In Abraham's Bosom

In Abraham's Bosom
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. Its original Broadway run starred Charles Sidney Gilpin as an African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by segregation. Green received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work in 1927.

External links

• ​In Abraham's Bosom​ at the Internet Broadway Database