An octoroon /
"Judge Peyton is dead and his plantation Terrebonne is in financial ruins. Peyton's handsome nephew George arrives as heir apparent and quickly falls in love with Zoe, a beautiful octoroon. But the evil overseer M'Closky has other plans -- for both Terrebonne and Zoe. In 1859, a famou...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Dramatists Play Service Inc.,
©2015.
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| Summary: | "Judge Peyton is dead and his plantation Terrebonne is in financial ruins. Peyton's handsome nephew George arrives as heir apparent and quickly falls in love with Zoe, a beautiful octoroon. But the evil overseer M'Closky has other plans -- for both Terrebonne and Zoe. In 1859, a famous Irishman wrote this play about slavery in America. Now an American tries to write his own." -- from the publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Cast: 10M, 5W (doubling) |
| Physical Description: | 60 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Awards: | "Winner of the 2014 OBIE Award for Best New American Play". |
| ISBN: | 9780822232261 082223226X |