Two South Carolina Plays

The White Problem gives voice to Richard Greener, the first African-American professor at the University of South Carolina, and Holy Ghost explores the strange racial and political dynamics in a lowcountry POW camp during World War II.

"In these two thoughtful plays, Jon Tuttle has captured one of the central themes of South Carolina history─the interaction of blacks and whites. Like the dramatists of ancient Greece, he has us come face to face with moral dilemmas in our society. The resulting denouement in both plays is absolutely riveting." —Walter Edgar, author of South Carolina: A History

"This fascinating collection, framed by two plays that trace two very distinct but complementary paths from idealism to disillusionment, teaches us much about the communities to which we choose to belong, those to which we are forced to belong, and the compromises that we make to find both individual and collective acceptance." —Mark Charney, Clemson University

"Whether historical or modern, Jon Tuttle's characters ring true. Their humanity never seems forced. They jump off the page and stand as real people dealing with the fascinating world the playwright has put them in." —Jim Thigpen, Artistic Director, Trustus Theatre