Mud Row
by Dominique Morisseau

Name: Mud Row
Brand: Dominique Morisseau
SKU: 9780573708596
Rating: 4.17 (18 reviews)

Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Interior Set

Synopsis

Two generations of sisters navigate class, race, love and family on "Mud Row," an area in the East End of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Elsie hopes to move up in the world by marrying into "the talented tenth," while her sister Frances joins the fight for Civil Rights.

Decades later, estranged sisters Regine and Toshi are forced to reckon with their shared heritage and each other, when Regine inherits granny Elsie's house.

Press Reviews

"Morisseau gives exquisite voice to four women occupying the same four walls — and by doing so, an entire community sings." – The Philadelphia Inquirer "Morisseau's writing is rich and authentic. Tense, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring, Mud Row pulses with the the love Morisseau feels for her characters and the real life people who inspire them." – Talkin' Broadway "A tale so exciting and engrossing."
— Broad Street Review

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Frances Black Woman. Tough. Fighter. Persistent. Not easily contained, especially when she believes in something.	female	—	Black Woman. Tough. Fighter. Persistent. Not easily contained, especially when she believes in something.
Regine Black Woman. Well-educated. Reserved. Guarded and worrisome. Wife to Davin. Sister to Toshi. Somewhere a vulnerable and fragile soul.	female	—	Black Woman. Well-educated. Reserved. Guarded and worrisome. Wife to Davin. Sister to Toshi. Somewhere a vulnerable and fragile soul.
Toshi Black Woman. Feisty. Impulsive. Resistant. Rough around the edges and a former drug addict. Girlfriend to Tyriek. Sister to Regine. Somewhere a deep and wise soul.	female	—	Black Woman. Feisty. Impulsive. Resistant. Rough around the edges and a former drug addict. Girlfriend to Tyriek. Sister to Regine. Somewhere a deep and wise soul.
Davin Black Man. Patient. Supportive. Optimistic. Can be pushy in his positivity. Husband to Regine.	male	—	Black Man. Patient. Supportive. Optimistic. Can be pushy in his positivity. Husband to Regine.
Tyriek Black Man. Sharp. Calculating. Former thug looking for a second chance at life. Boyfriend to Toshi.	—	—	Black Man. Sharp. Calculating. Former thug looking for a second chance at life. Boyfriend to Toshi.
Elsie Black Woman. Poised. Proper. Soft. Desperate to find a sense of belonging.	female	—	Black Woman. Poised. Proper. Soft. Desperate to find a sense of belonging.