2007
  • Type Professional, Organization MTA Productions - Stellar Adler Theatre Los Angeles , Year 2006

Awards

  • NAACP Award - Best Ensemble
    Beverly Hills NAACP
    2006
  • Lorraine Hansberry Award - Best Full Length Play
    Kennedy Center
    1998