Split in Three by Daryl Lisa Fazio

The Mississippi Delta. 1969. The Supreme Court has put its foot down and in this last county, desegregation must dissolve. Poor, white sisters, Nola and Nell, one grounded by cynicism and the other by faith, live day-to-day. Until they discover a mixed-race, highly-educated sister they never knew they had. And in a place where separation begets isolation, difference turns out to be a saving grace.
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Split in Three

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    31 Oct. 2019
    “ This is a powerful and moving story of a family coming together across race against the backdrop of integration in the South, and I was blown away by the dialogue, the story and the characters. Read it and produce it! So relevant! ”
  • Jason Parrish:
    7 Apr. 2015
    “ SPLIT IN THREE was read as part of Florida Rep's inaugural festival of new works on 2014, and was selected immediately for a world Premiere to close our 2014-15 season. We've spent the past year nurturing it's development.

    The play is powerful, very funny, crisply and honestly written, full of heart, hope, and humanity. It is an important story about family dynamics, sisterhood, and America's checkered past with civil rights. It's a very personal story set against the backdrop of America's civil rights struggle.

    Most importantly, Daryl's play introduces three AMAZING, complex roles for women (and two for men). ”

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Florida Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2014
  • Workshop
    ,
    Essential Theatre Festival
    ,
    2012
  • Reading
    ,
    New Stage Theatre Eudora Welty New Play Series
    ,
    2007
  • Reading
    ,
    Truman State University
    ,
    2006

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Aurora Theatre
    ,
    2017
  • Professional
    ,
    Florida Repertory Theatre
    ,
    2015