The Amen Corner James Baldwin Pdf
The Twin Cities' own Greta Oglesby returns to the Guthrie thrust stage for the first time since her groundbreaking portrayal in Caroline, or Change — a performance critics hailed as 'pitch-perfect,' 'brilliant,' and the 'performance of a lifetime' — to play the charismatic Sister Margaret Alexander in James Baldwin's inspiring play with music. The fiery and unfaltering Sister Margaret, leader of a devoted congregation in Harlem, has dedicated years of her life to serving the Lord. But when her son unexpectedly reunites her with her estranged husband, a jazz musician, she risks losing her standing in the church and the son she has tried to keep on a religious path. Produced by Penumbra Theatre Company and directed by Penumbra's founder and artistic director Lou Bellamy, The Amen Corner features music by a 10-member gospel choir from Minneapolis' Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.
Publication date 1954 Pages 144 The Amen Corner is a three-act. It was Baldwin's first attempt at following. It was first published in 1954, and inspired a short-lived. The play was revived at the in London in summer 2013.
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Plot [ ] The play addresses themes of the role of a in an family and the effect of a poverty born of on an African-American community. The Amen Corner takes place in two settings: a ‘‘corner’’ church in Harlem and the apartment dwelling of Margaret Alexander, the church pastor, and of her son, David, and sister Odessa. After giving a fiery Sunday morning sermon, Margaret is confronted by the unexpected arrival of her long estranged husband, Luke, who collapses from illness shortly thereafter. Their son, David, along with several elders of the congregation, learn from Luke that, while Margaret had led everyone to believe that he had abandoned her with their son years ago, it was in fact Margaret who had left a dysfunctional Luke and pursued a religious life. This information precipitates confrontations between Margaret and her son, her congregation, and her estranged husband, regarding what they perceive as the hypocritical nature of her religious convictions, and the breakup of her family. After an important conversation with his dying father, David informs Margaret that he is leaving home to pursue his calling as a jazz musician. On his deathbed, Luke declares to Margaret that he has always loved her, and that she should not have left him.