Whose Family Values!
by Richard Abrons

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90 minsPresent DayEnsemble CastInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

Synopsis

Charles Boyd is a rabid anti-abortion activist with ingrained racist attitudes.

His eldest son Bruce abhors these views.

In fact, his first-hand experiences working with underprivileged young people have deepened his pro-choice stance.

He returns home for the first time in twenty years for his brother's wedding and sparks fly, especially when Bruce learns that his father is in contact with a man who is threatening to bomb a Planned Parenthood center and has not called the police.

The arrival of Bruce's black girlfriend, an articulate young social worker who has had an abortion and passionately defends her decision, adds another explosive dimension to this exploration of what actions are justified in defense of your beliefs.

Press Reviews

"Mesmerizing...thought-provoking."

— New York Amsterdam News

"Phillp Rose has staged Abrons' unsettling story with tension, grace, and wit. Together they have fashioned a contemporary social drama along the lines of Odets, offering both sides Of reasoning on the topics being debated. Their ensemble cast works well together, with Rubens as the opinionated patriarch. Hutchison and Coleman as the outspoken interracial couple, and Gammy L. Singer as the family cook giving the most compelling portrayals."

— Backstage

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1967
BindingPaperback
Pages58
PlaceNew York, NY
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573629693
ISBN-100573629692
LCCN2007407074
LCCMLCS 2006/46006 (P)

Whose Family Values! is a American play written by Richard Abrons and published by Samuel French in New York, NY (1967).

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Samuel French · 1967 · 58 pp

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