100 Plays for the First Hundred Days
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In reaction to the extraordinary events of the first hundred days of the presidency of Donald J. Trump, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has created a unique and personal response to one of the most tumultuous times in our recent historyā€”a play diary for each day of the presidency, to capture and explore the events as they unfolded. Known for her distinctive lyrical dialogue and powerful sociopolitical themes, Parks's 100 Plays for the First Hundred Days is the powerful and provocative everyman's guide to the Trumpian universe of uncertainty, confusion, and chaos.

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Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Year
2018
ISBN
9781559368995
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
American Drama
Index
Literature
Day 1: January 20
IS IT OVER YET?
A very bright room. Someone sits, eyes closed tightly.
Perhaps fingers in their ears too.
Someone Else joins them.
Someone Else
Itā€™s Inauguration Day.
Someone
I know that.
Someone Else
I voted for Her.
Someone
Me too.
Someone Else
She didnā€™t win.
Someone
Are you rubbing it in?
Someone Else
Nope. Just. Stating a fact.
Someone
Thatā€™s refreshing these days. A fact. A fact thatā€™s true.
Someone Else
We totally blew it. Giving new meaning to ā€œitā€™s my party and Iā€™ll cry if I want to.ā€
Someone
Thatā€™s funny.
Someone Else
You can totally hear me.
Someone
Yep.
Someone Else
Then why are you plugging your ears?
Someone
Iā€™ll unplug them.
Someone Else
And open your eyes.
Someone
Nope. Canā€™t bear to look. Canā€™t bear to watch.
Someone Else
Ok.
Someone
Is it over yet?
Someone Else
Nope.
Someone
Are we ā€œgreat againā€ yet?
Someone Else
Nope.
Someone
I want to cry.
Someone Else
Letā€™s cry together.
They cry together. Ugly tears.
Someone Else
Better? Even a little?
Someone
Nope. Iā€™m angry. Very.
Someone Else
Me too.
They yell and scream and gnash their teeth.
Very real.
Someone Else
Better?
Someone
Not really.
(Rest)
Someone
Is it over yet?
Someone Else
Itā€™s Inauguration Day. 5 A.M. Theyā€™reā€”theyā€™re just getting started.
Someone
Someone Else
Someone Else
Just a question: Are you gonna keep your eyes shut for the next 4 years?
Someone
Iā€™m planning on it.
Day 2: January 21
MARCHING
Someone is marching in place.
Someone Else is holding a large stack of posterboard.
Someone Else
What are you doing?
Someone
Iā€™m marching.
Someone Else
Marching in protest?
Someone
Thatā€™s right.
Someone Else
Right on. Whatā€™s the message?
Someone
Presence is the protest. My body will be among the ones counted.
Someone Else
Youā€™re marching with your eyes closed.
Someone
Iā€™m showing up.
Someone Else
Right on.
Someone Else holds up a sign. It can read anything appropriate:
Not My President.
Love Trumps Hate.
Radical Inclusion.
Someone
What are you doing?
Someone Else
Holding up signs.
Someone
What do they say?
Someone Else
Someone Else
At last Someone opens their eyes.
Looks. Keeps their eyes open.
And Someone Else marches with them.
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. From the Authorā€™s Elements of Style
  8. 100 Plays for the First 100 Days
  9. Epilogue: February 8, 2018: American
  10. About the Author