Presented by Restoration Stage
Welcome to the plush lobby of the fabulous and segregated Black owned and operated Whitelaw Hotel located just a block off of Washington, D.C.’s famous U Street. It is late December, 1930-something. Light snow has been falling for the past few weeks, but not enough to shut down the hustle and bustle of the vibrant city.
It’s the wee hours of a snowy morning. The grand lobby of the Whitelaw Hotel is unusually quiet. It’s the busiest time of the hotel’s year. It won’t stay quiet long. This weekend the hotel is fully booked as the defacto host hotel for the popular holiday concert and amateur contest at the Howard Theater nearby. If that wasn’t enough excitement, the concert headliner, legendary jazz singer Esther Evans, has booked the Presidential suite for the weekend and will be arriving in a few hours.
Welcome to the Whitelaw Hotel
Written by Steven A. Butler, Jr.
Produced and Directed by Courtney Baker-Oliver
Presented by Restoration Stage
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