Spoils Of War
by Michael Weller

Name: Spoils Of War
Brand: Michael Weller
SKU: 9780573691065
Rating: 3 (10 reviews)

Spoils Of War Book Cover — Spoils Of War Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

1950sInterior SetAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the engaging performances and quality of the play. However, some feel the title does not accurately reflect the content, as the story focuses more on domestic issues than warfare.

Great performancesEngaging storyInteresting family dynamicsMisleading titleLack of actual warfare

Synopsis

Drama / Characters: 3 male 3 female

Scenery: Interior spaces

The author of Loose Ends and Moonchildren dramatizes the desperate attempts of a 16 year-old boy to reconcile his divorced parents a somber chronicle about disillusionment of people whose hopes and dreams are tainted by the prism of time.

The events of the 1950's are explored through the eyes of Martin's parents radicals who have chosen very different ways to cope with the changed and changing times.

Elise is still a bohemian a

Press Reviews

"Mr. Weller finds in one family's disintegration a paradigm of the postwar collapse of liberal idealism. This is without question Mr. Weller's most intelligent play."
— The New York Times

"Emotionally charged; a touching, lovely work."
— New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Elise his mother, late 30s.	female	30s	his mother, late 30s.
Andrew his father, early 40s.	male	40s	his father, early 40s.
Penny father's girlfriend, late 20s.	male	20s	father's girlfriend, late 20s.
Emma mother's friend, late 30s.	female	30s	mother's friend, late 30s.
Lew a builder, 20s.	—	20s	a builder, 20s.
Martin the son, age 16.	—	—	the son, age 16.