Gentle Rain: A Civil War Drama [Paperback]

Terry Kroenung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 23, 2001

"Gentle Rain" is the haunting story of two Civil War soldiersone a wounded Confederate sergeant, the other a young Yankee privateùforced to share a barn after surviving the bloodiest single day of combat in American historythe Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg). After indulging their hatred and trying to kill one another, they settle down to a tentative truce which ends up exposing their mutually-wounded souls. A surprise revelation leads to compassion, redemption, and even love. This play will make the reader stop and think about how we treat each other, in peace as well as in war, and offers hope that the pain we inflict can always be mended.

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About the Author

Terry Kroenung teaches English at Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, Colorado. "Gentle Rain" was written as a response to his experiences as a re-enactor with the 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment, Company E (The Emerald Guard), of the Stonewall brigade.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (July 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595194605
• ISBN-13: 978-0595194605
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,448,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Bittersweet Masterpiece of the Sentiment of Love and War, November 21, 2001

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Jennifer Kaplan (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gentle Rain: A Civil War Drama (Paperback)

This play will take your breath away. It did mine. Obviously written by a brilliant historian and gifted playwright, this piece by Terry Kroenung's is not to be overlooked. It encompasses the brutal reality of war, lost loves, resentment, patriotism, and eternal light. This incredible piece affords any director and the actor and actress a welcome challenge including: allusions to Shakespeare's works, dramatic gender bending (for the role of "Julia"), songs of war, post traumatic war shock, pain of a debilitating wound, and much more.

If you are a history buff, a serious actor or actress, a director, you will indeed appreciate this gritty, witty, and uniquely sentimental play.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Period Work, February 20, 2012

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Q. W. (ILLINOIS, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gentle Rain: A Civil War Drama (Kindle Edition)

I am not sure how I stumbled across this on my Kindle, but I am happy I did. A great read for anyone interested in Civil War period pieces. Read it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling Historical Play Well Worth the Reading, December 17, 2001

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Nancy Roy (Loveland, Co United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gentle Rain: A Civil War Drama (Paperback)

The two characters is this Civil War drama translate mere history into compelling human interaction. The Confederate sergeant's physical anguish finds expression in his bravado-turned-compassion for the young Yankee destined to spend his final hours with him. True to history, true to the universal human response, this tightly focused play zooms in on what war is about, what we are about. The text offers rewards in the reading and promises a haunting impact in the playing.