Medal Of Honor Rag
by Tom Cole

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Highlights

One Act60 minsPresent DayMulticultural CastingInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmericanBlack History

Synopsis

A youthful Black veteran of the Vietnamese Conflict meets with a psychiatrist for a therapy session.

The soldier struggles with the horrors of his past, causing the psychiatrist to confront his own memories and guilt.

Press Reviews

"Twenty five years...since [its] premiere, Medal of Honor Rag retains its relevance, its power, its tortured compassion...[It] remains absorbing theatre and a bracing reminder of time past and distance yet to be traveled."

— The New York Times

"Cole has handled explosives with great intelligence and rich human understanding...Beautifully written."

— Women's Wear Daily

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1983
BindingPaperback
Pages53
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573640186
ISBN-100573640181
LCCN84202698
LCCPS3553.O4734 M4 1983
DCC812/.54

Medal Of Honor Rag is a American black history play written by Tom Cole and published by Samuel French in New York (1983).

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