A Shelter in Our Car

Season(s) Produced: 2007–2008

About A Shelter in Our Car

Following the death of her father, 11-year-old Zettie and her mother find themselves evicted from their 184th Street apartment. While Mama — a nurse back in Jamaica — studies to get a New York license, they sleep in their car, washing up in park restrooms.

“The current offering is unsophisticated yet endearing, with a heartwarming tug at the end.” – Variety

Show Credits

Book and Lyrics by Sophie Jaff
Music by Robert L. Wilson III
Based on the book by Monica Gunning

Directed and choreographed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

 

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What Audiences are Saying About
A Shelter in Our Car

A heartwarming tug

Unsophisticated yet endearing, with a heartwarming tug at the end.

— Variety