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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Written by Lonne Elder III
Narrated by Rocky Carroll and Full Cast
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
This classic play by Academy Award nominee Lonne Elder III gives us the portrait of a Harlem family that dreams of a better life, but pursues it in tragic ways. First produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969, the critically acclaimed Ceremonies in Dark Old Men opened the door for a new generation of African American playwrights, including August Wilson and Lynn Nottage.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rocky Carroll, Brandon Dirden, Jason Dirden, Julia Pace Mitchell, Charlie Robinson, Glynn Turman and Michole Briana White.
Directed by Judyann Elder. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rocky Carroll, Brandon Dirden, Jason Dirden, Julia Pace Mitchell, Charlie Robinson, Glynn Turman and Michole Briana White.
Directed by Judyann Elder. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
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Reviews for Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I don't get this title... maybe like A Raisin in the Sun it is a literary allusion.This play has many similarities with Hansberry's classic but felt more helpless; perhaps that is why it didn't appeal to me as much. Or maybe it's that this play is much more about the men (as the title does indicate!) with the only female character underdeveloped.