The Prodigals
Don Evans
The Prodigal Sister
by J E. Franklin, Micki Grant
Synopsis
In this updated, musical version of The Prodigal Son, Jackie is a pregnant, high-school, African-American girl from a backwater town who takes off for Baltimore to escape her parents wrath.
There she takes up with street people and winds up working in a coffin factory which is a front for drug dealers and prostitutes.
But when trouble in her new life finally sends Jackie back home, all turns out well and all is forgiven.
Press Reviews
"Entertaining, innocently charming...There's something there that everybody will love."
— New York Amsterdam News
Publication
The Prodigal Sister is a play written by J E. Franklin and published by Concord Theatricals .
Community Reviews
No community reviews yet
Buy Play
Performance Rights
Available for Licensing
Amateur & Professional
Fee: Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.
Apply for Rights
Similar Plays
Plays with similar themes, style, and content.
More from J E. Franklin
More plays from J E. Franklin that we think you'll enjoy.