The Treatment (Ensler)
by Eve Ensler

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45 mins Interior Set

Synopsis

THE STORY: This two-character drama delves into the layers of power, fear and intimacy that exist between a traumatized soldier (and former military interrogator) and the female psychologist colonel who is assigned to give him routine treatment.

THE TREATMENT is a blunt exploration of torture, accountability and a soldier's “duty” to commit atrocities in the name of democracy.

Press Reviews

"[An] electricity-charged play…Ensler has crafted a crackling melodrama…” —TheaterMania. “Ensler is known for writing politically charged works, and her latest psychological war drama, THE TREATMENT, is no exception…it is obvious that Ensler is referencing the Abu Ghraib controversy where the interrogation tactics of soldiers led to the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Ensler drives her point home…"

— Show Business Weekly

Publication

ISBN-13 9780822222026
ISBN-10 0822222027

The Treatment (Ensler) is a play written by Eve Ensler and published by Dramatists Play Service .

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