SUNSET JOHNSON
By Ed Shockley
ABOUT THE PLAY
(Dramedy. 1 male, 1 female. Simple set.) Developed at American Concert Theatre (Phila.), Frank Silvera Writers Workshop (N.Y.) and African Continuum Theatre (DC). Suitable for older middle school and up.
SYNOPSIS
Sunset Johnson is a young black soldier back home in Virginia from WWI. He is hiding in the woods ducking work on his father's farm. He happens upon a young white girl chasing butterflies and also ducking farm work. The two enjoy an innocent, witty and simultaneously dangerous flirtation.
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