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Overview
Synopsis
Ashes of Light is an impassioned portrait of a family in crisis. Over the course of two evenings mother and son, two estranged generations of Dominicans living in New York City, attempt to rekindle the love and appreciation for each other and their roots. However, unexpectedly revealed, intimate secrets threaten to destroy an already thin bond.
Show Information
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Mature Audiences (M)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2011
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Settings
- Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- The Present, A small efficiency style apartment in Upper West Side Manhattan
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Adult Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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