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A BIG BLUE NAIL

A  Faustian tale that examines explorer Robert Peary’s fame as the first man to reach the North Pole which obscured the contributions of Matthew Henson, his African American cohort who could rightfully claim the title.  Now at the end of his life with the estranged Henson knocking at his door, Peary is swept into a surreal nightmare on the chaotic Polar Sea, the coast of Maine and the terrifying landscape of his guilt ridden mind.  Ranging from a phantasmagorical natural history museum to a carnival parade of dignitaries to a Dickensian visit of the future, and the freezing howling winds of a barren and icy world, A BIG BLUE NAIL is a journey of the ultimate personal discovery.

Originally commissioned by Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1991

Staged Reading PlayLabs Festival, Minneapolis, MN, 1994

Staged Reading New Americas Playwright Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, 1998

Workshop Production, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, 1998

World Premier, Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago, 2008

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