Protect the Beautiful Place
Nathan Alan Davis
The Refuge Plays
by Nathan Alan Davis
Off-Broadway
Highlights
120 mins Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Synopsis
Late at night, a ghost tells Gail she will die within the next 24 hours.
So begins The Refuge Plays , an epic tale in three plays that follows one Black family over 70 years.
Written by Nathan Alan Davis, this bold reimagining of an American “family play” follows four generations in reverse chronology as they carve out an existence for themselves in a southern Illinois forest.
Each of the three plays – Protect the Beautiful Place , Walking Man and Early's House – runs for 60 minutes.
They can be presented together or individually.
Press Reviews
"An epic journey through time, space and family. The Refuge Plays is a joy ride worth taking."
— New York Theatre Guide
"The playwright has smashed existing artistic forms and created new ones along the way... The Refuge Plays suggests the potential for stories to exceed the world’s limitations."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| GAIL The de facto head of the household. |
| EARLY The original matriarch of this family. |
| WALKING MAN A ghost. Gail’s husband. Early’s son. |
| JOY Gail and Walking Man’s daughter. |
| HA-HA Joy’s son. |
| SYMPHONY A young woman from a nearby town. |
| WALKING MAN An aimless wanderer, settled once again in his childhood home. |
| EARLY Walking Man’s mother. |
| CRAZY EDDIE Early’s husband. |
| DAX Crazy Eddie’s younger brother. |
| CLYDETTE A ghost. Early’s mother. |
| REGINALD A ghost. Early’s father. |
| GAIL A young woman from a nearby town. |
| EARLY A young woman who has survived the winter. |
| CRAZY EDDIE A young man from a nearby town. |
Videos
The Refuge Plays at Roundabout Theatre Company
Publication
The Refuge Plays is a play written by Nathan Alan Davis and published by Samuel French .
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