The Brother
John Hancock
Inquest
by Donald Freed, Walter Schneir, Miriam Schneir
Synopsis
The time is 1953 when Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were tried for conspiracy to commit espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union.
The time was also that of Joe McCarthy and communist hysteria.
The principal action centers on the trial.
But it also shows us the humanity of the Rosenbergs and their love for their children.
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"Their bewilderment at their fate, and their stubborn but heroic concern to demand justice rather than mercy . . . gripping courtroom drama. ... It shows small people struggling against a ripple of history."
— The New York Times
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Inquest is a play written by Donald Freed and published by Samuel French .
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