Dame Lorraine (play)

Dame Lorraine is a 1981 play by American playwright Steve Carter. Set in the 1980s, it is the third of Carter's Caribbean trilogy. Dame Lorraine explores a family who has lost all of their sons, except one. The last son is returning from a long sentence in prison.

Dame Lorraine
Written bysteve carter
Date premieredMarch 27, 1981
Place premieredVictory Gardens Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
Original languageEnglish
SeriesThe Caribbean Trilogy:
Eden
Nevis Mountain Dew Dame Lorraine
SubjectAn elderly Caribbean couple anxiously await the return of their son from prison
GenreDrama
Setting1980s; Modestly furnished apartment in Harlem, New York

Original production

  • Directed by Chuck Smith
  • Produced by Victory Gardens Theatre
  • Set Designer: Thomas Beall
  • Costumes: Kate Bergh
  • Lighting: John Rodriguez

Opened: March 27, 1981 at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago.[1]

Cast

  • Jackie Taylor - Rene Moulineaux
  • Linda Bright - Angela Moulineaux
  • Vince Viverito - Salvatore Buongusto
  • Esther Rolle - Dorcas Moulineaux
  • Don Xerique Williams - Picton Moulineaux

Los Angeles production (West Coast premiere)

  • Directed by Edmund Cambridge
  • Produced by Los Angeles Actors Theatre
  • Opened: January 1983 at Los Angeles Actors Theatre[2]

Cast

References

  1. Carter, Steve (1986). Plays by Steve Carter (First ed.). New York: Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. pp. 49–80. ISBN 0-88145-043-X.
  2. Sullivan, Dan (1983-01-18). "A PRODIGAL SON RETURNS IN 'DAME'". Los Angeles Times. p. G1. Retrieved 2009-12-06. Setting: "An immaculate, but modestly furnished, apartment in Harlem."
  3. "Denise Nicholas Biography (1944-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  4. "Stage/other". The Unofficial Thom Christopher Fansite. Retrieved 2009-12-05.


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