I Met an Angel Named Jacques, a new play which opens at Footscray Community Arts next month, is an exploration of how love, ambition, and ego collide, especially in queer black lives where identity and desire are always under some kind of scrutiny.
The latest work by renowned multidisciplinary artist Gideon D. Wilonja, I Met an Angel Named Jacques premieres on October 1, which is the start of International LGBTQ History Month.
The work is deeply personal for writer Wilonja who also stars alongside Ras Samuel (Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes, The Clearing), with Ben Chisholm, Sasha Hannequin, and Atinuke Abraham completing the ensemble.
The work is rooted in the queer black experience and examines why we cling to relationships that don’t serve us and why validation feels like survival.
The production is part of the 2025 Jewel Box Performances commission, created by Footscray Community Arts with the aim of supporting early career black, Indigenous, and PoC artists.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/i-met-an-angel-named-jacques
