BLACK VIRGINS ARE NOT FOR HIPSTERS
Written by Echo Brown
Developed with David Ford
Extended in San Francisco Through March 5 ONLY!
January 9 – March 5 | San Francisco
Thursdays at 8pm | Saturdays at 8:30pm
MARSH BENEFIT NIGHT!
Saturday, March 5 at 5pm | San Francisco
MOVING TO BERKELEY MARCH 10!
“One of top ten theater shows of 2015.” — SF Chronicle
“Terrific debut… a storyteller of a first order… don’t miss her.” — SF Theater Blog
“The world should see this show.” –Examiner.com
“An alternately intoxicating and sobering whirlwind of a show.” — Sam Hurwitt for KQED
BLACK VIRGINS ARE NOT FOR HIPSTERS is both a love story and a startling snapshot of 21st century American culture. As the show opens, 23 year-old Echo is about to lose her virginity to a good-looking white hipster that she met on Craigslist. During the quickly dwindling hour before the fateful meeting, Echo bounces between desire and anxiety and reflects on the sociopolitical implications of her predicament. Will this white hipster find Echo’s dark skin and African features attractive? Can Echo transcend her own negative inner dialogue about her beauty and self-worth? How will cultural differences between Echo and the white hipster impact their encounter?
BLACK VIRGINS ARE NOT FOR HIPSTERS offers an incisive and side-splitting ride through the maze of race and romance in “colorblind” America, giving the audience an unfettered look at modern courtship rituals, climaxing with a mesmerizing Beyoncé dance tutorial.
Artist Biography
Hailed as a “transformational storyteller,” “powerhouse performer,” and a “phenom,” Echo Brown is a writer, performer, & playwright from Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in political science, Echo took an unusual path into theater. Echo began her career as an investigator, investigating allegations of misconduct against members of the New York City Police Department. Echo went on to study investigative journalism at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism before moving to California to work for Challenge Day, an award winning non-profit that provides transformational workshops in high schools.
While working as a facilitator for Challenge Day, Echo created and performed dynamic and moving stories for audiences across the country. Seeing the impact on audiences, Echo decided to become a full-time storyteller. After discovering the Marsh in February 2013, Echo began developing Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters with renowned theater maven and visionary, David Ford.
The show has been widely praised by Bay Area theater critics and was recently nominated for Outstanding Solo Production by Theatre Bay Area Awards.