A STRANGE LOOP

June 11-26, 2026

Directed by Alicia Haymer

Starring Deonte L. Warren* as Usher

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson

A Strange Loop is the story of Usher. He’s a black gay man… writing a musical about a black gay man… writing a musical about a black gay man… surrounded by his chorus of six larger than life ‘Thoughts’ playing the characters in Usher’s mind, from self-berating entities like ‘Daily Self Loathing’ to caricatured depictions of Usher’s parents, to six-packed fantasy men, all while Usher tries to write the musical that we’re watching.

*Member, AEA