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Yellowman

By Dael Orlandersmith

Yellowman is a multi-character memory play about an African-American woman who dreams of life beyond the confines of her smalltown Southern upbringing and the light-skinned man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers. The play explores the negative associations surrounding male blackness as well as the effect these racial stereotypes have on black women.

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Production and Publication

First produced

2002, McCarter Theatre Princeton, New Jersey

Publication year

2003

Published by

Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

ISBN

9780822218807

Note:The play requires only two actors. All other characters are portrayed by them. They switch between several characters many times in virtually every scene.

Note:The play requires only two actors. All other characters are portrayed by them. They switch between several characters many times in virtually every scene.

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