Boomerang / [by Larry Muhammad].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muhammad, Larry, author.

Series:

Black Drama, Third Edition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nineteen sixties--Drama.

Nineteen sixties.

Civil rights--United States--Drama.

Civil rights.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A coming-of-age story set in 1969, "Boomerang" involves the 25th birthday party of Arthur, student activist facing military draft who is determined to make this a night to remember. They smoke pot, get naked, conduct a séance and burn the flag in a hapless romp assessing the costs and benefits of a turbulent decade. In attendance are other '60s archetypes impacted by social turmoil -- a nun who left the convent, Vietnam vet, Black Panther, radical feminist -- Baby Boomers convinced they are ushering in a new age of peace, love and liberation. But the festivities spiral out of control as permissive behavior triggers old-style moralizing that challenges the decade's revolutionary presumptions. A bracing glimpse at the appeal of charismatic troublemakers and the importance of skepticism in times of disruptive change, the play was self-produced in 2015.

Notes:

Title from title page (viewed August 11, 2022).

Characters: Ed T, Crystal, Mario, Arthur, Nancy, Vernon, Joanna, Bonnie.

OCLC:

1347495242