The Prodigals
by Don Evans

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Synopsis

THE STORIES: ORRIN takes place in the Philadelphia home of a middle-class, upwardly mobile black family.

Their well-ordered existence is suddenly shaken by the return of the eldest son, Orrin, a junkie and drug pusher who had been thrown out by his

Press Reviews

"Widely produced by leading regional and experimental theatres, including presentation as a double bill by New York's famed Negro Ensemble Company, these two affecting and revealing plays explore two aspects of black life in contemporary America. "Evans knows how to structure drama and how to impart a flow to his naturalistic dialogue."

— New Orleans Times-Picayune

Publication

Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822209195
ISBN-10 0822209195

The Prodigals is a American play written by Don Evans and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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