Blues for Mister Charlie
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 16M, 7F
- ISBN: 9780573619748
A sensation in its New York premiere produced by the Actor's Studio, this searing drama by one of America's leading writers retains all its power to this day.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
Richard, a black man who is a former junkie, returns to his parochial southern town and infuriates the denizens with his incendiary talk and actions. When he is killed by a poor, illiterate white man, the murder, the eulogy, the trial and acquittal are presented in an abstract dramatic form of time, fury, and passion.
REVIEWS:
"Fires of fury in its belly, tears of anguish in its eyes and a roar of protest in its throat. It throbs with fierce energy and passion...Brings eloquence and conviction to one of the momentous themes of our era."
The New York Times
Characters
- Casting: 16M, 7F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras, Roles for Multicultural Casting, Expandable casting
TOM - a black student
KEN - a black student
ARTHUR - a black student
JUANITA - a black student
LORENZO - a black student
PETE - a black student
MOTHER HENRY - Meridian Henry's mother
LYLE BRITTEN - a white store-owner
JO BRITTEN - Lyle's wife
PARNELL JAMES - editor of the local newspaper
RICHARD - Meridian Henry's son
PAPA D - owner of a juke joint
HAZEL - white townsperson
LILLIAN - white townsperson
SUSAN - white townsperson
RALPH - white townsperson
ELLIS - white townsperson
REV. PHELPS - white townsperson
GEORGE - white townsperson
THE STATE
COUNSEL FOR THE BEREAVED
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