I Am DELIVERED'T (formerly, A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide)

by Jonathan Norton

Good Friday. The New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church's Seven Last Words service is in full swing. But outside on the church parking lot another resurrection story is taking shape. Sis, the Vice President of Usher Board Number One and her protégé Pickles, find themselves in a battle royale of romantic quagmires. This joyful new comedy introduces theater audiences to the world of Church Usher Board culture and...

Good Friday. The New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church's Seven Last Words service is in full swing. But outside on the church parking lot another resurrection story is taking shape. Sis, the Vice President of Usher Board Number One and her protégé Pickles, find themselves in a battle royale of romantic quagmires. This joyful new comedy introduces theater audiences to the world of Church Usher Board culture and celebrates same gender loving church folks, and the power and joy of being your authentic self. These are the announcements. Let us govern ourselves accordingly.

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I Am DELIVERED'T (formerly, A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide)

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  • Jenny Connell Davis: I Am DELIVERED'T (formerly, A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide) by Jonathan Norton
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    Yes, yes, YES to this play!!! Norton's got SUCH a specific, terrific, funny, loving voice and it's on full display here, with characters I can't get enough of. Oh, I'm so mad I'm only reading it and can't WAIT to see the damned (Blessed? Probably Blessed) thing on stage.

    Yes, yes, YES to this play!!! Norton's got SUCH a specific, terrific, funny, loving voice and it's on full display here, with characters I can't get enough of. Oh, I'm so mad I'm only reading it and can't WAIT to see the damned (Blessed? Probably Blessed) thing on stage.

    ”
  • Adrienne Dawes: I Am DELIVERED'T (formerly, A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide) by Jonathan Norton
    “

    I got to see a reading in NW Arkansas ahead of the play’s premiere and I am so so grateful for an introduction to this playwright and to this play in particular. It’s a funny, and touching intergenerational story of found family created both within the church and just outside in the church parking lot. We have JOKES but we also have such a beautiful portrait of love ♥️ We’re going to see this play produced all over the country (and beyond). I know it. I’m a witch.

    I got to see a reading in NW Arkansas ahead of the play’s premiere and I am so so grateful for an introduction to this playwright and to this play in particular. It’s a funny, and touching intergenerational story of found family created both within the church and just outside in the church parking lot. We have JOKES but we also have such a beautiful portrait of love ♥️ We’re going to see this play produced all over the country (and beyond). I know it. I’m a witch.

    ”
  • National New Play Network: I Am DELIVERED'T (formerly, A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide) by Jonathan Norton
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    Selections of A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide by Jonathan Norton were featured in NNPN's 2022 National Showcase of New Plays, and we are pleased to recommend it.

    Selections of A Queer Black Rom-Com For Eastertide by Jonathan Norton were featured in NNPN's 2022 National Showcase of New Plays, and we are pleased to recommend it.

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Development History

  • Commission, Dallas Theater Center, 2022