ADADTaking place in small-town East Texas in 1893, “Gun & Powder” explores the lives of a sisters Mary and Martha Clarke at a crossroads in American history rarely brought to life on a stage. “I often say people think of black and brown bodies in slavery, and then in civil rights. and nothing in between.”In between is this mythic tale, dramatized by 16 actors in 25 songs, of two black women in petticoats and holsters, portrayed by Solea Pfeiffer and Emmy Raver-Lampman. For Chéri, a 32-year-old California-born playwright trained at Columbia and New York universities, the endeavor is personal and deeply emotional. Joe Calarco, until recently the head of new works for Signature, picked “Gun & Powder” out of the submissions to be worked on in the company’s summer program in 2017.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2020 17:35 UTC