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Harlem Duet

By Djanet Sears

Harlem Duet could be the prelude to Shakepeare's Othello. It recounts the tale of Othello and his first wife Billie (yes, before Desdemona). Set in contemporary Harlem at the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Boulevards, the play explores the space where race and sex intersect. Harlem Duet is Billie's story.

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Production and Publication

First produced

1997, Nightwood Theatre, Toronto

Publication year

1998

Published by

Scirocco Drama

ISBN

9781896239279

Received Governor General Literary Award for Drama, 1998

Received Governor General Literary Award for Drama, 1998

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