Overview
Character Name
Berniece
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
the hill district, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 1936
Analysis
Boy Willie’s 35-year-old sister and the mother of Maretha. Berniece is still in mourning for her husband, Crawley, who died three years earlier. She blames Crawley’s death on Boy Willie, which explains her attitude towards him. She refuses to let Boy Willie take the piano
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