THE GHOST OF GENEVIEVE BAPTISTE

by Robyn Brooks

Weaving together black lesbian love, Hoodoo, the dark arts, mythology, colorism, and cultural history, The Ghost of Genevieve Baptiste, is a tragicomedy, set in Obama-era New Orleans, told in eight scenes, in reversed chronological order. Claudette and Desiree are happily married newlyweds until Genevieve Baptiste, and then her ghost, decide to visit.

Weaving together black lesbian love, Hoodoo, the dark arts, mythology, colorism, and cultural history, The Ghost of Genevieve Baptiste, is a tragicomedy, set in Obama-era New Orleans, told in eight scenes, in reversed chronological order. Claudette and Desiree are happily married newlyweds until Genevieve Baptiste, and then her ghost, decide to visit.

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THE GHOST OF GENEVIEVE BAPTISTE

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  • Playwrights Foundation: THE GHOST OF GENEVIEVE BAPTISTE by Robyn Brooks
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced The Ghost of Genevieve Baptiste as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the play’s innovative structure, exploration of the mystical, and celebration of queer Black love to be compelling. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced The Ghost of Genevieve Baptiste as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the play’s innovative structure, exploration of the mystical, and celebration of queer Black love to be compelling. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

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4 characters; no doubling required:

CAST OF CHARACTERS

GENEVIEVE BAPTISTE, Female, Black/Caribbean, 40s

CLAUDETTE JARREAU, Female, Black/Creole, Light Brown Skin, 30s, married to Desiree

DESIREE JARREAU, Female, Black/Caribbean, Chocolate Skin, 30s, married to Claudette

JULIEN LA RUE, Male, Black/Creole, Fair/Reddish Skin/hair, 30s, brother of Claudette

Development History

  • Reading, IATI Theater, NYC: CIMIENTOS, 2024, 2024

Awards

  • BIPOC Development Grant Award
    International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP)
    Selection