Interview 4: An Interview with Djanet Sears About Writing and Directing Harlem Duet
Abstract
In this chapter Kailin Wright interviews Djanet Sears about writing and directing Harlem Duet (1997). The chapter discusses the play&s;s adaptation of Shakespeare, its many intertexts, and the many maternal figures in the play. Billie longs to have children, her sister-in-law Amah&s;s name means “mother,” and her landlady has plans to marry and start her own family. In the interview, Sears and Wright explore the play&s;s dramatization of the loss of the dream for a nuclear Black family.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theatre and Performance Studies
Shakespeare
Adaptation
and Literary Criticism
Theater
Performance
and Music History
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 258–268
- Publication date
- 20 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter