American Gulag©
a play in 2 Acts
by Edward C. Patterson
contains adult language and themes
Ed Patterson
2 Dancaster Ct, Sayreville, NJ 08872
732.390.0119
April 14, 2001
The Players
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Winslow Gibbs |
The Narrator, age 54 |
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Winslow Gibbs |
Private US Army, age 20, Office worker from Brooklyn, NY |
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Raymond "Buddy" Ormond |
Private US Army, Grocer’s Clerk from PA |
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Geoffrey Chauncier |
Private US Army, Hotel Chief from NYC |
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Bill Huey |
Private US Army, Auto worker from Detroit |
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Vincent Chola |
Private US Army from Juneau, AK |
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Paul "Pablo" Avilia |
Private US Army, hair dresser from LA, CA |
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Nick Krasnar |
Private US Army, Jeweler’s assistant from Queens, NY |
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Lenny Hertbie |
Private US Army, a gardener from Brooklyn, NY |
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Sgt. Bernardo Gonvea |
Sergeant US Army, from Bayamon, PR |
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Sgt. Floyd Pike |
Sergeant US Army, from Fairfax, VA |
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Lt. John Frakus |
Lieutenant US Army Reserves, from Chicago, IL |
Action takes place in the Special Training Company, Ft. Gordon, Augusta, GA - Summer 1967.
Prologue: "Ask me - I’ll Tell"
Act One: "Welcome to the Gulag" - In and around the Special Training Barracks
Act Two: "Serenade in Close Harmony" - In and around the Special Training Barracks
Epilog: "In these United States"