Winner of the Governor General's Award for Drama. Winner of the Chalmers Play Award. A rhapsodic blues tragedy. "Harlem Duet" could be the prelude to Shakepeare's "Othello," and recounts the tale of Othello and his first wife Billie (yes, before Desdemona). Set in contemporary Harlem at the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X boulevards, the play explores the space where race and sex intersect. "Harlem Duet" is Billie's story.

The plays in this anthology pit individual against community and cause readers to rethink the associations placed on skin color, language, and assumptions regarding someone's past. Includes "Afrika Solo" by Djanet Sears, "Come Good Rain" by George Seremba, and "Je me souviens" by Lorena Gale.