Berta, Berta
by Angelica Chéri
Inspired by the legendary prison song "Berta, Berta" that originated on Parchman Farm, Mississippi State Penitentiary, the play Berta, Berta offers a fictional account of the song's origins.
After committing an unforgivable crime and doomed to surrender his freedom, Leroy is granted one final wish: a chance to make amends with his long lost lover Berta. Their reunion swells from a quarrelsome conjuring of the...
Inspired by the legendary prison song "Berta, Berta" that originated on Parchman Farm, Mississippi State Penitentiary, the play Berta, Berta offers a fictional account of the song's origins.
After committing an unforgivable crime and doomed to surrender his freedom, Leroy is granted one final wish: a chance to make amends with his long lost lover Berta. Their reunion swells from a quarrelsome conjuring of the past to an impassioned plot to escape the fate that awaits them.
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