Dame Lorraine (play)
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Written bysteve carter
Date premieredMarch 27, 1981
Place premieredVictory Gardens Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Original languageEnglish
| Dame Lorraine | |
|---|---|
| Written by | steve carter |
| Date premiered | March 27, 1981 |
| Place premiered | Victory Gardens Theatre Chicago, Illinois |
| Original language | English |
| Series | The Caribbean Trilogy: Eden Nevis Mountain Dew Dame Lorraine |
| Subject | An elderly Caribbean couple anxiously await the return of their son from prison |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | 1980s; Modestly furnished apartment in Harlem, New York |
Dame Lorraine is a 1981 play by American playwright Steve Carter. Set in the 1980s, it is the third of Carter's Caribbean trilogy. Dame Lorraine explores a family who has lost all of their sons, except one. The last son is returning from a long sentence in prison.
