▁Show ▁a ▁tra gi - com ic ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁middle - class ▁black ▁family , ▁and ▁A ▁Lov es ong ▁for ▁Miss ▁L yd ia , ▁described ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁as ▁" a ▁P inter es que ▁encounter ▁of ▁two ▁elder ly ▁people ." ▁Evans ▁wrote ▁his ▁final ▁play , ▁When ▁Miss ▁M oll ie ▁Hit ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁B ars , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁Mary . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Evans ▁received ▁play writing ▁fellow ships ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁E igh teen ▁of ▁his ▁plays ▁have ▁been ▁produced , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁in ▁countries ▁including ▁Germany , ▁England ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁He ▁also ▁served , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁as ▁art istic ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Kar am u ▁House ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Don ▁Evans ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁A MP ART S ▁Fellow ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Information ▁Agency ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Evans ▁was ▁divor ced ▁from ▁Frances ▁Good ing ▁Chap man . ▁He ▁had ▁by ▁two ▁sons , ▁Tod d ▁and ▁Or rin , ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Rach el ▁Marian no . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁of ▁a ▁heart