| by McEwen, Robert |
| Two long estranged brothers (and their combative wives) convene after the death of their father to decide who will care for their mentally retarded youngest brother. The awkward encounter enkindles smoldering embers of recrimination that scorch everyone and threaten the welfare of the guileless young man for whom they ostensibly are most concerned. |
Development and Production Status * Dialogue Sample * Specifications * Development and Production History * Short Bio * Special Audience Appeal * E-mail Specs
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| Development and Production Status |
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| Developed but Not Produced |
| Dialogue Sample |
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ERIN
What's the point of rehashing all of this? Do you want Huck? Do you want Jim to get custody of Huck as if he was some trophy? Some plaque symbolizing Jim's ultimate and final victory over John? Is that it?
DARLENE
Yes, god-dammit, that's it! And why not?! Jim's trustworthy! He's reliable! He's stable! He's all the good and decent things that John is not! (Groping frantically for words) John's ... he's ... John is ...
ERIN
John is ill. |
| Specifications |
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| 2 middle aged men, 2 middle aged women, one other actor who has, or can portray someone who has Down Syndrome |
| Development and Production History |
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| Staged Reading at Chicago Dramatists in 2006 |
| Short Bio |
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| ROBERT MCEWEN is a winner of two of the nation's top awards for dramatists: first prize in the 21st Century Playwrights Festival (for his play Cholo!) in judging chaired by Edward Albee; and second prize in the Fourth Freedom Foundation competition at The Kennedy Center (for his play Son Of A Gonne) in judging chaired by Lanford Wilson. Many of McEwen's plays were written during his fellowship in the Iowa Writers Workshop, including the short satires in his just-published anthology Tales Of The Pea Sea. Earlier in his career, McEwen wrote for The AP, covering the mass suicides of the Peoples Temple congregation; the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk; the murder trial of Black Panther Huey Newton; and Cesar Chavez's crusade to organize of farm labor. After working as a reporter, McEwen was a junior college basketball coach in Rochester, NY, where his won-lost record was 46-9. More recently, McEwen held senior management positions at three of the world's leading PR firms. He was graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English. |
| Special Audience Appeal |
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| Baby Boomers, Family Disabilities |
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