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Crumbs from the Table of Joy
Written by Lynn Nottage
Narrated by Charlayne Woodard and Full Cast
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The Crump family is adrift and in trouble. Widowed Godfrey is under the spell of Sweet Father Divine, while his teen daughters, Ernestine and Ermina, immerse themselves in the illusions of Hollywood to escape racial prejudice. But things change quickly when free-spirited Aunt Lily shows up: Godfrey remarries a white woman, Ermina discovers boys, and Ernestine is torn between Communism and bebop! Playwright Lynn Nottage received the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for her play Ruined.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Deidrie Henry as Ernestine Crump
Russell Hornsby as Godfrey Crump
Tinashe Kajese as Ermina Crump
Kate Steele as Gerte
Charlayne Woodard as Lily Ann Green
Directed by Seret Scott. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Deidrie Henry as Ernestine Crump
Russell Hornsby as Godfrey Crump
Tinashe Kajese as Ermina Crump
Kate Steele as Gerte
Charlayne Woodard as Lily Ann Green
Directed by Seret Scott. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Author
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage's plays include 'Crumbs from the Table of Joy,' 'Fabulation' and 'Intimate Apparel,' for which she was awarded the Francesca Primus Prize and the American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award in 2004. Her plays have been produced at theaters throughout the country. 'Ruined' is the winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and 'Sweat' is winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
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