Synopsis:
Hailed by the Salt Lake Tribune as “a full realized, emotionally rich…beautifully crafted play,“ the story unfolds when the South Jersey town of Oakbranch is replacing an old schoolhouse. Local elders Delores Wright, the beloved town matriarch and former school principal and Bo Wells, a dedicated custodian and longest-serving African American school employee have been selected to decide on a person after whom the new building should be named; a person who reflects the history and spirit of the town. As they come together in the soon-to-be-demolished old schoolhouse, they rediscover the circumstances of their first meeting there a half-century earlier. It was 1951, a time when the school was first integrated and the region earned its nickname, “The Mississippi of the North”. Within the brick walls of the century-old building, a long-suppressed moment in the town’s history surfaces and threatens to change the memory of the town and these people, forever.
Show Dates:
Performances from 17 May 2013
Opening 18 May 2013
Closing 07 Jun 2013
Performance Schedule:
Wednesdays - Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 3pm
Tickets:
Pricing: $35
Box Office: (609) 884-1341
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Theatre Information:
Cape May Stage
corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets
Cape May, NJ 08204
Genre:
Drama
Cast List:
Lynn Cohen
Barry Phillips
Ben Rosenblatt
Production Credits:
Directed by Roy Steinberg
Scenic Design by Spencer Potter
Lighting Design by Cyrus Newitt
Costume Design by Michele Sinacore
Other Credits:
Written by: Shawn Fisher
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