Essential Theatre World Premiere - Jim Crow and the Rhythm Darlings by Vynnie Meli July 16, 2009

A powerful and provocative drama about an African-American, all-female jazz band touring the Deep South during World War Two with a white sax player at a time when women were not commonly accepted into the all-male world of jazz music.

Winner of the 2009 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.

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