ABOUT THE SCRIPT
LENA AND LEONARD
Lena and Leonard meet the night before he leaves for basic training during World War II. Lena moves on with her life and a new relationship with Mad Williams, yet Leonard never leaves her mind or her heart. Leonard and Lena marry when he returns home but life isn’t easy and the city of Boston becomes its own powder keg of rules and regulations. This black couple accepted the challenge of war but can they survive a riot and each other?
TWO SCENES
Date Night at Wally's
Lena and Leonard have a rare date night when Fingers, Leonard's friend from his military days, comes to town to play a gig at Wally's. Now favored sons in Europe, Fingers and his band are embraced by his adopted home once the war is over. The Morgan household is in chaos with Lena's cousin Mabel in charge of the children as the Lena and Leonard head out.
The Front Porch is the Boxing Ring
Leonard hopes to start his own construction business; he thinks he will have a better chance if he moves his growing family to his sister's home in Virginia. However, sometimes wherever you go you follow.
ACTORS READING
Lois P. Roach
Andrea Lyman
Chrystee Pharris
David J. Curtis
Kadahj Bennett
Naheem Garcia
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