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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