Black Groups

Drama

Judi Ann Mason

3 m., 4 f.

Ext.

This exquisite drama by the award winning author of Livin' Fat focuses on a girl's coming of age in rural Louisiana. Pokie, who has been raised by her aunt and uncle, has a scholarship to an Ohio college. If she accepts it her fragile uncle and dying aunt will be left alone on the farm.

"Miss Mason fills her play with laughter, but her exploration of loss and gain is serious." N.Y. Times.

"Powerful." Black American.

"There is a message for audiences of all ages in this important play masterfully written." N.Y. Amsterdam News.

"Miss Mason has created captivating characters and given them wonderful lines. ... Aunt Mamie's confused, often hilarious monologues throughout the play conceal a deep wisdom ... as the old woman reveals how bright is the hope that has survived the long, narrow and barren experience of her life. You leave the theatre lighted up by it, as if by the glow of the great distant star she tells Pokie to reach for." N.Y. Times.

FEE: $75 per performance.