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ONE ACT PLAY 3 : Gray Matter by Jeanettee D.Farr

Introduction- Jeanettee D.Farr is a contemporary American woman playwright. She has produced and directed a variety of plays. It is a short play about an encounter between an elderly White woman and a Black youth in the waiting room of a police station.

The Theme- Russell, a Black youth accuses Marge, a sixty six year old White woman of being racist but she denies it.

By the end of the play, the woman realizes that appearances can be deceptive.

The Affected Youth- Russell walks into the police station. Marge is seated inside.

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Immediately, she moves her purse closer to herself. Russell is taken aback when he notices her quick reaction. He accuses Marge of distrusting him because of his colour.

Troubled Marge- Marge is very upset when Russell blames her.

She pretends that she had only wanted to take a piece of gum from her purse. Russell asks for a piece of gum and Marge gets irritated. She had immediately assumed that he