Dame Lorraine (play) explained
| Dame Lorraine |
| Setting: | 1980s; Modestly furnished apartment in Harlem, New York |
| Premiere: | March 27, 1981 |
| Place: | Victory Gardens Theatre
Chicago, Illinois |
| Orig Lang: | English |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subject: | An elderly Caribbean couple anxiously await the return of their son from prison |
| Series: | The Caribbean Trilogy:
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Dame Lorraine is a 1981 play by American playwright Steve Carter. Set in the 1980s, it is the third of Carter's Caribbean trilogy. Dame Lorraine explores a family who has lost all of their sons, except one. The last son is returning from a long sentence in prison.
Original production
- Directed by Chuck Smith
- Produced by Victory Gardens Theatre
- Set Designer: Thomas Beall
- Costumes: Kate Bergh
- Lighting: John Rodriguez
Opened: March 27, 1981 at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago.[1]
Cast
- Jackie Taylor - Rene Moulineaux
- Linda Bright - Angela Moulineaux
- Vince Viverito - Salvatore Buongusto
- Esther Rolle - Dorcas Moulineaux
- Don Xerique Williams - Picton Moulineaux
Los Angeles production (West Coast premiere)
- Directed by Edmund Cambridge
- Produced by Los Angeles Actors Theatre
- Opened: January 1983 at Los Angeles Actors Theatre[2]
Cast
References
- Book: Carter, Steve . Plays by Steve Carter . First . 1986 . Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. . New York . 0-88145-043-X . 49–80 .
- News: A PRODIGAL SON RETURNS IN 'DAME' . Dan . Sullivan . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024062404/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/685799052.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+18,+1983&author=DAN+SULLIVAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(1886-Current+File)&edition=&startpage=G1&desc=STAGE+REVIEW . dead . October 24, 2012 . . 1983-01-18 . G1 . 2009-12-06 . Setting: "An immaculate, but modestly furnished, apartment in Harlem." .
- Web site: Denise Nicholas Biography (1944-). Filmreference.com. 2009-12-05.
- Web site: Stage/other. The Unofficial Thom Christopher Fansite. 2009-12-05.
