Long Bridge Over Deep Waters, A (13-Actor Version)
James Still
Guarding The Bridge
by Chuck Gorden
Synopsis
A bigoted father who is steeped in ignorance and his well educated son occupy a broken down bridge in a remote wooded area.
The father is actually a manifestation of the son's memory as he recalls events that occurred on the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.
It becomes increasingly obvious that, despite the younger man's protests to the contrary, his father's prejudices are embedded in his subconscious.
Structured as an extended monologue with occasional interruptions from the father, this analysis of the evolution of racism dramatizes its inherent roots in fear.
Co winner of the 1998 Michael Kanin Award for Best Short Play.
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1999
Binding Paperback
Pages 21
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573642357
ISBN-10 0573642354
LCCN 99218309
LCC PS3557.O64 G83 1999
DCC 812/.54
Guarding The Bridge is a American play written by Chuck Gorden and published by Samuel French in New York (1999).
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