looking for an anti-communism play
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Topic: looking for an anti-communism play
Posted By: daveberrier
Subject: looking for an anti-communism play
Date Posted: 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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Posted By: edh915
Date Posted: 5/16/10 at 1:37pm
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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Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 5/16/10 at 4:08pm
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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Posted By: donzolidis
Date 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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Posted By: Martin
Date 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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Posted By: bnk01
Date Posted: 5/24/10 at 8:10pm
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"A Gulag Mouse" ? Just closed in Chicago.
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Posted By: daveberrier
Date 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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Posted By: Melvin
Date Posted: 7/06/10 at 10:55am
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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