Red Scare On Sunset
by Charles Busch

Red Scare On Sunset

Synopsis

The time: the fifties; the place: Hollywood, where film star Mary Dale finds the Red Menace invading her own Beverly Hills backyard.

When she discovers that her husband has been lured into the local Communist party by way of a method acting class and that there is a left wing plot afoot to abolish the star system, Mary wages a private war to save her husband, her country and billing over the title.

The McCarthy era is turned on its head in this novel take on a serious subject.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 8 total roles, 3 female and 5 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1991
ISBN 10
0573692963
ISBN 13
9780573692963
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
115 pages
Place Published
New York, NY
Language
English
LCCN
91226649
LCC
PS3552.U813 R4 1991
DCC
812/.54
Print
Red Scare On Sunset is a American comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in New York, NY, 1991. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573692963 and an ISBN-10 of 0573692963.
Digital
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