By The Way, Meet Vera Stark at The Naples Players

Its the Golden Age of Hollywood, and aspiring starlet Vera Stark works as a maid to Gloria Mitchell, an aging star grasping at her fading career. Worlds collide when Vera lands a trailblazing role in an antebellum epic starringher boss. While Veras portrayal of a slave turns out to be groundbreaking, decades later scholars and film buffs still grapple with the actress legacy in Hollywood and the impact that race had on her controversial career. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottages fast-paced, sly satire will take you on a seventy-year journey through Veras life and the cultural climate that shaped her.

Authors

• Lynn Nottage