Author: Rick Foster
A Thumbnail View of Abolition
Notes from playwright Rick Foster on his play ABOLITION.
A Thumbnail Early Life of Frederick Douglass
Notes from playwright Rick Foster on his play ABOLITION.
A Thumbnail Early Life of John Brown
Notes from playwright Rick Foster on his play ABOLITION.
The Starry Messenger: Science and Social Conflict
The plays discussed in previous posts, Gunpowder Man, Friendly Fire, and Dust Storm all revolve around conflict between the dominant culture and ethnic groups. As do Corrido de un Sobreviviente,…
American Exceptionalism and Gunpowder Man
Most of my Duende plays are built around some deep conflict within the American soul. For Gunpowder Man it turned out to be the two concepts of American Exceptionalism. Since…