Pecong (play)
Pecong is a 1990 play by American playwright Steve Carter. Set "well in the past" on a fictional Caribbean island, the play tells the story of a sorceress who falls madly in love with a shallow womanizer.
| Pecong | |
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| Written by | Steve Carter |
| Date premiered | January 9, 1990 |
| Place premiered | Victory Gardens Theatre Chicago, Illinois |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Retelling of the Medea story involving a sorceress who falls madly in love with a shallow womanizer. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | c.1890s; Fictional Caribbean island. |
Original production
- Directed by Dennis Zacek
- Produced by Victory Gardens Theatre
- Artistic Director: Dennis Zacek
- Set designer: James Dardenne
- Costume designer: Claudia Boddy
- Lighting designer: Robert Shook
- Sound designer/stage manager: Galen G. Ramsey
- Composer/percussionist: Willy Steele
- Choreographer: TC Carson
- Assistant director: Sandra Jean Verthein
Opened: January 9, 1990 at the Ruth Page Dance Center[1]
Cast
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– Oppidans |
Awards and nominations
- 1990 Jeff Award, Best New Work
- 1990 (Jeff Award), Willy Steele-Original Score
- 1993 Bay Area Drama Critics Award, Best Choreography (Halifu Osumare)[2]
Publication
Pecong is published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
External links
References
- Carter, Steve (1993). Pecong (First ed.). New York: Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-88145-107-X.
- "Lit Lounge". San Francisco, California: Hotel Metropolis. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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