cover photo by Joanna Eldredge Morrissey
This collection contains two full-length plays:
RUNDOWN
RED TRAIN
and five one acts:
AMAZONS
VIRGINS
GUESSWORK
THE TOBOGGANISTS
RABBITS
RUNDOWN:
“...He leaps out with a fresh vision, rich use of language and
poetic imagery, a clear understanding of the vein of violence that runs beneath
the top-soil of civilization.
In all this, he’s often compared to early Sam Shepard, and
correctly so. RUNDOWN is one of the best Vietnam era plays yet written.”
Bernard Weiner, San Francisco Chronicle
“RUNDOWN is not just another painful epic about yet another
battered Vietnam vet returned from the wars. It is a probing theatrical
invention that pits emotional and intellectual recall against the spectrum of
forces without and within us that channel and forge our lives....
...What ranks this piece above the commonplace is its
impressionistic style, arresting metaphors and vivid imagery. The vigorous
writing speaks in human terms. The poetic drama remembers to create characters
of flesh and blood while discussing ideas.”
Sylvie Drake, Los Angeles Times
originally produced by The American Repertory Theater, Cambridge MA
3 M, 1 F
AMAZONS:
“...AMAZONS, a monologue by Robert Auletta about Chaz, a man who
becomes obsessed with his Amazonlike neighbors....
...Auletta cleverly builds his tale with humor until Chaz’s combination of
hatred and fascination becomes the undoing of him and the Amazons.”
Terry Byrne, Boston Herald
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