Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play

by David Robson

In Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play by David Robson literary legends Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes team up to write a Broadway play—but artistic dreams give way to betrayal, ego, and heartbreak. Set during the Harlem Renaissance and inspired by true events, this sharp, soulful drama explores the fragility of friendship, the weight of ambition, and what happens when the dream is deferred.

In Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play by David Robson literary legends Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes team up to write a Broadway play—but artistic dreams give way to betrayal, ego, and heartbreak. Set during the Harlem Renaissance and inspired by true events, this sharp, soulful drama explores the fragility of friendship, the weight of ambition, and what happens when the dream is deferred.

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  • Peter Fenton: Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play by David Robson
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    I had the pleasure tonight of watching the first-ever reading of this play out loud as part of its workshop at Passage Theatre in Trenton, NJ. David Robson is a playwright incredibly gifted at bringing historical figures to life as real human beings through authentic research and excellent dialogue, and does so in this play for Zora and Langston. MULEHEADED also organically raises incisive questions about authorship, Blackness, colorism, sexism. Read this play, then go see it at Passage in 2026!

    I had the pleasure tonight of watching the first-ever reading of this play out loud as part of its workshop at Passage Theatre in Trenton, NJ. David Robson is a playwright incredibly gifted at bringing historical figures to life as real human beings through authentic research and excellent dialogue, and does so in this play for Zora and Langston. MULEHEADED also organically raises incisive questions about authorship, Blackness, colorism, sexism. Read this play, then go see it at Passage in 2026!

    ”

Character Information

  • ZORA
    Thirties
    African American/Black
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • LANGSTON
    Twenties
    African American/Black
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • LOUISE
    Twenties
    African American/Black
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

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