Joelle Lamarre's play THE VIOLET HOUR explores the career of internationally acclaimed soprano Leontyne Price and her rise to prominence during the 50’s and 60’s, despite the segregation and discrimination prevalent in America.  Tracing Price’s career from her hometown of Laurel, Mississippi, to her final performance at New York's Metropolitan Opera House in 1985, Lamarre vividly portrays the living legend, singing repertoire including gospel hymns, Gershwin, Verdi and Barber.