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  • Lyle Kessler
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
  • 4M, 1M or F
  • ISBN: 9780573708466

In this modern morality tale, a vicious killer is on the loose, and the kindhearted Douglass finds himself the target of detectives who need a win at any cost.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
There's a vicious killer on the loose and the kindhearted Douglass finds himself the unwitting target of detectives who need a win at any cost. Desperate to seek justice, Douglass sets out on a harrowing, fantastical quest to find the true perpetrator.

In this riveting play, the lines between good and evil blur in a divine search for redemption. 

REVIEWS:

"A beautiful new work."

 The Theatre Times

"A sardonic fable. [...] Sinister and sweet."

 The New Yorker

"Our highest recommendation. A thriller ripped from the headlines."

 New Yok Theater Buying Guide

  • Casting: 4M, 1M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

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There's a vicious killer on the loose and the kindhearted Douglass finds himself the unwitting target of detectives who need a win at any cost. Desperate to seek justice, Douglass sets out on a harrowing, fantastical quest to find the true perpetrator.

In this riveting play, the lines between good and evil blur in a divine search for redemption. 

$24.95