Jean and Dinah (Part 2) - Tony Hall (1998)
Channel: Visual Art and Production
Date: 02/09/2023

Advisory: Intended for adult audiences (18+). Contains adult themes, profanity, and violence......
The Play” tells the story of the hilariously complicated (although tragically flawed) forty-year friendship between the play’s protagonists, Jean and Dinah. Written by Tony Hall (an award-winning Trinidadian playwright, screenwriter, actor, and director), “Jean and Dinah… The Play” brilliantly captures the ups, downs, and everything in between Jean and Dinah’s peculiar relationship and leaves audience members wondering if time truly heals all wounds.

Inspired by the Mighty Sparrow’s 1956 internationally renowned calypso hit song “Jean and Dinah (When the Yankees Gone),” in which the Mighty Sparrow wondered how the women who were once “round the corner posing” for two shillings were going to fare as the American troops no longer occupied Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, “Jean and Dinah… The Play” picks up where the Mighty Sparrow left off.

Jean (portrayed by Penelope Spencer), is an aging prostitute who, at this particular moment in time, wants nothing more than to play masquerade on Jouvay morning with her dear friend of forty plus years, Dinah.  Unfortunately, Dinah (Rhoma Spencer) has decided that she does not want to participate in this year’s Carnival celebration. As Jean does everything she can to coax Dinah out of bed, she and Dinah uncover truths about their pasts that were long forgotten albeit heavily prevalent within their everyday lives....Brittney Allen...
Recorded at The Goodwin Theatre, Austin Arts Center, Trinity College, Hartford CT. by Motion Inc. Film and Video in association with Trinidad and Tobago Television. (ttt)