Single Black Female by Lisa B. Thompson

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.
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Single Black Female

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Character Information

  • SBF 2
    30S,
    African American / Black
    ,
    Female
    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
    ,
    Congo Square
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Jubilee Theatre
    ,
    2019
  • Professional
    ,
    Lorraine Hansberry 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
,
Black Theater Alliance
,
2019
Selection
,
Black Theater Alliance Award Best Play
,
2019
Finalist
,
Best Comedy
,
LA Weekly Theatre Awards
,
2005