THE STORY: The joys and sorrows of black womanhood are at issue in SUGAR-MOUTH SAM DON’T DANCE NO MORE. Sammy, a charming but unreliable drifter, returns unexpectedly to Verda Mae, his on-again/off-again love. This time Sammy promises to stay, and an-nounces that he has left his wife for good, but Verda Mae, after a lifetime of such assurances, won’t be convinced. Ironically, in the end, it is Verda Mae’s growing sense of independence that leads her to the loneliness and abandonment she fears will be her inevitable fate. It is the joys and sorrows of black womanhood which are at issue. Sammy, a charming but unreliable drifter, returns unexpectedly to Verda Mae, his on-again-off-again love. This time Sammy promises to stay, and announces that he has left his wife once and for all. But Verda Mae, after a lifetime of such assurances, is not easily convinced. And, ironically, it is her growing sense of independence which, in the end, leads to the loneliness and abandonment which are her unwelcome, but inevitable, fate.
“Evans knows how to structure drama and how to impart a flow to his naturalistic dialogue.” —New Orleans Times-Picayune.
“There is a sharpness in the writing.” —The New York Times.
Included in the collection
The Prodigals.
