Drawing War
by Brett Neveu

Drawing War Book Cover
Drawing War Cover

Synopsis

A boy's best friend has died after an accident whilst cleaning his gun.

It is Christmas Eve, and he talks to his friend's father after a church service.

Next day he goes to his friend's house to give cookies to the father and the brother of the dead boy.

He is soon caught up in a whirlwind of events.

First they all go and see the grandmother, then they go to bail out the mother from jail, and all the time he is being used as a sounding board for a family who have not yet come to terms with the death.

"The work of a young artist with great talent."

-Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune "Written with a detached compassion that recalls Chekhov and presented with an air of mystery that suggests the early plays of Pinter or even the films of Ingmar Bergman, this is a slice-of-life sketch that takes the viewer some days to work through - and to get over."

-Albert Williams, The Chicago Reader About the author: "Perhaps the city's closest equivalent to a young [David] Mamet."

-Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune "One of the most prolific, intelligent, and innovative playwrights to write in Chicago in years, maybe decades."

-Jack Helbig, PerformInk "The bard of midwestern angst."

-Lucia Mauro, Chicago Magazine "Make no mistake.

This is an author worth watching, and listening to."

-Michael Phillips, The Chicago Tribune

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 5 total roles, 2 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2007
ISBN 10
0881453501
ISBN 13
9780881453508
Print Length
52 pages
Language
English
Print
Drawing War is a American play written by and published by Broadway Play Publishing in 2007. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780881453508 and an ISBN-10 of 0881453501.

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