SUPERWOMEN?

The Jones sisters, Cleopatra, Grier, and Venus enter the “Superdome of Pageants”, Ms. B. Beautiful Contest. This year’s theme is Superwomen, which is fortuitous because are already apart of The Super Black Women (SBW) where they don fictional personas; Lion-Ara, Titanium, and Miss Fabulous. The surprise arrival of their mother, Mrs. Jones, who is the Oprah of pageants, puts on the pressure for them to prove...
The Jones sisters, Cleopatra, Grier, and Venus enter the “Superdome of Pageants”, Ms. B. Beautiful Contest. This year’s theme is Superwomen, which is fortuitous because are already apart of The Super Black Women (SBW) where they don fictional personas; Lion-Ara, Titanium, and Miss Fabulous. The surprise arrival of their mother, Mrs. Jones, who is the Oprah of pageants, puts on the pressure for them to prove their mettle and to uphold the honor of the Jones family legacy. Can they complete their mission? After all, superwomen and beauty queens both want world peace right?
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SUPERWOMEN?

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  • Hannah C Langley:
    22 Jun. 2017
    This imaginative, hilarious and heartwarming story of sisters gives you everything you could want. With beauty, grace and a breakneck comic pace, the Superwomen of Aja Houston's world make you believe world peace is possible. So read it. Run it. Produce it. This play should be seen over and over again on the American stage.

Character Information

  • Cleopatra Jones
    30,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    The eldest Jones sister whose Amazon is buried so deep down it hurts.
  • Grier Jones
    28,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    The middle Jones sister with a Katerine Hepburn vibe minus the grace.
  • Venus Jones
    18,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    Youngest of the Jones sister. She is an overachiever mini-me of her mother.
  • Queen Nefertiti Jones
    Early to Mid 50s,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    The Jones family matriarch and the revered Oprah of beauty pageants.
  • Giselle DuBois
    30,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    Former family friend and the picture of pageant queen perfection.
  • Madame Hightower
    50s,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    The Miss B. Beautiful resident choreographer and Essence Reader.
  • Echo/Guard/Host
    Early to Mid 20s,
    Black American
    ,
    Female
    Three separate characters played by the same actress. A disgraced pageant contestant, diligent museum guard, and the host of the televised pageant.

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Flux Theatre Ensemble
    ,
    2014
  • Reading
    ,
    Primary Stages
    ,
    2013
  • Reading
    ,
    NYU Tisch School of Performing Arts
    ,
    2012