The Dragonflies’ Daughters takes place in 2007 at the family’s beach house in Cape San Blas, Florida. Aderine and Sethalene have traveled there to settle the affairs of their late mother. The sisters discover that the house has been left to someone neither of them know, Naomi Locklear, a Lumbee Indian from Pembroke, NC, which is located in Robeson County.  Ultimately, the sisters are faced with reassessing their past relationships with the woman they knew as Mother. Robeson County, the home of the Lumbee Indians, encompasses a region and a people that even many southerners do not know exist. This play provides a view into the racial issues that the Lumbee have dealt with even up to today. The Dragonflies’ Daughters is a story that encompasses the universal need for forgiveness and acceptance and the magnificent ability of the human spirit to rise to that challenge. The Dragonflies’ Daughters Program download

CAST OF CHARACTERS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) 

• Aderine “Addie” Douglas Patterson: The older sister. Married to Carlton.  Two adult children. BS in English. Stay-at-home mom. Resides in Montgomery, AL.
• Sethalene “Sethie” Douglas Allen: The younger sister. Widowed. PhD in Sociology and Women’s Studies. Teaches at a private college in AL.
• Caroline Locklear: Naomi’s 70ish Lumbee cousin. Lives in Pembroke, NC
• Camilla Douglas: Late mother of Addie and Sethie.
• Naomi Locklear: Septuagenarian. Lumbee woman. Has lived her entire life in Pembroke, NC. Never married. Illiterate, but not simple.

Patsy B. Hawkins (Playwright, Director and Naomi Locklear). Patsy has been involved with community theatre mainly as a stage actor for the past 34 years. She has not only done print work, commercials, readings, but has also written several short plays. Most recently as a member of Shared Radiance, Patsy wrote and performed a monologue for Sisters of Mine illuminating the indigenous peoples of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy influence in respect to all women’s right to vote. Fourteen years ago, on a trip to Cape San Blas, FL, the premise for The Dragonflies’ Daughters came into being. Patsy would like to thank her amazing cast and crew for sharing this awesome flight with her. Patsy thanks husband Larry for all of his support oftentimes carrying more than his share so that she can revel in this moment in the sun. She also wants to thank Laura Tew, Ronald Headen, and Beth Sheffield for their enthusiastic support and unwavering belief that this story needed to be presented center stage. Patsy is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of Robeson County, NC.