In the Wine Time

In the Wine Time

In the Wine Time

In the Wine Time

In the Wine Time

Overview

Lou, Cliff, and their nephew Ray Dawson live on a small side street in a poor neighborhood. Every evening, seeking respite from the heat, they go to their front porch to drink and observe the world around them as it's consumed by violence, sex and addiction. As the neighbors' competing radios play (the Dawsons play rhythm 'n' blues while Miss Minnie Garrison plays gospel) the men drink and talk, unable to break the cycle of poverty. Ray is trying to go to school and improv his circumstances, but his unemployed uncle Cliff wants him to join the navy. One night, after an act of violence, Cliff makes a sacrifice enabling Ray to have a future and rise above his present circumstance.

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Details

  • Time Period: 1950s
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Ed Bullins

Ed Bullins (1935-2021) was an African American playwright and author whose professional playwriting career began in 1965 with the production of How Do You Do, Dialect Determinism (or The Rally), and Clara's Ole Man at the Firehouse Repertory Theatre in San Francisco. He later ...

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