West Memphis Mojo
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Play Description
Set in a black barbershop in Arkansas, 1955, WEST MEMPHIS MOJO sings the unsung heroes of the blues tradition. A young songwriter, working as a shoeshine boy, collaborates with the shop owner and a small-time recording artist to create new blues tunes. Amidst racial tensions and the politics of the white-owned music industry, this play explodes with the conflicts surrounding each character's pursuit of the American dream.
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (1 female, 3 male)Full Length Drama (about 110 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
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Press Quotes
“WEST MEMPHIS MOJO … written with skill and wit by Martin Jones, is set in a barbershop in West Memphis, Arkansas, in November, 1955, when rock and roll was starting to take off — when, that is, white record companies and other entrepreneurs were making forays into rhythm and blues … The story is a simple one, though none the less powerful for that … What matters most of all, of course, is the absolute authenticity of character and emotion. Mr Jones is a very good writer …” —Edith Oliver, The New Yorker
Book Information
Publisher | BPPI |
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Publication Date | 9/1/2003 |
Pages | 200 |
ISBN | 9780881452198 |
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
Premiered at Northlight Theater Company, Evanston IL
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypub.com