Overview
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.
Casting & Production
Casting
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
VERALYNN JACKSON – 42, F. African-American. Long-time resident of this neighborhood. Knows a little something about hair.
MR. KIM – 50, M. Korean immigrant. Business owner. Lives somewhere else.
JHERI REDDING – 72, M. White. Born Robert William Redding. Hairdresser, chemist, inventor of The Jheri Curl. Lives in a poster.
LORRAINE – 30, F. African-American. Female model on all the packaging for the S Curl. Lives in the same poster hugged up with Marvin. Would like to kill him one day. Also plays MUSHROOM.
MARVIN – 30, M. African-American. Male model sporting the exact same S Curl as Lorraine. Uses way more activator. Also wants out of this arrangement. Also plays AFRO MAN.
Setting:
Jeffery Manor Beauty Supply, in the all-Black neighborhood of Jeffery Manor on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.
Time:
Spring 1979 – Fall 1982
