A story about the tragic consequences wrought by war on innocent participants. a celebrity father and his son find common ground in their respective shocking experiences in World War II and the war in Vietnam.
A retired college professor seeks a loan from a former student who has become a successful businessman. Revelations of their past surface, leading to a damaging confrontation.
A retired elderly professor and her cohort are rejuvenated when three young college students enter their lives. the students, marveling at what these women have accomplished in their revealed pasts, come to seek their counsel. It is set in 1947 Chicago.
A Jewish son marries a Catholic girl against his mother's wishes. His father does not keep his promise to turn the family business over to him. these age-old conflicts are resolved in this play.
A businessman, thinking he is having a heart attack, takes himself to the emergency ward of a hospital. He is diagnosed as having an anxiety attack due to the pressure imposed on him by the imminent failure of his business.
Set in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II, the play is a comedy concerning the members of a Seabee battalion who refuse to follow Navy protocol in performing their jobs and confronting the enemy. Led by a conscientious rebellious commander and his demanding, crude, executive officer, the men are often outraged by the incompetence of the High Command whom they try to circumvent at every turn. Besides the commander and his assistant, the principal characters consist of a ranking petty officer who has inside information in advance on every move the battalion makes, and a naive young seaman whose morals come into frequent conflict with his mentor, the petty officer. Involving a mostly male cast, the story depicts the less brutal, often humorous, and chaotic side of war as well as the brutality of an occupying force. the play is based on one of my novels.
A businessman is caught inflating the profits of his company bringing disgrace on himself and dishonor on his family. He fakes a suicide and runs off with his mistress to evade punishment and is caught.
A salesman on a visit to a South American country to sell his wares is subjected to a severe interrogation during which he comes to realize his own emptiness.