One Act
Drama
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The Magnolia Ballet


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Synopsis

Z, a gay teenager, and his father live together in a crumbling old house in rural Georgia. When Z discovers a trove of mysterious love letters among his late grandfather’s belongings, he goes on a journey of self discovery that just may have the power to wake the dead. THE MAGNOLIA BALLET is a Southern Gothic fable about a Queer Black boy, his father, and the ghosts that live in the walls of their old family home.

Casting & Production


Casting

EZEKIEL MITCHELL VI (Z) — Black kid. 17. He’s not like the other boys, if you know what I mean.
EZEKIEL MITCHELL V — Black man. 34. Tough. A dreamer.
APPARITION — Black man. The ancestors. Shapeshifter.
DANNY MITCHELL— White kid. 17. He grew up going fishing barefoot.

Setting

Place
Somewhere in the swamps of Georgia.

Time
The recent past.