Uncle Rooster
Full-Length
Running Time: Approximately 85 minutes
Style: Political satire. The play is stylized rather than realistic.
Setting: The magical town of Lulu's Burg.
Characters:
UNCLE ROOSTER - a man dressed as a rooster.
UNCLE RABBIT - a man dressed as a rabbit.
BOB - a young man dressed as a weasel.
MRS. FENNEL - a woman dressed as a chicken.
LEON - an older man dressed as a mule.
WINNY - a young woman dressed as a fox.
FAITH - a young woman dressed as a dog.
Plot Summary: Based on the Bush torture doctrine, Uncle Rooster, through the lens of a children's fable, warns of the reality of political torture and the subsequent community erosion. After an attack on the community garden, the town must confront the reality of what happens to a community when laws are broken and individuals are held above the law.
Production: Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
Countdown to Zero Theatre, Denver, Colorado, 2012
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