Yellowman
by Dael Orlandersmith
Synopsis
THE STORY: YELLOWMAN is a multi-character memory play about an African-American woman who dreams of life beyond the confines of her smalltown Southern upbringing and the light-skinned man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers.
The play explores the negative associations surrounding male blackness as well as the effect these racial stereotypes have on black women.
Press Reviews
"Both a celebration of young love and a harrowing study of smoldering domestic violence, the play is both heartwarming and ultimately heartbreaking.” —Variety. ”It's a play worth standing for."
— The Star-Ledger (NJ)
Publication
Yellowman is a play written by Dael Orlandersmith and published by Dramatists Play Service (2002).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2002 · 48 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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