Stage Play "MAMA"
**Synopsis:** A mother is the backbone of a family, providing wisdom, family stories, and unconditional love. In the Whitman family, dignity and pride are passed down through generations. After a tough divorce, Deborah Whitfield-Parker hid her struggles from her children. With support from her parents, she finished school and built a successful catering business. Deborah’s children, Sharon and Sean, are her greatest treasures. Sharon recently married her best friend, Kevin Lee. As they learn to navigate marriage together, Sharon hopes to be as loving a mother as Deborah was. However, when Kevin’s career shifts, she realizes that real life is beginning. Sean, Deborah’s younger child, is a star athlete in college and enjoys his life with his girlfriend, Candice. However, he struggles to take his relationship seriously. He will soon learn that life needs more than just fun. Join this family as they experience lessons, love, and blessings in “Mama.”
8 roles
Grandmother Pearl Whitefield: Has the attitude of "Leddy" from A different World & Mona's mother from the sitcom "Half & Half.". She is very old school and old fashioned but, she is spicy and young at heart.
Grandfather William James Whitefield: is older man, warm, humorous presence. Like Bill Cosby's dad on The Cosby Show.
Deborah Whitefield Parker (The Mother): has the demeanor of the mom on the Brothers
Sean Parker (The Son): Morris Chestnut from the Best Man... Arrogant, cocky, know it all and not realizing what he needs as opposed to what he wants. He's about 20 - 23 years old.
Sharon Parker Lee (The Daughter and Wife): She is the bread winner and has the demeanor of Taraji P. Hensen in Uneasily Not Easily Broken mixed with a little of "Bird" from Soul Food the series. She’s about 28 - 33 years old.
Kevin Lee (Sharon’s Husband): serious like Idris Elba in Daddy's Little Girl's or Morris Chesnut in Not Easily Broken. About 28 - 33 years old.
Candice Williams (The Girlfriend): The attitude and demeanor of Justine (Theo's girlfriend) from the Cosby show. She’s about 20 - 23 years old.
Marilyn Powell (The Aunt): The attitude of Willona from Good Times, she will bring some of the humor to the play.
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