Crooked Parts

by Azure D Osborne-Lee

[full-length]
"Crooked Parts" is a family dramedy set in yesteryear and yesterday. Freddy, a Black queer trans man, returns to his family home in the South after his fiancé breaks up with him. Once there, Freddy must navigate the tension created by his transition and his brother’s serial incarceration. Meanwhile, in his past, 13 year-old Winifred struggles to balance her relationship with her mother with her...

[full-length]
"Crooked Parts" is a family dramedy set in yesteryear and yesterday. Freddy, a Black queer trans man, returns to his family home in the South after his fiancé breaks up with him. Once there, Freddy must navigate the tension created by his transition and his brother’s serial incarceration. Meanwhile, in his past, 13 year-old Winifred struggles to balance her relationship with her mother with her desire to better fit in with her peers. Crooked Parts is poignant, queer, funny, and definitely definitely Black.

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  • Jasmine Brooks: Crooked Parts by Azure D Osborne-Lee
    “

    This play does an excellent job of capturing the joy, pain and nuance of a family dynamic. What a lovely treat it is to experience the unique experience of Freddy/Winifred that is often not represented in the American Theatre. The words are poignant, the story is necessary and the use of of time is impactful.

    This play does an excellent job of capturing the joy, pain and nuance of a family dynamic. What a lovely treat it is to experience the unique experience of Freddy/Winifred that is often not represented in the American Theatre. The words are poignant, the story is necessary and the use of of time is impactful.

    ”
  • Audrey Lang: Crooked Parts by Azure D Osborne-Lee
    “

    Crooked Parts is a thought-provoking piece about family, and how to become who you are or will be within your family -- something that is often incredibly challenging. I love the way this play tackles the things we don't, can't, say to the people we love most; watching how Freddy's and Winifred's relationship with Angela changes over the years makes my heart ache for both mother and child.

    Crooked Parts is a thought-provoking piece about family, and how to become who you are or will be within your family -- something that is often incredibly challenging. I love the way this play tackles the things we don't, can't, say to the people we love most; watching how Freddy's and Winifred's relationship with Angela changes over the years makes my heart ache for both mother and child.

    ”
  • kaitlyn crockett: Crooked Parts by Azure D Osborne-Lee
    “

    This play is absolutely heartwarming, hilarious, and breathtaking all at once. I saw the reading by Free Soil earlier this year and cannot stop thinking about these characters and how they grow both individually and together as a family. It's absolutely magical and brilliantly written. Please please please produce this play. (Also the music? Is everything.)

    This play is absolutely heartwarming, hilarious, and breathtaking all at once. I saw the reading by Free Soil earlier this year and cannot stop thinking about these characters and how they grow both individually and together as a family. It's absolutely magical and brilliantly written. Please please please produce this play. (Also the music? Is everything.)

    ”
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Character Information

Freddy must be played by an actual trans actor.
Winifred may or may not be played by an actual child actor.
  • STEPHEN CLARK
    At 8 years old, he loves to annoy his older sibling and fancies himself a cowboy. Mid twenties, life takes away his horse but not his white hat.
    8-20s
    Black
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • MICHAEL CLARK
    A husband and father of two children. He's an engineer, and an air sign surrounded by earth signs.
    Late 30s-Early 50s
    Black
    Cisgender Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • FREDDY CLARK
    A pre-op transman, a writer going through a big breakup and his Saturn Return.
    Late 20s
    Black
    Trans man
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • WINIFRED "WINNIE" CLARK
    A tweenager experiencing upheaval for the first time in her life. She does her best to be prepared for any given situation.
    12
    Black
    Girl
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • ANGELA CLARK
    A wife and mother of two. Expresses love for her family through acts of service and the creation of routine & ritual.
    Mid 30s-50
    Black
    Cisgender Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Development History

  • Reading, Free Soil Arts Collective, 2022
  • Reading, Pride Plays, 2020
  • Reading, National Black Theatre, 2016
  • Reading, Rising Circle Theater Collective, 2014

Production History

  • Workshop, Downtown Urban Arts Festival, 2017
  • Professional, 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, 2024