The Fall Of Heaven
by Walter Mosley

Name: The Fall Of Heaven
Brand: Walter Mosley
SKU: 9780573601057
Rating: 3.42 (32 reviews)

The Fall Of Heaven Book Cover — The Fall Of Heaven Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Black History Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers seem to have mixed feelings about the play. One reviewer found the storyline familiar and questioned its originality, yet acknowledged the author's intent in conveying the themes.

Thought-provoking themes Strong authorial intent Lacks originality Familiar storyline

Synopsis

"Based on the novel 'The tempest tales' by Walter Mosley"--P.

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Themes PS3563.O88456 F35 2011 African American men African American men--Drama Conduct of life Conduct of life--Drama

Press Reviews

"… you've got one of those nights at the theater you just hope is someone's first live play, 'cause they'll be fans for a lifetime. It's that kind of special."
— St. Louis Magazine

"The Fall of Heaven is a stunning success. Mosley deftly reworks The Tempest Tales into an incendiary piece of theatre that's both enthralling and engaging, drawing in the audience and never letting them go."
— Broadwayworld.com

"The Fall of Heaven could mark the rise of Walter Mosley as a powerful contemporary voice on the American Stage."
— City Beat (Cincinnati)

"Rip-roaring... Altogether irresistible... Mosley possesses a hiply modern ear, a sharply focused, streetwise eye, tremendous wit, and a mischievous mix of unmitigated comic glee and deep ruefulness about the human condition. And that is just enough to reawaken belief in even the most cynical of us mortal creatures"
— Chicago Sun-Times

"Not only is it a new play, fresh from the prolific imagination of novelist Walter Mosley, it also is a play so far outside the usual dramatic conventions that it keeps you guessing until the very last moments."
— St. Louis Post Dispatch

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Man 2 - Joshua Angel African American, approximately the same age as Tempest	—	—	African American, approximately the same age as Tempest
Man 3 - Bob White, 30s, dashing, all other male roles	male	30s	White, 30s, dashing, all other male roles
Woman 1 - Branwyn African American, late 20s/early 30s, naturally attractive	—	20s	African American, late 20s/early 30s, naturally attractive
Woman 2 - Alfreda African American, all other female roles, approximately the same age as Branwyn	female	—	African American, all other female roles, approximately the same age as Branwyn
Man 1 - Tempest Landry African American, handsome, 30s	—	30s	African American, handsome, 30s