World premiere! One Weekend Only-
Black Mongoose and the Lil Purple Butterfly
by Cleveland playwright Christopher Johnston
Directed by Ashley Aquilla
Cast: Cornell H. Calhoun III, LaShawn Little and Mia Jones
In his youth, Black Mongoose was an all-state basketball player. Next he became a fierce street fighter who stole what he could steal and sold what he could sell. Then, given the choice to avoid prison, he became a minister and got married. The Church and his marriage allegedly kept his demons in check. Until a police officer kills his wife, sending Mongoose and his family into Holy Hell.