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CAKEWALK by Kenndall Wallace

CAKEWALK by Kenndall Wallace

$10.95 USD
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A one-act play by Kenndall Wallace

It’s February of 1930, and the Jenkins Vaudeville trio are gearing up to perform for Mister Eric Carter’s birthday party. However, disillusioned with the life of vaudeville and a new script—wherein he would have to play the role of a slave—aspiring writer Pat decides to plan on quitting the life of vaudeville and moving away, along with his younger brother Benny. This comes as a great shock to John—Pat and Benny’s father—and the men argue about whether or not Pat and Benny’s desire to leave vaudeville is justified. Despite their father’s protests, Pat is steadfast in his plans to leave with his brother—similarly to their mother, who left the vaudeville group when the boys were children.

  • Cast Size: 3M
  • All Black Cast
  • Genre: Drama
  • Approx runtime: 70 minutes
  • $100 per performance

Cover design by Kenndall Wallace.

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    About the Writer

    Kenndall was a 2026 O’Neill Finalist and has been honored with four national ACTF Playwriting Awards for full-length plays 'To Cry Into Sand' and 'Reckless Black Dropouts'. She was an inaugural member of the Black Playwrights' Gathering in Washington, D.C., a 2025 Torch Literary Arts Fellow, an LTA one-act playwriting award winner, was a top 30 playwright for the 50th Concord Off-Off Broadway Festival, and a member of Dramatic Question Theatre's Classics in Color Cohort. Published by 1319 Press & Ghostlight Publications. Works have been seen in various forms at The Tank, Lynn F. Angelson Theatre,The Kennedy Center, The Mouths of Babes Theatre, WOWCafe Theatre, among others. In her spare time, Kenndall enjoys exploring new places-- and subsequently getting lost in those places.