America

The United States of America, with its history of racial tensions, is the broad strokes setting for the play. Its action unfolds within both its geo-political boundaries and its socio-cultural ones, specifically those constructed around and within issues associated with race.

New York City

The city of New York is the locality in which the action of the play takes place. The play's story is played out within the context of the city's reputation and history for being a primary welcoming place for immigrants and outsiders, and as such, its reputation as a defining center for opportunity and achievement.

Brooklyn

The borough of Brooklyn, within the boundaries of New York City, is the area in which the action of the play is set. As the play portrays it, and at the time in which the play is set, Brooklyn was populated primarily by whites. This environment and circumstance...