Spell #7
by Ntozake Shange

Name: Spell #7
Brand: Ntozake Shange
SKU: 9780573616273
Rating: 3.86 (50 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American

Synopsis

It is set in St. Louis in a bar frequented by Black artists and musicians.

It is another meditation on the irony of being Black in a white world.

The artists bare their souls in soliloquies, many of them illustrated by in the mood dances.

Themes African Americans--Drama American drama--African American authors African Americans PS3569.H3324 S7 1981

Press Reviews

"Spell #7 is humanely upbeat... In the end, [it] proclaims inner self respect as the essential quality of Black pride and Black identity."
— Christian Science Monitor

"Lovely and powerful."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Alec A frustrated, angry actor's actor	—	—	A frustrated, angry actor's actor
Dahlia A young singer/dancer	—	—	A young singer/dancer
Eli A bartender who is also a poet	—	—	A bartender who is also a poet
Bettina DAHLIA’s co-worker in a chorus	—	—	DAHLIA’s co-worker in a chorus
Lily An unemployed actress working as a barmaid	female	—	An unemployed actress working as a barmaid
Natalie A not-too-successful performer	—	—	A not-too-successful performer
Ross A guitarist-singer with NATALIE	—	—	A guitarist-singer with NATALIE
Maxine An experienced actress	female	—	An experienced actress
Lou A practicing magician	—	—	A practicing magician