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American Roulette
Author(s):
Tom Mccormack
A black man named Sam has come for an interview. The firm is unspecified, described only as "the most powerful firm there is." Two very privileged-looking whites, Charles and Hillary, carry out the interview. They tell him that the only qualification needed is desire to be in the firm. The interview amounts to a series of tests designed to trick Sam: Hillary tries to seduce him, Charles gives him a fake IQ test, they ignore him, they try to frighten him, Charles taunts him about his blackness. Sam sees they are not taking him seriously but nevertheless he responds flawlessly, and it looks as though they will have to take him into the firm. At last Charles pressures Sam into a kind of cowboys-and-Indians game; they shoot at each other with blanks. "American roulette!" Charles shouts gleefully, and just then Sam's gun fires a real bullet and Charles is killed. Hillary then seizes a gun and kills Sam. The candidate is rejected, Hillary announces, because he does not show sufficient desire to be in the firm.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 3 | | Male Characters: | 2 | | Female Characters: | 1 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $20 per performance
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Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
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