"Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life" is a play written by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. The play is set in the fictional town of Eatonville, Florida, and centers around a dispute between two friends, Jim and Dave, over the ownership of a mule bone that they had planned to use for a dice game.
As the dispute escalates, the entire town becomes involved, taking sides and engaging in heated debates. The conflict between Jim and Dave eventually leads to a trial, presided over by the town's mayor, and the play culminates in a dramatic and unexpected twist.
Through the humor and satire of the play, Hughes and Hurston explore themes of identity, community, and power dynamics in African American society. The play also touches on issues of class and gender, as well as the complex relationships between African Americans and whites in the South.
"Mule Bone" was originally written in 1930, but was not staged until 1991, more than sixty years after it was written. The play is an important piece of African American literature and theater, and is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance. It showcases the unique collaboration between two of the most prominent voices of the era, Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
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