About The Hot Wing King
2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner
It’s time for the annual “Hot Wang Festival” in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cordell Crutchfield is spicing up the competition with wings worthy of a crown! With his partner Dwayne and their crew, The New Wing Order, Cordell is marinating magic and firing up his frying pan for the win. When Dwayne takes in his troubled nephew, things start to simmer over. Suddenly, there's more at stake than just the trophy. Will Cordell keep it all together?
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Kenny Moten
Ages: 16+
Themes: Queerness, intersectional biases, black experience, masculinity
Organized by American Stage
