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'''''In Abraham's Bosom''''' is a play by American dramatist [[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]]. |
'''''In Abraham's Bosom''''' is a play by American dramatist [[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]]. |
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==Production== |
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''In Abraham's Bosom'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the Provincetown Playhouse on December 30, 1926 and closed on June 18, 1927 after 200 performances. Directed by Jasper Deeter, the cast starred Jules Bledsoe as Abraham McCranie, an African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by segregation.<ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13371/In-Abrahams-Bosom "'In Abraham's Bosom' 1926"] playbillvault.com, accessed November 29, 2015</ref> |
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Green received the 1927 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]]. The play was included in [[Burns Mantle]]'s ''The Best Plays of 1926-1927''. |
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==Plot== |
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Abe tries to start a school, in the end he gets a school but the white people run him out of it and drive him to murder. |
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Revision as of 00:44, 30 November 2015
| In Abraham's Bosom | |
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| Written by | Paul Green |
| Characters | Abraham McCranie Puny Avery Eddie Williams Neilly McNeill Colonel McCranie Douglas McCranie Lanie Horton Goldie McAllister Muh Mack Lije Hunneycutt Lonnie McCranie Bud Gaskins |
| Date premiered | December 30, 1926 |
| Place premiered | Provincetown Playhouse New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | In and Near the Turpentine Woods in Eastern North Carolina in the summer of 1885 |
In Abraham's Bosom is a play by American dramatist Paul Green.
Production
In Abraham's Bosom premiered on Broadway at the Provincetown Playhouse on December 30, 1926 and closed on June 18, 1927 after 200 performances. Directed by Jasper Deeter, the cast starred Jules Bledsoe as Abraham McCranie, an African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by segregation.[1]
Green received the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1926-1927.
Plot
Abe tries to start a school, in the end he gets a school but the white people run him out of it and drive him to murder.
References
- ^ "'In Abraham's Bosom' 1926" playbillvault.com, accessed November 29, 2015
External links
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