Synopsis
Kennedy's Children
Published by Samuel French Inc
2 Male 3 Female
Wanda, a secretary turned schoolteacher, has tried to follow John Kennedy's Eternal Flame of idealism despite current attempts to smear his name
Sparger, a flamboyant, dazzling actor, has grown cold and cynical watching New York's underground theatre movement go crazy and commercial
Rona, an activist in the youth political movements of that decade, sees the movement collapsing and fears she has wasted her husband's life
Mark, a veteran of Viet Nam, has become a psychotic drug addict trying to understand the rights and wrongs of that war
Carla, a beautiful young aspiring actress who wanted to be the next Marilyn Monroe, traces with wit and courage the process by which she became, instead, a sexual toy for producers and agents
Unable any longer to relate to other human beings, these characters trace in alternating monologues their rich, heroic and courageous lives
Named "Best Play of the Year" by numerous English critics
"A blockbuster" ~ N.Y. Times
"One of the year's ten best" ~ Time