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02.10 – 03.17.2024
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On a hot summer night in Texas, Vernita Manifold summons her two daughters down to the bayou with a secret too big to keep. The richest, meanest man in town is dead, and the Manifold women know more than they’re saying. As secrets begin to surface, the bonds between the women, their town, and the legacy of their ancestors all come to a head. Black Cypress Bayou is a hilarious, suspenseful world premiere about loyalty, healing, and comeuppance.
Recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Major support for this world premiere production provided by the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund. This production is made possible, in part, by support from Cast Iron Entertainment.
Performance Information
Herbal Cigarette Smoke • Strobe Lighting Effects • Theatrical Haze Content Advisory: This production contains prop firearms and profanity. Age Recommendation: 12+ All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
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Taysha Hunter
LadyBird Manifold
RaeMeka Manifold-Baler
Vernita Manifold
u/s RaeMeka Manifold-Baler / Taysha Hunter
u/s Vernita Manifold
u/s LadyBird Manifold / RaeMeka Manifold-Baler
Black Cypress Bayou Production Photos
Black Cypress Bayou Behind-The-Scenes Photos
03.13.2024 / LA Sentinel
03.11.2024 / KBLA Talk 1580
03.05.2024 / LA Theatre Bites
03.05.2024 / Suite Life SoCal
03.01.2024 / Beverly Hills Courier
03.01.2024 / Broadway World
02.25.2024 / Eurweb
02.20.2024 / Donloe's Lowdown
02.23.2024 / Broadway World
02.22.2024 / Larchmont Buzz
02.22.2024 / Culver City News
02.21.2024 / 2UrbanGirls
02.22.2024 / LA Sentinel
02.20.2024 / Broadway World
02.21.2024 / Indulge Magazine
02.20.2024 / Los Angeles Times
02.20.2024 / Stage Raw
02.19.2024 / Splash Magazines
02.19.2024 / South Pasadenan
02.01.2024 / The Wave 94.7 FM
01.31.2024 / Geffen Playhouse Blog
Note From Black Cypress Bayou Playwright Kristen Adele Calhoun
By Lindsay A. Jenkins, Dramaturg for Black Cypress Bayou
01.22.2024 / South Pasadenan
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