Endesha Ida Mae Holland’s 90-minute, intermissionless play is a mosaic of animated fragments depicting the experiences of black Americans of the Mississippi Delta region from the 1950s to the 1980s….. Based on the playwright’s life-story, the central figure, Phelia, survives assorted ordeals, including rape as a child by her white employer’s son and a brief entry into prostitution. After playing a courageous part in the civil rights movement, she journeys north to enroll in the University of Minnesota, from which she eventually receives her PhD degree.
Credit | Artist | Photo |
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Playwright | Endesha Ida Mae Holland | |
Director | Ed Smith | |
Set Designer | Steven Perry | |
Lighting Designer | Bill Grant | |
Costume Designer | Judy Dearing | |
Actor | Verneice Turner | |
Actor | Brenda Denmark |
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