Long Time Since Yesterday
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 8F
- ISBN: 9780573630262
Drama Set in suburban New Jersey in the early 1980's, this potent drama is about a reunion of former college classmates, now in their thirties, at the funeral of a friend who killed herself.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Accolades:
- Winner! 1985 Audelco Award for Best Drama
These women are prosperous, professional Black women who have gone through the sixties and come out on top of the eighties. At the wake, they confront the truth about their own lives and about the suicide which has again brought them together.
A literate, humorous, sensitive look at the lives of contemporary Black women, this play features wonderful roles for actresses.
Characters
- Casting: 8F
- Casting Attributes: Minority casting, All Black, All Female
YOUNG JANEEN EARL - a cute eleven year old, a maker of dreams come true, full of fortitude
LAVEER SWAN - woman of thirty-eight, single, professional artist/painter
BABBS WILKERSON - woman of thirty-seven, divorced, anchor news person
ALISA MERS-REYNOLDS - woman of thirty-nine, married, director of a pre-school program
THELMA CARLSON - woman of thirty-nine, single, medical doctor
PANZI LEW MCVAIN - woman of thirty-eight, single, physical therapist
JANEEN EARL-TAYLOR - deceased woman of thirty-eight, married
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Set in suburban New Jersey in the early 1980's, this potent drama is about a reunion of former college classmates, now in their thirties, at the funeral of a friend who killed herself. These women are prosperous, professional Black women who have gone through the sixties and come out on top of the eighties. At the wake, they confront the truth about their own lives and about the suicide which has again brought them together. A literate, humorous, sensitive look at the lives of contemporary Black women, this play features wonderful roles for actresses. |
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