A Is For Apron

by Leviticus Jelks III

After death, Millie, a slave from the Civil War and Violet, a maid from the "swinging sixties," are forced to work in the Otherworld Laundromat for eternity by a mysterious presence known as Mr. Ford. When a modern day video vixen, named Jazzy, joins the Otherworld Laundromat team and the machines all break down, all three women grapple with the prospect of leaving their workplace behind. A is for Apron...

After death, Millie, a slave from the Civil War and Violet, a maid from the "swinging sixties," are forced to work in the Otherworld Laundromat for eternity by a mysterious presence known as Mr. Ford. When a modern day video vixen, named Jazzy, joins the Otherworld Laundromat team and the machines all break down, all three women grapple with the prospect of leaving their workplace behind. A is for Apron investigates the history of gender and racial stereotypes that Black women face and the connection between three generations made of old dreams, fears and hidden desires.

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  • Cheryl Bear: A Is For Apron by Leviticus Jelks III
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    A powerful story about the road of life these women have traveled, the abuse they've endured as women and what it takes to survive in this world. Well done.

    A powerful story about the road of life these women have traveled, the abuse they've endured as women and what it takes to survive in this world. Well done.

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  • Amy "Aviv" Gijsbers van Wijk: A Is For Apron by Leviticus Jelks III
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    A IS FOR APRON is a vibrant, character-driven play that moves through questions about who is valued, for what reasons, and how we perform and value others — all through the lenses of (and conflicts between) Violet, Millie, and Jazzy, our protagonists. The play flits through history, both in the national sense and in the history of these characters' lives. It balances humor and heart in equal measure.

    A IS FOR APRON is a vibrant, character-driven play that moves through questions about who is valued, for what reasons, and how we perform and value others — all through the lenses of (and conflicts between) Violet, Millie, and Jazzy, our protagonists. The play flits through history, both in the national sense and in the history of these characters' lives. It balances humor and heart in equal measure.

    ”
  • Eugenie Carabatsos: A Is For Apron by Leviticus Jelks III
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    A powerful and empowering script. The language is delicious and melodic; the characters are full and complex. A is for Apron is a magnificent journey into purgatory and nuanced exploration and subversion of gender and racial stereotypes. A must read!

    A powerful and empowering script. The language is delicious and melodic; the characters are full and complex. A is for Apron is a magnificent journey into purgatory and nuanced exploration and subversion of gender and racial stereotypes. A must read!

    ”
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