A unique play anthology featuring five gripping docudramas originally commissioned by L.A. Theatre Works that each explore pivotal moments in 20th century U.S history.With ensemble casts and innovative staging potential these plays are perfect for theatre companies, schools and educational groups looking to stage familiar historical stories in new and original ways. Each play is accompanied by dramaturgical notes that help contextualize and analyze both the events themselves and the dramatic form in which they are presented.The scripts included are:The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter GoodchildThe Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter Goodchild RFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan EstrinThe Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter GoodchildTop Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy Aarons (Winner of theCorporation for Public Broadcasting Best Live Entertainment Award, 1992)As well as five scripts this anthology includes a foreword by Professor Michael Hackett, professor of directing and theatre history at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Introduction by Michael HackettThe Great Tennessee Monkey Trial by Peter GoodchildScriptProducing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergPlaywright Peter Goodchild's program noteThe Real Dr. Strangelove by Peter GoodchildScriptProgram note by playwright Peter GoodchildProducing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergInterview with Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic BombRFK: The Journey to Justice by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan EstrinScriptDramaturgical note by Elizabeth BennettProducing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergInterview with longtime Kennedy confidante Father Ted Hesburgh (deceased), former President of Notre Dame UniversityThe Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Peter GoodchildScript Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers by Geoffrey Cowan and Leroy AaronsScript Producing Director Note by Susan LoewenbergTwo interview montages, one from 1991, the other from 2008-9 touring productions