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 Topic: looking for an anti-communism play( Topic Closed) |
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daveberrier
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Joined: 5/13/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
 Topic: looking for an anti-communism playPosted: 5/16/10 at 12:40am |
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Not an anti-McCarthy play, but a play about the terrors and brutality suffered by those who lived under Communist regimes. Any ideas?
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edh915
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Joined: 11/19/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 325 |
Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:37pm |
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The play that comes immediately to mind is "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" by Tom Stoppard. But I don't know if there is any way around the musical requirements.
If there is a play version of "One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovitch" it would also be a great choice. |
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Lazy Bee
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Joined: 2/21/07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 89 |
Posted: 5/16/10 at 4:08pm |
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There is also Cahoot's MacBeth by Stoppard. It's short, and it's very funny, but it also has a lot of insight into the oppression of artists under Communism. (It was inspired by Pavel Kohout, a Czech actor/director who was prevented from working and hounded by the Communist regime. He got around this by creating a theatre company that performed in people's homes.)
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donzolidis
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Joined: 5/15/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 156 |
Posted: 5/16/10 at 4:40pm |
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Try Vaclav Havel - for someone who actually lived under the terrors of Communism.
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Martin
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Joined: 4/02/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Posted: 5/23/10 at 10:22pm |
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The Children's Story by James Clavell. Stage Adaptation by George Selden. Dramatists Play Service, Inc
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bnk01
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Joined: 9/05/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 32 |
Posted: 5/24/10 at 8:10pm |
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"A Gulag Mouse" ? Just closed in Chicago.
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daveberrier
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Joined: 5/13/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 5/26/10 at 1:47am |
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Thanks for ideas! I'm looking closely at all of them. You guys are terrific.
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Melvin
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Joined: 4/02/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 36 |
Posted: 7/06/10 at 10:55am |
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Here's an anti-totalitarian play that might fit the bill. Animal Farm -
http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/p76/Animal-Farm/product_info.html |
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