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Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 2m
Dominique Morisseau
Two generations of sisters protect and defy the legacy of their foremothers in this surprisingly funny, heart-pounding and ultimately hopeful play.
Winner! 2018 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award
Two generations of sisters navigate class, race, love and family on "Mud Row," an area in the East End of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Elsie hopes to move up in the world by marrying into "the talented tenth," while her sister Frances joins the fight for Civil Rights. Decades later, estranged sisters Regine and Toshi are forced to reckon with their shared heritage and each other, when Regine inherits granny Elsie's house.
The play was first produced by People's Light (Abigail Adams, Executive Artistic Director; Zak Berkman, Producing Director) in Malvern, Pennsylvania on June 26, 2019.
"Morisseau gives exquisite voice to four women occupying the same four walls — and by doing so, an entire community sings." – The Philadelphia Inquirer "Morisseau's writing is rich and authentic. Tense, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring, Mud Row pulses with the the love Morisseau feels for her characters and the real life people who inspire them." – Talkin' Broadway "A tale so exciting and engrossing." – Broad Street Review
Dominique Morisseau is the author of The Detroit Project (A 3-Play Cycle), which includes the following plays: Skeleton Crew (Atlantic Theater Company), Paradise Blue (Signature Theatre), and Detroit ’67 (Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem and NBT). Additional plays ...