Word: cephus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cephus Miles, a black man (Charles Brown), loves his farm. The plowing, the planting, the harvesting form the serene inner rhythm of his life. Through good times and bad, Cephus' jovial imperturbability, his native resilience and his purity of spirit form the core of this warm drama. Originally presented by the Negro Ensemble Company at St. Mark's Play house in Greenwich Village and currently housed at Broadway's Cort Theater, Home explores the texture of the black experience from the inside looking out with some rue but no hostility...
There are only three actors in the play, but many characters. Cephus is attended by Woman One and Woman Two, who multiply themselves in various roles throughout the evening. Woman One (L. Scott Caldwell) is Cephus' conscience, and principally his childhood sweetheart Pattie Mae. Jailed for refusing to fight in Viet Nam, Cephus loses his farm for back taxes. He gravitates to Woman Two (Michele Shay), a big-city temptress. The city shatters Cephus' moral gyroscope and drives him to drink and drugs, but in a finale that O. Henry might have relished, he gets to go back...
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