The red letter plays
By: Suzan-Lori Parks.
Contributors: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group; Distributed to the book trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York; St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Adaptations.; African American women -- Drama.
Genres: Drama.
Other titles: In the blood.; Fucking A.
Description: Two plays expanding on Hawthorne's classic novel "The scarlet letter." In the blood: Hester La Negrita, an unapologetic mother of five illegitimate children, practices writing the alphabet to help herself "one day get a leg up." Fucking A: Hester Smith works the only job available to her, as an abortionist to the lower class, in order to save for a reunion picnic with her imprisoned son.
Table of contents: title: In the blood; title: Fucking A.