Porgy’s Ghost: Dorothy Heyward’s Life, Works and Contribution to an American Classic

While many know the story line of Porgy and Bess, the great American opera set in Charleston, and they may remember that it was the work of George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, that is
not the whole story. The woman who helped create this classic has been left out of the narrative. Harlan Greene will examine her life (she had 7 plays on Broadway and wrote 2 novels) and restores credit to her.