Dame Lorraine (play)

Dame Lorraine
Written by	steve carter
Date premiered	March 27, 1981
Place premiered	Victory Gardens Theatre Chicago, Illinois
Original language	English
Series	The Caribbean Trilogy: Eden Nevis Mountain Dew Dame Lorraine
Subject	An elderly Caribbean couple anxiously await the return of their son from prison
Genre	Drama
Setting	1980s; Modestly furnished apartment in Harlem, New York

Dame Lorraine is a 1981 play by American playwright Steve Carter. Set in the 1980s, it is the third of Carter's Caribbean trilogy. Dame Lorraine explores a family who has lost all of their sons, except one. The last son is returning from a long sentence in prison.

Original production

• Directed by Chuck Smith
• Produced by Victory Gardens Theatre
• Set Designer: Thomas Beall
• Costumes: Kate Bergh
• Lighting: John Rodriguez

Opened: March 27, 1981 at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago. ^[1]

Cast

• Jackie Taylor - Rene Moulineaux
• Linda Bright - Angela Moulineaux
• Vince Viverito - Salvatore Buongusto
• Esther Rolle - Dorcas Moulineaux
• Don Xerique Williams - Picton Moulineaux

Los Angeles production (West Coast premiere)

• Directed by Edmund Cambridge
• Produced by Los Angeles Actors Theatre
• Opened: January 1983 at Los Angeles Actors Theatre ^[2]

Cast

• Denise Nicholas - Angela Moulineaux ^[3]
• Thom Christopher - Salvatore Buongusto ^[4]
• Esther Rolle - Dorcas Moulineaux
• Davis Roberts - Picton Moulineaux

References

1. Carter, Steve (1986). Plays by Steve Carter (First ed.). New York: Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. pp.  49–80. ISBN   0-88145-043-X.
2. Sullivan, Dan (January 18, 1983). "A PRODIGAL SON RETURNS IN 'DAME'". Los Angeles Times . p. G1. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2009. Setting: "An immaculate, but modestly furnished, apartment in Harlem."
3. "Denise Nicholas Biography (1944-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
4. "Stage/other". The Unofficial Thom Christopher Fansite. Retrieved December 5, 2009.