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The Unknown Soldier

  • Warren Frost
  • One Act, Drama, American Civil War Era
  • 3M, 3F
  • ISBN: U11

An oddly assorted group of people are deeply injured by war. Now, however, they're preparing a festive party with games and balloons for an unknown soldier.

  • One Act
  • Drama
  • 35 minutes

  • Time Period: American Civil War Era
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
This play was chosen through a national competition to represent the United States in the International Amateur Theatre Festival at Monaco.

The time of the play is the Civil War and its theme, in a sense, is that the wars of yesterday must not become the wars of tomorrow. An oddly assorted group of people are deeply injured by war. Now, however, they're preparing a festive party with games and balloons for an unknown soldier.

The young soldier arrives and, in the midst of a subtly developing strangeness and tension, he wonders why they're being so wonderful to him. In a shocking ending, we discover the reason.

  • Casting: 3M, 3F

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This play was chosen through a national competition to represent the United States in the International Amateur Theatre Festival at Monaco. The time of the play is the Civil War and its theme, in a sense, is that the wars of yesterday must not become the wars of tomorrow. An oddly assorted group of people are deeply injured by war. Now, however, they're preparing a festive party with games and balloons for an unknown soldier. The young soldier arrives and, in the midst of a subtly developing strangeness and tension, he wonders why they're being so wonderful to him. In a shocking ending, we discover the reason. One int. set.

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