This world premiere play, by acclaimed Philadelphia writer and Penn’s Village member Lorene Cary, explores the life and last year of Lorene’s Nana – a fiercely strong and independent woman who now needs the care of others.  Ladysitting captures the ruptures, love, and forgiveness that can occur in a family through stories of five generations of their African American ancestors, and bears witness to her grandmother’s 101 vibrant years of life.  Penn’s Village reserved a block of 20 tickets for members to see the play, and those who were interested joined in a happy hour afterward at National Mechanics, 22 S. 3rd St.

Lorene Cary is author of the memoirs Ladysitting and Black Ice, three novels, and a book for young readers. She teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and has written a one-act opera of Ladysitting and a play, My General Tubman.

This was an in-person program at Arden Theatre, 40 N. 2nd St., which is fully accessible.