SINGLE BLACK FEMALE (Samuel French, 2012) is a two-woman show that uses rapid-fire comic vignettes to examine the lives of thirty-something African American middle class women as they search for love, clothes, and dignity in a world that fails to recognize them among a parade of stereotypical images.
She's an attorney who sports a flowing perm or hair weave and wears sexy business suits. SBF 1’s best friend, confidante and alter ego.
Can be played by:
Age:
30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
Gender:
Female
SBF 1
30s,
African American / Black
,
Female
A mildly androgynous literature professor with dreadlocks, a bookish, style and clothing accented with “Afrocentric” accessories. She wears Dansko clogs and eccentric eyeglasses.
Can be played by:
Age:
30s, 40s
Race/Ethnicity:
Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
Gender:
Female
Production History
Professional
,
Ground Floor Theatre
,
2020
Professional
,
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre.
,
2019
Professional
,
Congo Square
,
2019
Professional
,
Jubilee Theatre
,
2019
Professional
,
Soul Rep Theatre Company
,
2018
University
,
Prairie View A & M University
,
2017
Professional
,
Crossroads Theatre
,
2016
Community Theater
,
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
,
2016
Community Theater
,
East Cleveland Theater
,
2015
Fringe
,
St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
,
2013
Community Theater
,
New African Grove Theatre Company
,
2012
Professional
,
National Black Theatre Festival
,
2009
Professional
,
New Professional Theatre
,
2008
Professional
,
New Professional Theatre
,
2006
Awards
Winner
,
Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Award Best Play
,
DFW Black Arts
,
2019
Selection
,
Lorraine Hansberry Award for Best Writing of a Play