[3 women, 2 men]

The Mississippi Delta. 1969. The Supreme Court has put its foot down and in this last county, segregation must dissolve. Poor, white sisters, Nola and Nell, one grounded by cynicism and the other by faith, live day-to-day. Until they discover a distant sister they never knew they had. And in a place where separation begets isolation, difference turns out to be a saving grace.

“…HAUNTING, FUNNY, HEARTBREAKING AND DEEPLY SATISFYING.”
—The News-Press

“…THIS IS A LOVELY PLAY. Like William Inge, Fazio is quite good at drawing a scene that seems ordinary, then slowly revealing its crumbling foundation. … As a story that ultimately hints at redemption and healing, the working out of the complicated knots of family ties, that is an asset and a blessing.”
—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A Southerner herself, [Fazio] has created complex, three-dimensional characters who are multi-layered and intriguing. [This play] is also very, very humorous. SPLIT IN THREE IS A TRIUMPH.”
—Florida Weekly

“…a compelling, often funny, ultimately rewarding piece that goes a long way in bringing this volatile moment of history to vivid life. Ms. Fazio has created a family that seems real…[and has] put them in a stew of a plot peppered with the perfect flavoring of dialogue, incident, and surprise.”
—Atlanta Theatre Buzz

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• May, 2021: Production, The Ritz Theatre, Tennessee Valley Arts, Tuscumbia, AL (director: Stephanie Vickers)
• Dec 7-17, 2017: Production, Terrific New Theatre, Birmingham, AL (director: Michael Flowers)
• May 4-28, 2017: Production, Aurora Theatre, Atlanta/Lawrenceville, GA (director: Justin Anderson)
• April-May/2015: WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION, Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, FL (director: Justin Anderson)
• May/2014: Developmental Reading, Florida Repertory Theatre PlayLab, Fort Myers, FL (director: Greg Longenhagen)
• July/2012: Workshop & Staged Reading, Essential Theatre Festival, Atlanta, GA (director/dramaturg: Amber Bradshaw)
• April/2007: Reading, New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS as a winner in their Eudora Welty New Plays Festival
• February/2006: Reading, Truman State University

REVIEWS

• FRONT ROW REVIEWERS: The Ritz Theatre’s Split in Three Warms with Tenderness, Humanity, and Depth
• ATLANTA THEATRE BUZZ: Split in Three, Shades of Gray
• ATLANTA-JOURNAL CONSTITUTION: Split in Three looks at race and paternity
• FLORIDA WEEKLY: Florida Rep World Premiere of ‘Split in Three’ a Wild Success
• THE NEWS-PRESS: Three sisters confront racism in ‘Split in Three’

ARTICLES

• Interview and Article from Atlanta Public Radio/WABE’s CITY LIGHTS: Split in Three Tackles Integration, Sisterhood in 1960s
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Florida Weekly
• Broadwayworld.com
• The News-Press

MEDIA

5-Minute “About the Play” Video (Florida Rep)

 15-Minute “Making Of…” Video (Florida Rep)

Production Photos (Aurora Theatre) —Photos by Christopher Bartelski
Featuring Elijah Marcano, Courtney Patterson, Falashay Pearson, Rhyn McLemore Saver, Travis Smith • Directed by Justin Anderson

The time I as playwright got to go on as Nola for three performances!

If you need a ride anyplace, you just ask

I’m the curious type, that’s all

You stay away from here

What makes somebody wanna help somebody else?

Just firecrackers

Stay here and be with us

I didn’t wanna wake nobody

You told me you hear God in the air

Hey…

It’s not like any other day.

I just wish he would’ve shared it sometimes

This ain’t a Sunday walk

Production Photos (Florida Rep) —Nick Adams Photography
Featuring Rachel Burttram, Zolan Henderson, Christian Koller, Tyler Layton, Robin LeMon • Directed by Justin Anderson

The Piggly Wiggly closed hours ago.

I just wanna make sure we’re safe. That’s all.

I’m a bad person.

This is the center of Hades you’d be strollin’ into.

Who is he?

You expect me to believe you don’t know what you look like?

You wanna use this uniform for somethin’ good one time?

Clifford can’t go to college…

I never shook a Negro’s hand before.

Am I in trouble?

Don’t tell me what to do.