Staged Reading: Queens Girl in the World
Date : Sunday, May 31, 2026
Duration : 1 hours 20 minutes
2:00 pm May 31, 2026
Queens Girl in the World
by Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Directed by Danielle A. Drakes
Starring Deidre Staples
Run Time: 80min
About the Play
It’s summer 1962 in Queens, New York. The sounds of doo-wop music fill the night and 12-year-old Jacqueline Marie Butler is on the verge of adulthood. When Jacqueline’s parents abruptly transfer her to a progressive, predominantly Jewish school in Greenwich Village, she is thrust out of her comfort zone. As one of only four black students, Jacqueline discovers a new city and a whole new world. After having its world premiere at Theater J in 2015 as part of the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival, Queens Girl in the World went on to win awards across North America and have a successful Off-Broadway run. Playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings went on to write Queens Girl in Africa and Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains.
Schedule
12:30 PM – Bagel Brunch
2:00 PM – Staged Reading
3:30 PM – Artist Conversation
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