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Today, [Trevor Rhone] minus his mop of black hair but still lanky reflects in one of his anecdotal tales, "The play opened to a small house, way below my break-even point. The second and third nights were way, way, way below break-even. I was in debt up to my neck with no money for the advertising, to pay the actors, the rent, for food. I was at the edge of a precipice, facing financial ruin, debtor's jail, yet within me there was a feeling of exhilaration. I loved the play. It was refreshingly different, funny. I had written it in search of my identity and I found it. I was satisfied. Sadly (he thought) the play must close tomorrow. I looked forward to seeing the show one more time.
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'Smile Orange' Returns
SMILE ORANGE, the play that took Jamaica by storm some 38 years ago, is back for a limited run.
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