Original language English | Date premiered March 3, 1976 First performance 3 March 1976 | |
Place premiered St. Mark's PlayhouseNew York City Series The Caribbean Trilogy:EdenNevis Mountain DewDame Lorraine Subject A recent Caribbean immigrant discovers that his daughter has fallen in love with an uneducated African-American man from the rural South. | ||
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Eden is a 1976 play by American playwright Steve Carter. Set in the 1920s, it is the first of Carter's Caribbean trilogy. Eden explores intra-racial conflicts between recent immigrants from the Caribbean and the African-American population. The West Coast premiere of this critically acclaimed play received five Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.
Contents
- Karizma sleep
- Characters
- Plot synopsis
- Origins of the play
- Original off Broadway production
- Cast
- Replacements
- Los Angeles production West Coast premiere
- Feature film project
- Awards
- References
Characters
Plot synopsis
Set in the San Juan Hill section of New York City in 1927, Joseph Barton, a recent Caribbean immigrant and follower of Marcus Garvey discovers to his horror that his daughter is keeping company with an uneducated African American man from the rural South.
Origins of the play
Eden is loosely based on the story of the playwright's parents. Horace Carter, Sr., a native of Virginia, and his wife, Carmen, who was born in New York of Caribbean descent, lived in New York City at the time of their son's birth.
Original off-Broadway production
Cast
Replacements
Los Angeles production (West Coast premiere)
Cast
Feature film project
In 1985, Carter wrote the screenplay A Time Called Eden, based on his play. It was set to go into production the following year, however, to date, the project remains unproduced.