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Two women test the bonds of sisterhood in a bittersweet comedy set during the Harlem Renaissance. When a strapping young man fresh from the backwoods of South Carolina takes a room as a boarder in the Harlem apartment of two middle-aged sisters, romance blooms between lonely 55-year old Elizabeth and the handsome young newcomer – and old hurts and new tensions surface between the sisters. John Henry Redwood's bittersweet comedy is set in 1943 during the Harlem Renaissance, when hot music played and swing dancers ruled the floor of legendary nightclubs like the Savoy Ballroom.
“The play is funny, poignant, ...Read More
Two women test the bonds of sisterhood in a bittersweet comedy set during the Harlem Renaissance. When a strapping young man fresh from the backwoods of South Carolina takes a room as a boarder in the Harlem apartment of two middle-aged sisters, romance blooms between lonely 55-year old Elizabeth and the handsome young newcomer – and old hurts and new tensions surface between the sisters. John Henry Redwood's bittersweet comedy is set in 1943 during the Harlem Renaissance, when hot music played and swing dancers ruled the floor of legendary nightclubs like the Savoy Ballroom.
“The play is funny, poignant, and well-written,” says producer Alan Naggar. “And it touches tangentially on so much — the Harlem Renaissance with its hot music and swinging nightclubs, the migration of African Americans from the South to the North, even the impending civil rights movement.”
The Old Settler will run Fridays and Saturdays @ 8 p.m. and Sundays @ 3 p.m., Sept. 1 through Oct. 27, with two preview performances on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. All tickets are $32, except previews which are $16. The Pico Playhouse is located at 10508 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 (three blocks east of Overland at Patricia). For reservations and information, call (323) 960-7712 or go to www.plays411.com/oldsettler
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