Shreds of Tenderness
written by John Ruganda, 1941-2007, in New Drama from Africa Series (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001, originally published 2001), 72 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- Shreds of Tenderness is a heart-rending, masterfully crafted play which is replete with shocking revelations and reversals. Not long ago, a tyrant took over the reins of government and unleashed terror throughout the Motherland. Wak fled. Throughout the first half of the play, we are led to believe that Odie, Wak’s brother, is the innocent homeboy with the right to speak for those who remained to fight for the Motherland. Conversely, Wak is depicted as a pest of the highest order who comes home from a “comfortable” exile to sponge on the hard-earned harvest of those who stayed, fought and brought a semblance of peace to the nation. Some things are not what they seem to be, or are they? Wak unexpectedly comes back home. What follows is one of the most brilliant creations of any drama.
- Field of Interest
- Theatre
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2001 John Ruganda
- Content Type
- Play
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Sub Genre
- Drama
- Original Publication Date
- 2001
- Page Count
- 72
- Playwright
- John Ruganda, 1941-2007
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- Theatre, Music & Performing Arts, Black Theater, Brothers, Rivalry, Tribal and national groups, Teatro Afroamericano, Teatro Afro-Americano, Odie, Stella, Wak
- Series / Program
- New Drama from Africa Series
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Teatro Afroamericano, Teatro Afro-Americano