

BLKS
Aziza Barnes
Genre: Comedy Characters: 2f Scenery: Simple Set Single Black Female is a two-woman show with rapid-fire comic vignettes that explore 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 amongst a parade of stereotypical images.
SBF 1 an English literature professor and SBF 2 a corporate lawyer keep each other balanced as they face their fears of rejection h
"A socially significant and very entertaining two-woman show that manages to be simultaneously self-deprecating and proud."
— The New York Times
"Perfectly suited for the post-Sex and the City woman."
— BackStage
"Thompson stands her stereotypes on their heads, to apt and funny effect. These right-on feminist sisters want equal rights and equal pay, but they also yearn for steamy romance and Jimmy Choo shoes, not necessarily in that order."
— The Los Angeles Times
"A bracing, funny, bittersweet show that is both bigger than life and wondrously small, with plenty of notes in between."
— LA Weekly
"Very entertaining... A testament to Thompson’s sharp wit."
— San Francisco Examiner
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| SBF 1 African American woman. Mid-thirties. A mildly androgynous literature professor with natural hair, a bookish, style and clothing accented with “afrocentric” accessories. She wears eccentric eyeglasses. |
| SBF 2 African American woman. Mid-thirties. An attorney who sports a flowing perm or hair weave and wears sexy business suits. SBF 1’s best friend, confidante and alter ego. |
Single Black Female is a American comedy play written by Lisa B Thompson and published by Samuel French (2012).
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