The first American President is captured at his home in Mount Vernon the day he is to leave for New York to be inaugurated. He is beset by problems of his dress, his estate, his wife, his housekeeper and his "friend" and neighbor, Sally Fairfax. Washington attempts to deal with a relationship that is a touch more than "neighborly" and in the process reveals himself as not only a passionate man but a thoughtful and insightful leader and conciliator.
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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
About the Author
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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4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, informative and very readable,
By Ed Fitzgerald (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Washington : 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.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A play for our time.,
By Denis J. Malich (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Washington : Character in Time : The US Presidents (Paperback)
Our faith in this country's first president as a mythological icon is warmly dispelled through this entertaining account of a man whose daily angst, to the largest extent, so identifiably resembles our own. The read is quick but the remembrances will remain. This play is an excellent vehicle to combat the shallow, pedantic versions of presidential history to which most of us have been previously subjected.
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