English Be Work
OLD STORY TIME
ABOUT TREVOR RHONE * Born in 1940 and died in 2009. * He grew up in Bellas Gate, a village in rural St. Catherine, Jamaica. * He attended St. Jago High School between 1952-57. * He attended Rose Bruford College in Kent, England between 1960-63. * He, along with seven companions, started the Barn theatre.
TREVOR RHONE'S PLAYS * It's Not My fault Baby, 1967. * The Gadget, 1968. * Cinderella (Musical), 1969. * Smile Orange, 1971. * Music Boy , 1971. * Sleeper, 1972. * Comic Strip, 1973. * School's Out, 1974. * Old Story Time, 1979. * Everyman, 1980. * Two Can Play, 1982. * Family Planning (Musical), 1989. * The Game , 1989. * The Power, 1992. * One Stop Driver, 1992. * Dear Counselor, 1997. * Bellas Gate Boy, 2002.
TREVOR RHONE'S FILMS * The Harder They Come, 1969. * Smile Orange, 1974. * Milk and Honey, 1988. * Top Rankin'
SUMMARY
This play is about a mother who wants the best for her child. As a result, she isolates him from the children in the neighbourhood and forcibly encourages him to study. The result of her 'encouragement' is that he obtains a scholarship to go to University in England, travels the world, obtains a PhD, and gets an excellent job in the banking sector in Kingston,Jamaica. Alongside her encouragement, regarding education, however, is her castigation of the Black race. She tells her son that Black is not good, therefore, he must try to court Margaret, the reverend's daughter who, it is implied, is white. He attempted to accommodate his mother and was brutally humiliated. This incident, however, led to him meeting his future wife, the dark skinned Lois. Mama does not react well to their marriage and maintains the belief that Lois has worked obeah on her son in order to obtain and keep him. We learn that Lois is, in fact, dedicated to Len. So much so that she embezels the bank's money in order to support
ABOUT TREVOR RHONE * Born in 1940 and died in 2009. * He grew up in Bellas Gate, a village in rural St. Catherine, Jamaica. * He attended St. Jago High School between 1952-57. * He attended Rose Bruford College in Kent, England between 1960-63. * He, along with seven companions, started the Barn theatre.
TREVOR RHONE'S PLAYS * It's Not My fault Baby, 1967. * The Gadget, 1968. * Cinderella (Musical), 1969. * Smile Orange, 1971. * Music Boy , 1971. * Sleeper, 1972. * Comic Strip, 1973. * School's Out, 1974. * Old Story Time, 1979. * Everyman, 1980. * Two Can Play, 1982. * Family Planning (Musical), 1989. * The Game , 1989. * The Power, 1992. * One Stop Driver, 1992. * Dear Counselor, 1997. * Bellas Gate Boy, 2002.
TREVOR RHONE'S FILMS * The Harder They Come, 1969. * Smile Orange, 1974. * Milk and Honey, 1988. * Top Rankin'
SUMMARY
This play is about a mother who wants the best for her child. As a result, she isolates him from the children in the neighbourhood and forcibly encourages him to study. The result of her 'encouragement' is that he obtains a scholarship to go to University in England, travels the world, obtains a PhD, and gets an excellent job in the banking sector in Kingston,Jamaica. Alongside her encouragement, regarding education, however, is her castigation of the Black race. She tells her son that Black is not good, therefore, he must try to court Margaret, the reverend's daughter who, it is implied, is white. He attempted to accommodate his mother and was brutally humiliated. This incident, however, led to him meeting his future wife, the dark skinned Lois. Mama does not react well to their marriage and maintains the belief that Lois has worked obeah on her son in order to obtain and keep him. We learn that Lois is, in fact, dedicated to Len. So much so that she embezels the bank's money in order to support