cicada
By Jerre Dye.
Product Code: CU4000
Full-length Play
Drama | Tragedy
Cast size: 3m., 6 to 9w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
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Synopsis
Set in rural Mississippi, this coming-of-age ghost story is deeply rooted in the life of a small Southern family on the brink of transformation. The unrelenting July heat presses in on 17-year-old Ace and his mother, Lily, as they dig their way out of a shared past. It’s a story of grief, discovery and shedding what is no longer necessary in a world plagued by ghosts, secrets and memories. Poetic, dynamic, lyrical and hard-hitting, cicada sheds light on the enduring Southern spirit and the ties that bind.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code CU4000
- Minimum Cast Size 9
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 85 min
- Staging Three int. and one ext. sets.
Categories
- Target Audience High School | College and Adult
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
- Genre Drama | Tragedy
- ISBN(13) 9781619593527
Media Reviews
Dye's voice is most definitely authentic and his understanding of trauma and loss palpable.
Jerre Dye’s poetic southern drama rides over waves of angst and anger, laced with moments of unexpected humor.
Certain to be compared with other southern playwrights like Lillian Hellman and Horton Foote, Jerre Dye’s play about a middle—aged woman haunted by the ghosts of her past is more reminiscent of Tennessee Williams, even Harper Lee. In his current work, audiences will find the promise of an exciting new playwright represented in a memorable, thought—provoking production by one of Chicago’s consistently fine theatrical companies.
Jerre Dye’s mesmerizing tale of love, loss and letting go.
There is no doubt whatsoever that Dye is a southerner through and through; he draws his characters with a knowing pen, the dialogue natural, the humor organic and lightly tossed.
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