"Black Bonnet" is based on the true story of an intersexed housemaid in 16th century Scotland. The maid, Black Bonnet and Liliana, the Landlord's lovely daughter, fall madly in love. But bodies are vessels with minds of their own and soon Liliana becomes pregnant. The Great House is thrown into chaos and evil forces converge to reveal Black Bonnet's sexual peculiarities. Liliana is cast out of her home and the beautiful kitchen maid is buried alive. Our treatment of this story is tender, surrealistic and largely comical, poking fun at sexual binaries and genital conventions. The score contains influences of oingo boingo, neo- hillbilly, and Victorian topsy turveydom. The show is 40 minutes in length and is performed with live vocals over a pre recorded soundtrack of original music.

Written and developed in New Orleans on the eve of the hurricane, "Black Bonnet" has been on two National tours. The piece recently made its "home- debut," to great audience acclaim, at the first annual New Orleans Fringe Theatre festival. Thank you to all who attended.

CDs of the soundtrack are available through our TREASURE PAGE !

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