Follow Me to Nellie's

by Dominique Morisseau

Follow Me to Nellie's takes place in the home of the infamous Nellie Jackson's, where a hopeless blues singer is looking for a way out, a brave freedom fighter is looking for a way in, and a house of downtrodden women are looking for a new day. In 1955 Mississippi, during the reign of segregation, the price of attaining their dreams may cost them everything. Dominique Morisseau's play takes a harrowing look at those who risked everything so that all Americans could be afforded the opportunity to vote.








Genres: Plays

118 pages, Paperback

Published April 4, 2022

About the author

Dominique Morisseau is an American playwright and actress from Detroit, Michigan. She has authored over nine plays, three of which are part of a cycle titled The Detroit Projects. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship for 2018.

Reviews

[Aaron Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is good. It has a strong sense of the kind of historical/theatrical fiction August Wilson gave us, with a similar use of the theatre—musical sections and a sense of ghosts, at least. Follow Me to Nellie's has some striking theatrical moments, but I think Morisseau's writing is a tad too realistic for my taste. There's a few too many historical facts that are included clunkily, and the play doesn't quite feel like it's part of a world bigger than itself, despite its historical accuracy and its important setting. But I liked this a lot: the characters are deeply affecting, and the whorehouse setting feels original and intriguing.

[Breanne]

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