Synopsis
A Soldier's Play - ACTING EDITION
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Published by Samuel French Inc
13 Male 0 Female
In a Louisiana army camp in 1944 Capt. Taylor, the white C.O., has a problem
He commands a black company whose sergeant has been murdered
He is worried the murderer may be a white officer or the local Klan
A black captain, Richard Davenport, is assigned to investigate
Taylor tries to discourage him because he feels the assignment of a black investigator means the case is to be swept under the rug
Capt. Davenport perseveres and, as he probes deeper, he finds the black soldiers are as corrupted with hatred as the whites
Each one had a motive for the killing
Davenport solves the case and the truth is even more shocking than the murder itself
All Male Cast - M13
REVIEWS
"A work of great resonance and integrity" ~ Newsweek
"One of the contemporary American theatre's most forceful and original voices" ~ The New York Times
A Soldier's Play was first presented Off-Broadway by the Negro Ensemble Company