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Evening Education

Short Play, Drama  /  2m

This forty minute play dramatizes a confrontation between polar opposites: a young, white professor and a fifty year old black janitor. Working late one evening, Toppman accuses Aaron of breaking the marble obelisk on his desk. Aaron asserts his innocence, first calmly and then more vehemently, and …

Evening Education

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

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Summary

This forty minute play dramatizes a confrontation between polar opposites: a young, white professor and a fifty year old black janitor. Working late one evening, Toppman accuses Aaron of breaking the marble obelisk on his desk. Aaron asserts his innocence, first calmly and then more vehemently, and in the process reveals his own past as well as the professor's. A bond based on mutual understanding and respect is forged between the two men ... or is it?

Part of Off- Off Broadway Festival Plays: 25th Series

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Jeffery Scott Elwell

Jeffery Scott Elwell is Provost and Professor of Communication and Dramatic Arts at Auburn University Montgomery. Prior to that, he served as Professor and Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at East Carolina University from 2004-2010. He was Professor and Chai ...
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