Living in the Washington area, I can tell you I see it up close. These sort of damaging compromises are an aspect of what the city runs on. Strand, a late bloomer theatrically, began to write plays. He often does it in the middle of the night on his laptop at home in Adamstown, Md., on the D.C. outskirts. Strand's output has been prolific, his range fairly amazing.
Strand has several more plays in progress.
Strand's immersion in artful language began during his boyhood. He stayed for 10 years, supporting himself as an editor and reporter covering politics and culture. For the first time, he immersed himself in theater. He married an American actress he met in France, and parenthood sent them back to the States and Washington, her hometown. At first he found the Washington theater scene depressingly lean after the bounty of Paris.