The Prodigals
by Don Evans
Synopsis
THE STORIES: ORRIN takes place in the Philadelphia home of a middle-class, upwardly mobile black family.
Their well-ordered existence is suddenly shaken by the return of the eldest son, Orrin, a junkie and drug pusher who had been thrown out by his
Press Reviews
"Widely produced by leading regional and experimental theatres, including presentation as a double bill by New York's famed Negro Ensemble Company, these two affecting and revealing plays explore two aspects of black life in contemporary America. "Evans knows how to structure drama and how to impart a flow to his naturalistic dialogue."
— New Orleans Times-Picayune
Publication
The Prodigals is a American play written by Don Evans and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp
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