Blues for an Alabama Sky
Blues for an Alabama Sky is a play by African-American author Pearl Cleage (born 1948) [1]. It is the summer of 1930 in Harlem, New York. The creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance has given way to the harsher realities of the Great Depression.
Contents
The original text
Published in the late 1990s, ISBN 0-8222-1634-5.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1997: Produced at the Market Theatre, 15 May to 28 June, starring Magi Noninzi Williams, Motshabi Tyelele, Leleti Khumalo, Sello Sebotsane.
Sources
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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