Intimate Apparel (play)
| Intimate Apparel | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lynn Nottage | 
| Characters | Esther Mrs. Dickson Mrs. Van Buren Mr. Marks Mayme George | 
| Date premiered | February 21, 2003 | 
| Place premiered | Center Stage, Baltimore | 
| Original language | English | 
| Setting | Lower Manhattan | 
Intimate Apparel is a play written by Lynn Nottage. The play was originally a co-production and co-commission between Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland, and South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California. The play is set in New York City in 1905 and concerns a young African-American woman who travels to New York to pursue her dreams, becoming an independent woman as a seamstress.