The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls
by Keli Goff

Name: The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls
Brand: Keli Goff
SKU: 9780573709487
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls Cover

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Highlights

Female

90 mins Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls is a collection of monologues and scenes exploring the complex relationship women have with their hair.

From Afros to braids, weddings and funerals, falling in love to grieving a loss, these stories serve as a powerful reminder that for Black women in particular, hair is both deeply personal and political.

These heartbreaking, heartwarming and hilarious stories will take audiences on an unparalleled journey into the world of Black womanhood.

Press Reviews

"Lively... The play explores many themes... not in a didactic way. Keli Goff's characters are engaging and they're wide-ranging. The play includes serious, important material about race and gender and yes, it is a good hair day."
— J. Wynn Rousuck, NPR

"The stories in The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls are funny, sometimes sad but ultimately uplifting. Of course some of them reminded me of my own hair journey in the fashion industry. But most of all they reminded me that we all have a responsibility to work towards continuing to make standards of beauty more inclusive."
— Beverly Johnson, First African American woman to grace the cover of American Vogue

"The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls is not just a play about hair, but about identity and the quest for equality. As such, it is a play all should see and celebrate."
— Henry Louis Gates, Jr

"Twisted, curled, fried, picked and plaited, Black women have always had an adventurous and creative relationship with our hair. The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls is a funny, heartbreaking and ultimately healing play about the role hair plays in unbraiding, shaping and celebrating our Black identity."
— Lynn Nottage

"Because hair is the most personal and universal signifier of belonging, The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls is an ageless and transracial celebration of the human condition."
— Gloria Steinem

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Lady 2 A Black woman	female	—	A Black woman
Lady 3 A Black womanCasting is expandable.Author's Note: Ideally one of the ladies should qualify as “curvy.” But each cast member, regardless of her actual appearance, will play a multitude of women and girls of different ages, skin tones and hair textures. Please also note that the ladies of the cast can play whichever characters make the most sense for that particular production at that particular time, except in those instances in which a Lady’s number is specified for continuity and clarity.	female	—	A Black womanCasting is expandable.Author's Note: Ideally one of the ladies should qualify as “curvy.” But each cast member, regardless of her actual appearance, will play a multitude of women and girls of different ages, skin tones and hair textures. Please also note that the ladies of the cast can play whichever characters make the most sense for that particular production at that particular time, except in those instances in which a Lady’s number is specified for continuity and clarity.
Lady 1 A Black woman	female	—	A Black woman