Roll Sweet Chariot

Roll Sweet Chariot

Roll Sweet Chariot

Roll Sweet Chariot

Overview

An extraordinary drama of the comedy and tragedy of African American life in a small town, in which music plays an important part. This play was originally published as Potter's Field.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Authors

Paul Green

Paul Green (1894–1981) received the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for In Abraham's Bosom. Other works include Johnny Johnson (music by Kurt Weill), the stage play of Richard Wright's Native Son, and The Lost Colony – his first of 17 symphonic outdoor dramas. A prolific writer in al ...
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