Full Length Plays
Drafts of Chidube's work can be found on New Play Exchange
Plays not found there are available by request via email.
The 365 Party Girl and Saint Mary Francis
Sam and Francis are both 27, both Black, both gay, and both waiters. The two are best friends and roommates. While Francis is more practical and rational and Sam is more free-spirited and chaotic, the two seemingly share everything and complete one another. However, when the two face a divine intervention and Francis receives a religious calling, the two find themselves on different paths. The 365 Party Girl and Saint Mary Francis is a comedy which seeks to investigate the relationship between individual growth, purpose and the retention of close personal relationships.
4 - 5 actors. 2 Black men, 1 Black and/or Latinx man, 1 Black person of any gender.
90 minutes.
Staged Reading, National Queer Theater
Staged Reading, Murmuration Theatre Co.
Staged Reading, Theatre Write Now
Finalist - The People’s Theatre Playwrights Unit
Finalist - Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective’s Rooftop Readings
Semi-Finalist - Eugene O’Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference
Semi-Finalist - Ojai Playwrights Conference
Semi-Finalist - Terrence McNally Incubator
Fairy Tales
Herman has been on-again, off-again with Demetri for about 9 months. After finally making the decision to re-enter the stream of life, Herman is ready for a Cinderella story, and his best friend, Hudson, is determined to be his fairy godmother. As the two step into The Falcon with the mission to meet new men for love and for fun, they find the leather and levis bar twisting and turning into the ballroom of a fairy tale and the greenspace of a Shakespeare play. Fairy Tales is a comedy about two black gay young men embarking on a night out, wanting love, facing fears, and doing their best to navigate romance and relationships.
5 actors. 2 Black men, 1 Black and/or Latinx man, 2 men of any race. 2 hours.
In Bloom
Nathan is a high school junior who is trying to navigate his way through being young, gay, and in high school. As the spring arrives, Nathan finds himself feeling like he is just a bud in a world that is blossoming around him. In Bloom explores the complexities and feelings of isolation within contemporary gay/queer adolescence and attempts to provide space for reflection, healing, and hope.
4 actors. 3 men, 1 woman. 70 minutes.
Blake Brewer and Andrew Otchere in a staged Reading of The 365 Party Girl and Saint Mary Francis
Photo Credit: Lucy Rosa Blanca