Dancing in the End Zone: A Drama, A Samuel French Acting Edition

by Bill C. Davis

Full Length / Drama / 2m, 2f / Unit set This drama by the author of "Mass Appeal" explores the heart of a young man in crisis, inflamed by the people who claim to care for him: his mother, his football coach and his tutor. James Bernard is a star college quarterback whose innocence renders him devastatingly vulnerable. His mother and coach are pushing him to go "professional"; his tutor is concerned over the inherent corruption of organized athletics, believing that football is just another metaphor for war. "A thoroughly commendable play...A solid piece of work [with]...taut, provocative scenes." - Wall Street Journal

75 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Brittany Petruzzi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dancing in the End Zone has some decent ideas about college football, overweening coaches, parental pressure, manipulation, war and peace, but it all ends up buried beneath excessive talk and little action. Some general incoherence doesn't help.

Decent, but ultimately forgettable.

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I liked this alright. Not a good sign that I don't really remember two months later.