Design by Todd Lyon
Tea on Inauguration Day
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Play Description
A tragicomical look at the current state of our country, with a special nod to the American habit of mispronouncing “Nuclear,” “Acapulco,” “Realtor,” and “Inauguration.”
Production Info
Cast: 1 total (1 female)Short Comedy (about 10 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
- About the Author(s)
- About the Book
- Special Notes
Author(s)
Steve CarterHorace E. "Steve" Carter, Jr. was an American playwright, best known for his plays involving Caribbean immigrants living in the United States. Mr. Carter received the Living Legend award at the 2001 National Black Theatre Festival. He was Victory Gardens Theater's first playwright-in-residence beginning in 1981 and has also served as playwright-in-residence at George Mason University. Carter's PECONG (winner of the Joseph Jefferson award for New Work) premiered at Victory Gardens in the 1989 – 1990 season and received subsequent productions at London's Tricycle Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and Newark Symphony Hall. His plays EDEN (winner of an Outer Critics Circle award, an Audelco award, and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award ) and NEVIS MOUNTAIN DEW received Midwest premieres, and DAME LORRAINE, HOUSE OF SHADOWS, SHOOT ME WHILE I'M HAPPY, SPIELE '36 OR THE FOURTH MEDAL and ROOT CAUSES all premiered at Victory Gardens. Mr. Carter died at the age of 90 in 2020.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 12/1/1986 |
| Pages | 120 |
| ISBN | 9780881450439 |
Special Notes
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