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Fucking A

  • Suzan-Lori Parks
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Not Applicable
  • 5M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573709210

Suzan-Lori Park's riff on The Scarlet Letter is an otherworldly tale involving a noble mother and her wayward son. In this wild-eyed blend of story and song, Hester's branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence and sacrifice.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Not Applicable
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Intense Adult Themes, Strong Language, Smoking

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Fucking A is an otherworldly tale involving a noble mother, her wayward son and others. Hester Smith, the revered and reviled local abortionist, hatches a plan to buy her jailed son’s freedom—and nothing will deter Hester from her quest.

In this violent and wild-eyed blend of story and song, which harkens to Brechtian and Jacobean structure, Hester’s branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence and sacrifice.
REVIEWS:

"Timeless and enduringly relevant."

 The New York Times

"Critics' Pick! Timeless and enduringly relevant. As harrowing as it is witty!"

 Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"Four stars! Like Hester’s bloodily branded A, the play leaves an indelible mark."

 Raven Snook, Time Out New York

"A fiery, raw-throated shout in the face of hypocrisy, privilege and injustice."

 Sara Holdren, New York Magazine

"An expressionistic and politically charged exploration of class, family and violence, studded with jarring bursts of humor and song."

 Raven Snook, Time Out New York

Premiere Production:

Fucking A was originally produced by DiverseWorks for Infernal Bridegroom Productions in Houston, Texas, on February 24, 2000. The play debuted off-Broadway at the Public Theater on February 25, 2003. In August 2017, Signature Theatre Company presented Fucking A, in conjunction with Parks' play In the Blood, at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre.

Characters

  • Casting: 5M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
  • Casting Notes: The play calls for 11 actors with some doubling.

  • HESTER SMITH – the Abortionist
    CANARY MARY – a friend of Hester's and a kept woman
    THE MAYOR
    THE FIRST LADY
    BUTCHER
    MONSTER
    FREEDOM FUND LADY
    SCRIBE
    FIRST HUNTER
    SECOND HUNTER
    THIRD HUNTER
    JAILBAIT
    GUARD
    WAITING WOMAN #1
    WAITING WOMAN #2
    3 FRESHLY FREED PRISONERS

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    Fucking A is an otherworldly tale involving a noble mother, her wayward son and others. Hester Smith, the revered and reviled local abortionist, hatches a plan to buy her jailed son’s freedom—and nothing will deter Hester from her quest.

    In this violent and wild-eyed blend of story and song, which harkens to Brechtian and Jacobean structure, Hester’s branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence and sacrifice.

    		$24.95

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