

It's Showdown Time
Don Evans
THE STORY: The play begins in the Nite Life bar, where one of the denizens recounts the tale of the Reverend Booker T. Brown, a good-hearted preacher of middle years who finds himself smitten by the charms of a nubile young parishioner.
His temptat
"This fast-paced and very funny play uses a highly theatrical interpretation of the Faust legend to illuminate its hilarious insights into the plight of a black preacher fallen prey to the desires of the flesh. “Marvelous, hilarious, supremely funny.” —Amsterdam News. “This is an exuberant production in which cast and audience vie with each other to see who can have the most fun.” —Time-Off. “The play culminates in a hilariously scripted courtroom confrontation that draws more upon the Marx Brothers than it does upon Perry Mason."
— Asbury Park News
The Trials And Tribulations Of Staggerlee Booker T. Brown is a American comedy play written by Don Evans and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
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