Included in this frequently inspiring and often poignant volume of plays, originally published in 1985, are works penned in the same era as the Vietnam War from some of the most revered playwrights in the national canon. The challenging work within—from playwrights like Terrence McNally, Emily Mann and David Rabe—reflects on the social and political ethos of this pivotal moment for America.
Plays includeStreamersby David Rabe,Botticelliby Terrence McNally,How I Got That Storyby Amlin Gray,Medal of Honor Ragby Tom Cole,Moonchildrenby Michael Weller,Still Lifeby Emily Mann, andStrange Snowby Stephen Metcalfe.
James Reston, Jr.is an American author and journalist. Reston is the author of 13 books, three plays, and numerous articles in national magazines. His works of both fiction and non-fiction cover mostly historical and political topics. He was awarded the Prix Italia and the Dupont-Columbia Award for his 1983 90-minute radio documentary on National Public Radio,Father Cares: the Last of Jonestown. Three of his works,Galileo: A Life, The Last Apocalypse, andWarriors of God, have been translated into ten foreign languages.Warriors of GodandCollision at Home Platehave been optioned by Hollywood. His latest work,The Accidental Victim, is a non-fiction book about John F. Kennedy's assassination which argues that Texas Governor John Connally was Lee Harvey Oswald's intended victim.
Reston's articles have appeared inThe New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Time, The New York Times Magazine, George, Esquire, American Theatre, Playboy, andRolling Stone. In recent years he has lectured widely in the United States and overseas on the millennium and the Crusades, citing their relevance to modern issues.
An anthology of plays inspired by the era during or around the Vietnam War.
Includes introduction by James ReslÞ
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