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The Brave
A Short Play
By Jim Dalglish
The telling of an Indian legend helps two men express their love for each other as they face a terminal illness.
"The brave was the only one in the hunting party who saw the white buffalo." - Jack
Recognition
Selection 2000 Boston Theater Marathon
Characters
Jack - Thirty-five-year-old man.
William - Thirty-one-year-old man.
Setting
William’s one-bedroom apartment in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1994
Length
14 mins.
Type
Emotionally compelling contemporary drama. Two-hander
Themes
AIDS; serious illness; gay male relationships; facing mortality
Acting Class Scenes
Entire play: dialog between two young to middle-aged men.
Script Completed
Spring 2000
Production History
Boston Theater Marathon; Massachusetts, 4/16/2000. Actors and Director: Jack - John Andert; William - ; Director - Jim Dalglish (Full Production)
Provincetown Theatre Company, Massachusetts, 2/26/200- 2/27/2000. Actors and Director: Jack - John Andert; William - ; Director - Jim Dalglish (Full Production)
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