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conceived & written by Paul Outlaw
a new experimental play with music
1855
Born a slave, Porphyrion Rascoe escapes a plantation in North Carolina to become renowned abolitionist Perry Cooper, but on a visit to his old home, he is attacked by a vampire...
1947
In Los Angeles, Perry Cooper is the owner and headliner of a notorious after-hours speakeasy in the Central Avenue district, the hub of the black community and the city’s jazz scene...
2157
Still undead and still mesmerizing audiences, the gender-bending Porphyria gives a farewell concert after more than 300 years in the public eye...
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