Southbridge

by Reginald Edmund

The second play in Reginald Edmund's City of the Bayou Collection, A white widow is assaulted; and angry mob is at the jail house door, screaming. "Lynch him!". The only way to untangle the truth about the events is for the accused,Christopher C. Davis, to look into the events that have lead him to a tree stump in Athens Ohio in the year 1881. Based on historical events

2009 National Runner up for the Lorraine...

The second play in Reginald Edmund's City of the Bayou Collection, A white widow is assaulted; and angry mob is at the jail house door, screaming. "Lynch him!". The only way to untangle the truth about the events is for the accused,Christopher C. Davis, to look into the events that have lead him to a tree stump in Athens Ohio in the year 1881. Based on historical events

2009 National Runner up for the Lorraine Hansberry Award and the Rosa Parks National Playwriting Award.

2010 Winner of the Southern Playwrights' Competition

2013 Winner of Edgerton New American Play Award

2013 Winner of Black Theatre Alliance Award for Best New Play.

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  • Cheryl Bear: Southbridge

    A captivating mystery, an intimate look at relationships above and below board. A cautionary tale of the dangers of going against the rules that is mesmerizing! Vividly painted, it comes right off the page. Spellbinding!

    A captivating mystery, an intimate look at relationships above and below board. A cautionary tale of the dangers of going against the rules that is mesmerizing! Vividly painted, it comes right off the page. Spellbinding!

  • Aleks Merilo: Southbridge

    A taught mystery full of deeply realized characters, and a horrifying reveal. I watched a workshop of this play and still remember the audience gasping during the plays labyrinth of twists. Though based in history, it feels deeply and tragically relevant today.

    A taught mystery full of deeply realized characters, and a horrifying reveal. I watched a workshop of this play and still remember the audience gasping during the plays labyrinth of twists. Though based in history, it feels deeply and tragically relevant today.

  • Hallie Palladino: Southbridge

    This play has an suspenseful eleventh hour start and the story unfurls in a dynamic way full of revelations. Christopher, nicknamed Stranger, can see into everybody's future but his own and won't heed the warnings of his intuitive wife Nadia. Southbridge examines the nuances of relationships between black and white citizens of a small town in 1880s Ohio and the way those relationships are laced with prejudice, jealousy and danger. A heart stopping story of ambition, passion and regret that will keep you guessing until the end.

    This play has an suspenseful eleventh hour start and the story unfurls in a dynamic way full of revelations. Christopher, nicknamed Stranger, can see into everybody's future but his own and won't heed the warnings of his intuitive wife Nadia. Southbridge examines the nuances of relationships between black and white citizens of a small town in 1880s Ohio and the way those relationships are laced with prejudice, jealousy and danger. A heart stopping story of ambition, passion and regret that will keep you guessing until the end.

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Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Chicago Dramatists, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Uprooted Theatre, Year 2013