Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue

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Drama

Full Length

Cast: 3 men, 1 woman: 4 total

Setting: EXTERIOR

THE STORY:Tracing the legacy of war through three generations of a Puerto Rican family, the play focuses on nineteen-year-old Elliot, a recently anointed hometown hero who returns from Iraq with a leg injury and a difficult question: Will he go back to war a second time? While on leave, Elliot learns the stories of his father and grandfather who served in Korea and Vietnam before him.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 40 pages

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