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Thucydides

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2m

Scott Elmegreen, Drew Fornarola

A young soldier and a college student meet at an airport in their hometown, and in learning about each other's lives in Iraq and Princeton, each is lead to dramatic new conclusions about his own.

Thucydides

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

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Summary

A young soldier and a college student meet at an airport in their hometown, and in learning about each other's lives in Iraq and Princeton, each is lead to dramatic new conclusions about his own.

Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 34th Series.

History
Thucydides was one of six winners of the 34th Samuel French off Off Broadway Short Play Festival in 2009. The production was directed by Dev Bondarin.
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Performing Groups
SOLDIER - 19 years old
STUDENT - 19 years old
PA ANNOUNCEMENT - voiceover, may be prerecorded
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Four chairs
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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Authors

Scott Elmegreen

Scott Elmegreen
Scott Elmegreen is a playwright, composer, and lyricist whose work has premiered on Broadway, television, and in film, as well as off-Broadway, nationally, and internationally. His shows include College The Musical, Vote For Me: A Musical Debate, Thucydides (winner of the 34 ...
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Drew Fornarola

Drew Fornarola
Drew Fornarola is a composer, lyricist, and playwright living in New York City. His most recent musical, originally commissioned by the New Musical Development Foundation, is now being developed for stage by DreamWorks Theatricals and for screen by DreamWorks Animation. Other ...
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