num_pages: 72
description: Defiance is a necessary step in the life of an individual and in the life of a nation.'' - John Patrick Shanley ''As thoughtful and probing as its predecessor, Defiance [is] filled with the provocative questions and bristling dialogue for which Mr. Shanley is known . . . as it wonders about its big, knotty subjects.'' - Ben Brantley, The New York Times Defiance is the ''very rich and satisfying'' (The Village Voice) second work in John Patrick Shanley's trilogy that began with Doubt. The play is set in 1971 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where Lt. Col. Morgan Littlefield and his reluctant protg Capt. Lee King - a young African American officer - clash over issues of race and authority within the Marine Corps, even as the civil rights movement and Vietnam War divide the world outside. In this high-stakes struggle at the top of the ranks, witnessed by the base's inquisitive Chaplain White and Littlefield's irreproachable wife Margaret, Shanley has crafted another timely play eYesploring issues of power and morality within a hallowed institution.
language: English
title: Defiance - Acting Edition
titlecomplete: Defiance - Acting Edition
genres: Plays, Drama
ratings_count: 69
publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.