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Building The Wall
''Building the Wall'' is a play written by Pulitzer and Tony Award winning writer, Robert Schenkkan, in October, 2016, right before Donald Trump won the 2016 United States presidential election. This play is a dystopian fiction on the potential consequences of the incendiary racial rhetoric of the then Republican candidate on American immigration policy. Plot Summary The play consists of two characters, Rick and Gloria. Rick, the former head of a private detention center for illegal immigrants in West Texas, has been arrested and convicted of serious but (for the audience) unspecified crimes, and is awaiting sentencing. Gloria, an African-American historian, is the first person to whom Rick has granted an interview. A cat and mouse game ensues as Gloria tries to get Rick to explain what really happened under his watch and who should bear responsibility. Robert Schenkkan wrote this play in "white hot fury". While the plot of Building The Wall concerns a fictional crime against huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Schenkkan
Robert Frederic Schenkkan Jr. (born March 19, 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992 for his play '' The Kentucky Cycle'' and his play '' All the Way'' earned the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play. He has three Emmy nominations and one WGA Award. Early years Schenkkan was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of Jean Gregory (née McKenzie) and Robert Frederic Schenkkan, a professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, and public television executive. He grew up in Austin, Texas. As a Plan II Honors student he received a B.A. in Drama, ''magna cum laude'', from the University of Texas, Austin in 1975 (Phi Beta Kappa, Friars' Society, UT Texas Exes Distinguished Young Alumnus Award and E. William Doty College of Fine Arts Distinguished Alumnus Award), and an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Cornell University in 1977. For many years, he lived in New York City and then Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |