The Great Jheri Curl Debate

by Inda Craig-Galván

David Henry Hwang Theatre, East West Players, World Premiere (2022)

Credit: Props Design

• Director: Scarlett Kim • Scenic: Carlo Maghiriang • Projection/Media: Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh • Props: Rye Mandel • Costume: Mylette Nora • Hair & Wig: Sheila Dorn • Lighting: Wesley Charles Siu Muen Chew • Sound: John Zalewki •

Veralynn Jackson knows hair, she knows her neighborhood, and she also knows that the invention of the Jheri Curl marks the end of the world. When she takes a job in Mr. Kim’s Korean-owned Black beauty supply store and the posters start talking to her, Veralynn might finally come to know her true calling.