Un-American

Un-American

Un-American

Un-American

Un-American

Overview

Set in the present day, two rival high schools are neck-and-neck in the final rounds of a local TV quiz show. As tension escalates between the teams and the game nears its end, answers come in a way that none of the students ever expected – a surprise interrogation conducted by HUAC. The students, now trapped in one of America's darkest eras, are each confronted with critical questions as they must now cope with accusations of being “Un-American.”

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Details

  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Role(s) for Latino Actor(s), Roles for Teens
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Authors

Joe Calarco

Joe Calarco's published work includes in the absence of spring (inaugural production of Second Stage’s New Plays Uptown series, included in The Best Stage Scenes of 2004); Shakespeare’s R&J (Lucille Lortel Award); Walter Cronkite is Dead; and his short plays Just A Little Sni ...

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