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| GENRE |
Political satire |
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Full-length, 100-110 minutes
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| CAST |
3 females, 3 males (6-21 actors possible: 3-10 females, 3-11 males) |
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Many locations, suggested simply by pieces of furniture.
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| NOTES |
Adult language and content |
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| A lightning-paced political satire about the unraveling of a well-meaning liberal, caught in the maelstrom of his own good intentions. Tracing the fast rise and even faster downfall of college professor Arthur Kellogg, the play follows the publication of his first book, a scathing satire of the religious right. When the novel "accidentally" gets published as non-fiction, it spins out of his control and is embraced as a manifesto by the far right and militia groups -- turning Arthur into the poster boy for all he once sought to fight. Before Arthur has a chance to fix the book's misrepresentation, he winds up interviewed by Sixty Minutes, abandoned by his wife, and ultimately blackmailed into giving the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention, live, with unanticipated results... |
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| "A gem, the kind of play that gets better with each viewing and one which should not be missed... Pachino's play casts a wide net, touching on issues of identity, celebrity, gender, race, politics, spin doctoring, media and language itself. Part comedy, part thriller, part political critique, Morality is intellectually engaging and riveting." |
| --Christopher Wixson, Bloomington Independent |
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Finalist: Bay Area Playwrights Fest |
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Finalist: Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest |
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Finalist: National Play Conference (O'Neill) |
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Winner: Y.E.S. (Year-End-Series) New Play Festival |
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Winner: Stage 3 Theatre Festival of New Plays |
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Winner: Reva Shiner Playwriting Contest |
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Winner: Oglebay Institute Towngate Competition |
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Winner: Midwest New Play Festival (New Play '99), Prop Thtr |
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Winner: David James Ellis Memorial Award |
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Winner: Blackjacks Festival, CAP 21 Theatre |
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Winner: Ashland New Plays Festival |
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Nominee: Illinois Governor's Award |
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Runner-up: Osborn Award (American Theatre Critics Association) |
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| The Return to Morality, InterAct Theatre Company, Philadelphia (1999). |
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