Chicken & Biscuits
Written by: Douglas Lyons
Directed by: Sharon Cook
SYNOPISIS
Chicken & Biscuits follows the Jenkins family as they come together to celebrate the life of their father, the family patriarch and pastor of the church. Rivaling sisters attempt to bury their father without killing each other! When family secrets are at revealed at the church altar, things go from bad to bonkers. Chicken & Biscuits is a family comedy full of laughter and love, shade, forgiveness and healing, in a comedically complex Black family. This heartwarming and hilarious story celebrates the joy and resilience found within families.
Please come prepared to read from the script. Selected sides will be provided at auditions.
AUDITIONS
Monday, January 22nd 6:30PM - 9PM
Tuesday, January 23rd 6:30PM - 9PM
LOCATIONS
801 Claremont Ave
Norfolk, Virginia
Parking available in lot behind theater and parking lot across the street!
CALLBACKS
Production team will reach out to individuals directly if selected for callbacks!
REHEARSALS
TBD - based on director’s and cast availability.
PERFORMACES
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting March 22nd - April 7th
SEEKING
BANEATTA MABRY- An upstanding and stern Christian woman. First Lady, Mother to Kenny and Simone, and wife to Reginald. She’s overbearingly full of love, but quite uptight and stubborn in her religious ways. 40’s-60’s, Black/African-American.
REGINALD MABRY- Baneatta’s faithful husband and the new pastor of their home church. He’s the peacemaker of the family. Reginald is a ball of love, with a side of corny Dad jokes. Late 40’s - 60’s, Black/African-American.
KENNY MABRY - Baneatta and Reginald’s youngest child. He’s proudly queer but cowers in the presence of his mother. Kenny bites when he needs to, but at the end of the day he just wants to be loved. 20’s-30’s, Black/African-American.
LOGAN LEIBOWITZ - Kenny’s neurotic and dramatic Jewish boyfriend of four years. He often spins himself into a tizzy, but always wants to be there for Kenny. 20’s-30’s, White.
BEVERLY JENKINS - Baneatta’s younger sister. The “fun Aunt”, show up to the chapel with all her “blessings” on display. But don’t mistake her vibrance for incompetence. She's a savage, “classy”, not so boujee, but definitely ratchet when necessary. Mid 30’s - Late 50’s, Black/African-American.
LA’TRICE FRANKLIN - Beverly’s daughter. She's nosy, loud and in everyone else's business, but her own. When not on her phone, she shows love - but in her own Gen Z way. Sarcasm is her love language. Late Teen, Black/African-American.
SIMONE MABRY- Kenny’s older sister and Baneatta’s favorite child. She followed the “right path”, when pulled, she can be shady. While fierce on the exterior, Simone is internally wounded from a recent failed engagement. Late 20’s - Late 30’s, Black/African-American.
BRIANNA JENKINS - Baneatta and Beverly’s half-sister through an affair. She didn’t know her Father but has come to his funeral to gather more details on him. She’s sweet, vulnerable and collected. Early 40’s- 50’s, Black/African-American.
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