TY - ABST T1 - “Day of Absence: A Satirical Fantasy” Y1 - 1966 A1 - Douglas Turner Ward (b. 1939) KW - African American author KW - Male author AB -

The play takes place in one typical dystopian small Southern town in which all the Negroes disappear for one day and shows how completely the whites are dependent on them. The play was first performed November 15, 1965, at the St. Mark’s Playhouse, New York.

JF - Happy Ending and Day of Absence. Two Plays PB - Dramatists Play Service CY - New York U5 -

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