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Asian Shade
Asian Shade
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Last copy!
Author: Larry Ketron Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 70 Pub. Date: 1983 ISBN-10: 0822200716 ISBN-13: 9780822200710 Cast Size: 3 female, 3 male
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About
the Play:
HARD TO FIND BOOK, only a very limited
number of copies are still available.
Asian Shade has long been a favourite of acting teachers
for Female/Male Scenes.
Asian Shade is a full-length comedic drama by Larry
Ketron. This probing, warmly humorous play by one of American
theatre's most accomplished playwrights uses the outer bravado and
exuberance of two Vietnam-bound GI's to expose their inner fears and
vulnerability.
Asian Shade follows two young recruits during their leave
before shipping off to the Vietnam War. They have been given the use
of a lakeside cabin by a prosperous local farmer. Disturbed by the
mixed reception given them by some of the townspeople (for whom the
U.S. involvement in Vietnam is very much a debatable issue), they
hole up in the cottage with two local girls, friends from high-school
days, as constant companions. Their intention is to spend their time
partying and "making out," but the spectre of what awaits
them is never out of mind, and when their benefactor announces that
he has "connections" that will make it possible to have
them reassigned to duty in California they are cautiously hopeful.
But the inevitable, in the end, cannot be avoided: Their girlfriends
are hesitant to become seriously involved with young men in their
unpredictable situation, and their patron's influence proves to be
less than he claimed. When their leave is over they ship out, one to
die in combat, the other to return home sobered and saddened by his
experiences but, as the play ends, hopeful of picking up the pieces
of his life and making a fresh start.
Asian Shade was first presented in 1983 off Broadway by New
York's noted WPA Theatre. The play has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes
and workshops and has been performed in regional and college theatre productions.
Cast: 3 female, 3 male
What people say:
"…tenderly observed
coming-of-age play…." — New York Post
"…homespun humor and a gift
for local color…." — New York Times
About the Playwright:
Larry Ketron is an American playwright who was born in
Kingsport, Tennessee. He was educated at the University of Tennessee
and spent two years in the United States Army. His plays have been produced Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally at theatres including Playwrights Horizons, The Manhattan Theatre Club, and the WPA Theatre.
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