White Woman's Blues

Cast: 4F

Set: Bare bones set with props.

Synopsis: Two younger actresses and two older actresses take us through a thirty year friendship full of hidden secrets. This buoyant look at two women's survival starts when they are graduating from high school. As Alice lives a life of seemingly serene conformity, Dana finds glamorous stardom in New York. Each scene gives us a surprising revelation as the play explores the resilient friendship of two women drawn together by tragic mistakes and laughing forgiveness.

Running time: two hours

Music: Scored for bass, piano, drums and guitar. Audiotape available.

Performance history: WHITE WOMAN'S BLUES ran for six months in 1988 at the Underground in the Old Market, Omaha, NE, was produced at Roberts Theatre at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa in June of 1988, and was produced at the Coastal Repertory Theatre, Half Moon Bay, CA during October of 2003.

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