Only Some of God's Children or Mississippi Magnolias

by Paris Crayton III

Set two days after the 1963 March on Washington, John Malachi Curtis, and his best friend, William Cochise Brown, return home to Mississippi to unpack all of the emotions left over from the March, only to find, John's son, Ezekiel, has been attacked during a sit-in protest. Betty, John's wife, wants to leave Mississippi for good but the promise of land and remnants of love makes John unwilling to do so. Only...

Set two days after the 1963 March on Washington, John Malachi Curtis, and his best friend, William Cochise Brown, return home to Mississippi to unpack all of the emotions left over from the March, only to find, John's son, Ezekiel, has been attacked during a sit-in protest. Betty, John's wife, wants to leave Mississippi for good but the promise of land and remnants of love makes John unwilling to do so. Only Some of God's Children or Mississippi Magnolias is a story of five different flowers just waiting to bloom.

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  • Lainie Vansant: Only Some of God's Children or Mississippi Magnolias

    A beautiful (but tragic) look at Black southerners during the civil rights movement. Crayton has deftly balanced characters who are trying to do what's right but don't always know what that is. Very nice work, with fun challenges for actors and designers alike.

    A beautiful (but tragic) look at Black southerners during the civil rights movement. Crayton has deftly balanced characters who are trying to do what's right but don't always know what that is. Very nice work, with fun challenges for actors and designers alike.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Sonoma Arts Live, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization The Lark, Year 2018

Awards

  • Weissberger Awarrd
    Williamstown Theatre Festival
    Finalist
    2024
  • The Judith Royer Award for excellence in playwrighting
    Finalist
    2023
  • The Del Shores Foundation Writers Award
    The Del Shores Foundation
    Runner Up
    2022
  • American Blues Theatre Playwriting Award
    American Blues Theatre
    Finalist
    2022