A Hole in the Fence by David Foley (9781840027907)
David Foley Release Date: 01 September 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Category: Plays, Playscripts Publisher: Oberon ISBN: 9781840027907 ISBN-10: 1840027908
A story of love in the face of prejudice, from one of Americas most exciting new playwrights.
Rhode Island, 1919. Sailors are sent in to infiltrate and expose homosexuality in the local Naval Base. When the boundaries are blurred, and prejudice is confronted face-to-face, will their loyalties lie with Uncle Sam?
Based on a real-life sex scandal that escalated all the way to Roosevelt, the play is a powerful and pertinent examination of bigotry and injustice. As the debate about homosexuals in the US military still rages, it's a timely reminder that progress is not always forthcoming.
Funny, provocative and moving, A Hole in the Fence journeys through lives and relationships shaped by forbidden love and cleaving hatred.