The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHT) and Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) present a reading of The Perfect Wife by Karen Lewis.

To what lengths would you go to preserve a love based on delusion?

Paul and “Natalie” appear to share an ideal May/December marriage until Paul’s daughter Sarah reveals their relationship is a sham. “Natalie” is actually Paul’s other daughter Kathy; cast in the role of wife by Paul’s worsening dementia.

Kathy has managed to avoid sharing Paul’s bed. But when Sarah’s attempt to drive a wedge between them backfires, Kathy is forced to make a choice that preserves his dignity and his illusion of her as the “perfect wife”.

The Perfect Wife won the 2012 Stanley Drama Award from Wagner College, was a semi-finalist in the National Playwrights Conference, and chosen for the 2013 nuVoices  Play Festival at The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte. Karen L. Lewis (WGA & Dramatists Guild) has had productions and readings regionally and off Broadway and has won various awards.

The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre at MoAD is a collaboration that connects theater and the visual arts, bringing both audiences together, making each art form more accessible and relevant to both constituencies and providing context across art forms. Each presentation will be followed by an audience discussion.

Free for MoAD Members and LHT Subscribers

General Admission $10 | Students & Seniors $5