The Art and Practice of Directing for Theatre

Appendix B

Front Porch Requiem

Paul B. Crook

Front Porch Requiem

Characters

Oparee	Elderly Southern woman—but not a “belle.” She is a woman who has worked hard all of her life and is somewhat beaten down. Still, she has a wonderfully sharp tongue and wit, and relentlessly plods on doing what she feels is right.
Estelle	Another elderly Southern woman—more of a “belle” than Oparee, but she has had to work in life also. She is more vivacious than Oparee, and takes the castigations of her friend with the proverbial grain of salt—most of the time.

Setting

The front porch of a small Alabama town. August. Hot, humid, and miserable. If the porch is represented fully, it should not be the porch of a mansion, nor should it be the porch ...