cicada
By Jerre Dye
cicada is a play that needs 9 or more performers (6 women, 3 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 9 or more performers
- Roles
- 6 women, 3 men
- Cast notes
- 3m., 6 to 9w.
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- thriller
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
Set in rural Mississippi, this coming-of-age ghost story is deeply rooted in the life of a small Southern family on the brink of transformation. The unrelenting July heat presses in on 17-year-old Ace and his mother, Lily, as they dig their way out of a shared past. It’s a story of grief, discovery and shedding what is no longer necessary in a world plagued by ghosts, secrets and memories. Poetic, dynamic, lyrical and hard-hitting, cicada sheds light on the enduring Southern spirit and the ties
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