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Emma’s jealousy of lighter-skinned women strains her relationship with John, whom she loves. After they separate, John returns twenty years later to marry her, but Emma’s colorism leads her to misread his care for her sick daughter, with tragic consequences. The play examines colorism and its effects within Black communities.
A stage adaptation of three Zora Neale Hurston stories: “Sweat,” “Story in Harlem Slang,” and “The Gilded Six Bits.”
Emma’s jealousy of lighter-skinned women strains her relationship with John, whom she loves. After they separate, John returns twenty years later to marry her, but Emma’s colorism leads her to misread his care for her sick daughter, with tragic consequences. The play examines colorism and its effects within Black communities.
A stage adaptation of three Zora Neale Hurston stories: “Sweat,” “Story in Harlem Slang,” and “The Gilded Six Bits.”