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Papa's Blues
Author(s):
Javon Johnson
"Papa's Blues" explores the anxieties that accompany one African-American man's journey into fatherhood and his son's passion to understand his father's struggles. Nathan is a man of tremendous pride and many ambitions who struggles with racism, unemployment and the haunting memories of his deceased father, Big Joe. Big Joe was murdered while Nathan was still a boy. Big Joe was an adamant civil rights activist and a source of pride as well as disappointment for his son, but he instilled in his son the importance of the civil rights movement principles and the necessity of belonging to something both spiritually and racially uplifting. However, Nathan's failures at mastering fatherhood provoke him to drink and partake in illegal activities. His lifestyle and his broken marriage distance him from the joy of his life, his own son, Rashon. The play is told in flashbacks by Rashon, who speaks of the trials of his family as they unraveled 13 years ago, telling us the story of his father's blues.
One int. set.
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| Genre(s): | Not Available | | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | 104 minutes | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 5 | | Male Characters: | 3 | | Female Characters: | 2 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: |
$60.00 /per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatic Publishing
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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