Jar The Floor
by Cheryl L West, Cheryl West

Name: Jar The Floor
Brand: Cheryl L West
SKU: 9780822218098
Rating: 3.9 (23 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Jar The Floor Book Cover — Jar The Floor Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

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

Synopsis

THE STORY: A quartet of black women spanning four generations makes up this heartwarming dramatic comedy.

The four, plus the white woman friend of the youngest, come together to celebrate the matriarch's ninetieth birthday.

It's a wild party, one t

Press Reviews

"A moving and hilarious account of a black family sparring in a Chicago suburb."
— New York Magazine

"Heart-to-heart confrontations and surprising revelations…first-rate."
— New York Daily News

"Unpretentious good feelings…bubble through West’s loving and humorous play…"
— The Star-Ledger (NJ)

"One of the wisest plays I’ve seen in ages…[from] a master playwright."
— USA Today

"A fresh, spirited evening – genuinely moving."
— Washington Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Lola 65.	—	65	65.
Maydee 47.	—	47	47.
Vennie 28.	—	28	28.
Raisa 30, friend of Vennie. All of the women are Black, except for Raisa, who is Jewish.	—	—	30, friend of Vennie. All of the women are Black, except for Raisa, who is Jewish.
Madear 90, mother of Lola, grandmother of MayDee, and great-grandmother of Vennie.	female	—	90, mother of Lola, grandmother of MayDee, and great-grandmother of Vennie.