Sister WomenMark Dunn
Deep in the Heart - AVAILABLE NOW!
A serious comedy about the value of family and
friendship, the importance of self-forgiveness, and the
special healing joy that comes to those who know
how to "drink life to the dregs," Deep in the Heart,
adapted from the award-winning comedy-drama
The Deer and the Antelope Play, tells the story of an
East Texas family – a mother, daughter, and
grandmother – who face tragedy and assorted
misfortunes head-on with the help of the strange
young woman who comes to live with them: a
possible ex-hooker.
Deep in the Heart:
PIGmalion
Inspired by Pygmalion, Shaw's classic drawing room
tale of language and class division, and its musical
incarnation, My Fair Lady, PIGmalion tells the story
of one Eliza Doolittle—the daughter of a hardscrabble
Mississippi pig farmer—who sells homemade pork
rinds at the Tri-Counties Fair and Livestock Show,
and dreams of someday working as a waitress at
"one of those nice downtown barbecue restaurants
where all the tourists go."
PIGmalion:
Dix Tableaux
The story of friendship between two women in their
sixties is played out over the course of ten years,
each year representing another reunion for Beverly
Duggins and Addie Spools.
Van Choc Straw
Althea Witlin has one jigsaw puzzle among her large
collection that she's never worked. It contains 5,000
pieces, and she has less than a day to finish it
because poor health has forced her to move in with
her younger sister, Ina, … without her puzzles.
Belles
Set in 1988, Belles, based on the award-winning
play by the same name, tells the story of the six
Walker sisters who hail from Memphis but now
are scattered all over the country. Only Peggy, the
oldest, still lives at home with Mama and must
contend singly with all of Mama's idiosyncrasies.
Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain
Southern sass, tears and charm engage as five bank
tellers in 1993 speak their hearts and brew lots of
coffee in this comedy-drama about the things that
get told in places where men do not trod.
Mark Dunn
Mark Dunn is the award-winning author of several books and numerous plays. His first novel Ella Minnow Pea was the winner of the Borders Original Voices competition, a finalist for Booksense Book of the Year, and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. Mark's latest novel Under the Harrow was published by MacAdam/Cage earlier this year. A dozen of his full length plays have been published in acting edition, including Belles and Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain, which together have received over 150 productions throughout the world. These two plays along with four others about southern women make up Sister Women -- Six stories about women in the American South.
Mark lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Mary. Mark is Vice President and co-founder of PULA, People United for Libraries in Africa, which builds libraries in Africa and sends books to needful groups there.
Deep in the Heart
