The first Vice President and second President is discovered in the Executive Mansion (the White House) while it is under construction. Not only is the seemingly always irascible man plagued by the incompleteness of the building, but in a reelection bid faces the prospect of placing third in a four man race. Jefferson, his Vice President, has become a bitter enemy and Adams looks to strike back, primarily through the person of John Marshall. Adams is rude to the point of meanness and sentimental enough to draw tears from his wife, Abigail, who joins him in the shambles of his new residence and his faltering career.
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Each of these short plays ... seizes the moment and renders it in complete dramatic opposition and resolution. -- J.H. Crouch, Professor Emeritus of the University of Colorado and Founder of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival
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R. David Cox was born and raised in Indiana and completed both undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Colorado in English and theatre. He spent much of his professional life in and about New York, NY as a writer, professor and college dean. His writing ranges from four texts in his joint fields as well as newspaper columns, essays, and plays. His plays and other dramatic pieces have been performed on television and stage, largely on the eastern seaboard and in New York. Cox's interest in the historical drama grew from the patriotic fervor of 1976 and has continued to this day as demonstrated by the four plays under his name in the Character in Time series and which served as the impetus for the formation of The History Project, Inc. The interest in playwriting grew not only from his academic work, but experience as an actor and director in the theatre as well. Cox has a weekly column on the Internet.
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Interesting, informative and very readable,
By Ed Fitzgerald (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adams : Character in Time : The US Presidents (Paperback)
The plays in the History's Project's "Character in Time: The US Presidents" series are interesting and informative and, above all, very readable. People unfamiliar with reading plays should not be put off by the format -- after a few minutes time, it seems perfectly natural to read dialogue instead of normal prose. Students, especially, will appreciate the playwright's artful distillation of the subject's ideas and philosophy, as well as the lively presentation of his character -- there's really a lot of information packed into these small volumes.
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Shadows of Greatness,
By Denis J. Malich (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adams : Character in Time : The US Presidents (Paperback)
We are treated to an original account of our second president in a humorous rendition that plays brilliantly in our minds. This one act play is a poignant look at the personal issues of a Massachusetts's attorney turned president and the country he was elected to lead during its political infancy. The investment of your time will be well spent.
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