Brown Pelican
by George Sklar

Brown Pelican Book Cover
Brown Pelican Cover

Highlights

One Act90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

Synopsis

THE STORY: Having organized Project Noah to protect endangered species, Jeff Tanager (curator of the local zoo) is appalled when several rare birds are mysteriously murdered in their cages--and doubly shocked when he is accused of the crime.

As he

Press Reviews

"An established regional theatre success, this unique and challenging play employs the most imaginative theatre techniques to set forth its cautionary message of man's impending ecological disaster. ”In his black treatment of mankind's plunge into environmental suicide, Sklar displays flashes of genuine wit.“ —Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ”…a must in innovative theatre, mad, witty, spirited and incandescent.“ —Charlotte Observer. ”It is a fascinating subject and an absorbing show."

— Variety

Publication

Year1974
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822201595
ISBN-100822201593

Brown Pelican is a American play written by George Sklar and published by Dramatists Play Service (1974).

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Dramatists Play Service · 1974 · 72 pp

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