Krista Henry, Staff Reporter

The cast of 'Not About Eve': (from top) Sabrena McDonald, Dorothy Cunningham and Karen Harriott. - Contributed

The play to look out for this holiday season, Not About Eve, showcases three generations of females as they struggle to deal with various burdens.

Karl Williams, celebrated for the The Black that I Am, returns with his first theatrical piece. Williams originally started the script back in 2001 but resurrected it this year.

"TheBlack that I am was really a poem. Brian Heap took that and created a theatrical piece. This time I created my own theatrical piece, it's my first time writing and putting out a play,"

Opening on December 26, at the Pantry Playhouse, Not About Eve will run for six weeks and is directed by Michael Daley.

Female's perspective

As a male writing from a female's perspective Williams had a few initial challenges, but hopes to prove it is just a matter of placing himself in another's shoes.

For the leads, Williams wanted three distinctive women to capture the role, which he found in Dorothy Cunningham, Karen Harriott and Sabrena McDonald.

He elaborated that "Rehearsals are going very well, the actresses are excited about the work and I feel when Jamaicans view the play - because of its strong emphasis on the different types of challenges that family's face - they will have no problem relating to it."

Backbone of the family

"I thought about doing a family play, I had a fascination with doing three females on stage. A matriarch who's the backbone of the family, who grew up in rural Jamaica. A daughter who is like her and tries not to be. A play about women but doesn't leave out the men, even though they are not on stage, there is constant mention of them," he said.

Not About Eve is an intensely dramatic piece than patrons are used to during the holiday season, but Williams claims he isn't intimidated, as the Jamaican audience is underestimated.