Set in North St. Louis in the summer of 1958 'Pennies for the Boatman' offers a dual profile of Helen a stolid African-American seamstress and Camilla the tempestuous prodigal sister who roars back into town like a force of nature. The storm stirred up by Camilla's unexpected arrival unearths long buried family secrets leaving behind both a trail of calamities and a glimmer of unforeseen hope. This production thoughtfully explores family dynamics race relations and class differences in an accessible melodrama.
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Family drama set in the Deep South of America in the '50s. In north St Louis in 1958, Helen (Jackie Thompson), an African American seamstress, lives her creative life peacefully until her sister Camilla (Andrea Purnell) unexpectedly arrives back in the city. It's not long before Camilla's return stirs up old family tension and previously buried secrets as she leaves behind a whirlwind trail of destruction.
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