| Author: | Thomas Bradshaw | ISBN: | 9780573814143 |
| Publisher: | Samuel French | Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Samuel French | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas Bradshaw |
| ISBN: | 9780573814143 |
| Publisher: | Samuel French |
| Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Samuel French |
| Language: | English |
Satire / 5m, 2f (doubling, flexible casting possible) / Modular sets / Inspired by a true story, Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist is an absurdist look at the life of Senator Strom Thurmond. After fathering a child with his black maid as a young man, the extremely white Strom Thurmond became one of the country's greatest segregationists; all the while playing daddy to his bi-racial daughter Essie Mae Washington Williams. How could someone live such a duplicitous life? It happens. Winner of The American Theater Coop’s National Playwriting Contest in 2005. Published with CLEANSED. / “Tom Bradshaw’s most important contribution to society is snatching narrative and its elements back from the clutches of the ordinary” — Richard Maxwell, Playwright and Director
Satire / 5m, 2f (doubling, flexible casting possible) / Modular sets / Inspired by a true story, Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist is an absurdist look at the life of Senator Strom Thurmond. After fathering a child with his black maid as a young man, the extremely white Strom Thurmond became one of the country's greatest segregationists; all the while playing daddy to his bi-racial daughter Essie Mae Washington Williams. How could someone live such a duplicitous life? It happens. Winner of The American Theater Coop’s National Playwriting Contest in 2005. Published with CLEANSED. / “Tom Bradshaw’s most important contribution to society is snatching narrative and its elements back from the clutches of the ordinary” — Richard Maxwell, Playwright and Director
