The Black Girl in Search of God

The Black Girl in Search of God

The Black Girl in Search of God

The Black Girl in Search of God

Overview

This timely work stresses the independence of a woman seeking a deity who, by a misunderstanding of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, becomes female in her mind. Challenging science and static dogma, it concerns itself with the racial question. And it is quite hilarious throughout. First presented in New York, it became an instant success and has since been done by colleges and other groups. Can be performed under the most rudimentary conditions and should prove to be as popular in performance as Don Juan in Hell.

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  • Cast Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

Authors

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was born in Dublin, the son of a civil servant. His education was irregular, due to his dislike of any organized training. After working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876), where he established hims ...

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