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April 7, 2026
About The Hot Wing King
It’s time for the annual “Hot Wang Festival” in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cordell Crutchfield is spicing up the competition with wings worthy of a crown! With his partner Dwayne and their crew, The New Wing Order, Cordell is marinating magic and firing up his frying pan for the win. When Dwayne takes in his troubled nephew, things start to simmer over. Suddenly, there's more at stake than just the trophy. Will Cordell keep it all together?
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Kenny Moten
Ages: 16+
Themes: Queerness, intersectional biases, black experience, masculinity
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Cast
Mathenee Treco
he/him
Cordell
Jos N. Banks
he/they
Dwayne
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Jos N. Banks is a multi- award winning Visual/ PerformingArts Artist, Costume Designer, Teaching Artist & LGBTQ+ trailblazer. Mostknown for his star turn as "LOLA" in the international tour of KinkyBoots, having performed over 387 performances! Tours: KINKY BOOTS, HAIR &THE COLOR PURPLE. Select Regional: STEPPENWOLF, GOODMAN, Yale, Chicago Shakes,Arena Stage, The MUNY, McCarter, Goodspeed, Drury Lane, Paramount, The SecondCity, Porchlight Music Theatre, Writers Theatre, Congo Square, DefinitionTheatre, Black Ensemble Theatre & many more. Film: Showtime’s "THECHI” & “WORK IN PROGRESS”, Rise Against': "Make It Stop". 4X BTAANominee for “Best Costume Design”. Curator of his Master Class, “#BeFEARLESS w/Jos N. Banks” which he has instructed to young theatre artisans from gradeschool to collegiate. Jos also serves as Artistic Associate with About FaceTheatre in Chicago, IL & was afforded the company's first ever costumedesigner residency. www.FearlessJos.com // @JosNBanks
Randy Chalmers
he/him
Isom
Don Randle
he/him
Big Charles
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Don is thrilled and grateful to be a part of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play . His recent credits include “Fat Ham”, Aurora Fox “Happy To Be Nappy”, (Manos Sagrados), “Clybourne Park”, (The Arvada Center), “The Last Night of Red Barker”, (The Catamounts), “Sweat” (Openstage Theatre), “The Odd Couple” (Firehouse Theatre), and “Aubergine” (TheatreWorks) in Colorado Springs.
When not on stage this sports junkie spends his time as a Podcast Host, voice-over creative, and Firehouse Theatre board member. He’d like to thank his wife Tracie and kids Jaelin and Stephen for their unwavering support of his artistic passions.
Elijah Jordan
he/him
Everett "EJ"
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Elijah Jordan currently receives training at Johnathan C.Gibbs High School as a member of the PCCA Program. He has participated invarious productions at Gibbs Highschool and currently is participating in theproduction The Laramie Project. In his younger years he performed as travis in A Raisin In The sun here at American Stage and attended summer campat American Stage. He will graduate high school in May 2026 and his nextendeavor will be at Columbia College of Chicago where he hopes to continue tohone his craft.
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