|
|
Friday's Child
Author(s):
Pamela Sterling
The coming of age of a 13-year-old Catholic boy in Northern Ireland activates this emotionally moving play, Friday's Child is set amidst the current struggle between British and Irish, Catholic and Protestant, pacifist and agitator. Tom, the young protagonist, is torn between proving his manhood by killing an enemy and following his own judgment (but risking humiliation) by healing a victim of the war. The decisions he must make are not easy ones. On one side, his grandpa recites the stories and ballads of heroic Irish warriors. His 16-year-old block captain alternately tempts him with membership in the IRA and berates him for childishness. British soldiers provoke and taunt him. On the other side, his sister Meg begs him not to make himself a target by arming himself. Tara, a character who is the embodiment of mystical Irish folklore, breathes life into Tom's humane and caring instincts. The competition for Tom's loyalty becomes a fight for his life. Area staging.
|
|
|
| Genre(s): | Not Available | | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | 58 minutes | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 8 | | Male Characters: | 6 | | Female Characters: | 2 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: |
$60.00 /per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatic Publishing
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
|
