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Weekend
Author(s):
Gore Vidal
Says the New York Post: "... [WEEKEND] tells of a Republican Senator who is about to announce his candidacy for his party’s nomination for the Presidency when his son returns from a long stay in Europe bringing with him a Negro girl who is his sweetheart and possibly his fiancée. The Senator and his associates are shocked by the news and he thinks of withdrawing from the race. But he boldly decides to acknowledge the interracial union, only to have the entire nation hailing his great courage." But not before he has been obliged to deal with his son’s attempted blackmail, his black butler’s disastrous self-righteousness, and the middle-class prejudices of the girl’s very distinguished--and conservative--parents. He remains deftly opportunistic to the end, but it is the simple virtues of fairness and compassion which eventually carry the day--and hopefully always will, despite the calculated maneuvers of the politicians and the cold-eyed professionals who attend them.
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
| | 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: | 14 | | Male Characters: | 8 | | Female Characters: | 6 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $40 per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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