"The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana. A Play in Five Acts" by Dion Boucicault is a play set on a Louisiana plantation, where themes of race, love, and prejudice clash. The story revolves around Zoe, a mixed-race woman, and her struggle with identity amidst class struggles and racial tensions within a divided society, as George Peyton returns from Europe to face inheriting a financially troubled plantation, his growing feelings for Zoe challenge the societal norms. The play kicks off at the Terrebonne plantation, depicting daily life as George interacts with relatives and learns of his inheritance, which quickly highlights the relationship and tensions between George and Zoe, setting the scene for a dramatic showdown involving personal conflicts and significant social issues.
The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana. A Play in Five acts
By Dion Boucicault
Amidst plantation life a mixed-race woman's destiny intertwines with forbidden love, revealing the harsh realities of race and prejudice.
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About the AuthorDionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. The New York Times hailed him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century,"; he and his second wife, Agnes Robertson Boucicault, applied for and received American citizenship in 1873.
Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. The New York Times hailed him in his obituary as "the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century,"; he and his second wife, Agnes Robertson Boucicault, applied for and received American citizenship in 1873.
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