Chyle Boo  
by Thandiwe DeShazor
November 14, 3pm & 8pm

New Location! Alliance Theatre 3rd Floor Black Box

A Black Queer Ghost Story follows three queer Detroit high school students—Calvin, Randy, and Jules—who are navigating their identities and dreams in the mid-90s. After Calvin invites a man from a chat line over to Randy’s home, the three soon realize that their guests have sinister intentions. Before they can escape, they are tragically gunned down. As ghosts trapped in the home, they process their trauma through poetry and discover they have the ability to influence time and the lives of future residents. Blending humor and existential reflection, the play explores Black queer trauma and spiritual ascension with sensitivity and wit.

QUINN XAVIER HERNANDEZ (they/them) is a theatremaker residing in Atlanta, GA. Their play, SPICY WHITE, was a semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Their short plays YOU ARE GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS, STORM CLOUDS FOR LONELY HEARTS, and A DIRECT QUOTE have been featured through Actor’s Express, The Wishbone Theatre Collective, and Out of Hand Theater respectively. They were the Playwright-in-Residence at Actor’s Express serving the first term of AE’s New Play Commission Program from 2021-2023. BA: Clemson University.

To learn more about Quinn visit their New Play Exchange profile: https://tinyurl.com/QXH-NPX.

LEE OSORIO (he/they) is an Atlanta-based actor, director, playwright, and audiobook narrator. A six-time Suzi Bass Award nominee, Lee won Best Lead Actor in 2018 for Richard II. Select television credits include True Detective, Your Honor, The Resident, and Lee is a recurring Guest Star on Found on NBC. His plays have been developed and/or produced by Actor’s Express, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Alliance, Found Stages, Savannah Rep, Theatrical Outfit, and Working Title Playwrights. A Third Way is the winner of the 2023 Del Shores Foundation Playwriting Competition. Proud member of Actor’s Equity and SAG/AFTRA. MFA: Brown/Trinity.

Learn more at www.LeeOsorio.com.

JACOB YORK (he/him) stage writing credits include HOMERS (Commissioned World Premiere, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell, GA), INITIATIVE (Workshop Production, Woven Theatre, Nashville, TN – Best Small Stage Play, Nashville Scene), TWITCH (Winner, Roots of the Bluegrass New Play Award, Kentucky Theatre Association – Semi-Finalist, Burman New Play Award, Barrington Stage Company), ADULTERY FOR BEGINNERS (Semi-finalist, Humanitas New Voices Program). and LAGERBORDELL (Staged Reading, Stage Door Players, Dunwoody, GA). He recently sold a screenplay (and it’s exciting).