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Drum Taps

adapted by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from Walt Whitman

The poems in Drum Taps represent Walt Whitman's firsthand account of the Civil War. See the words, the emotion, the blood come to life in this theatrical adaptation. This is not your traditional readers theatre or poetry recital. This is flesh and bone words breathed to their fullest humanity. This is struggle and pain. This is confusion and contradiction. This is war.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes (for the full collection)
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Set
Simple Set
Length
66 pages
Free Excerpt

This Book is a Collection of 2 Plays

2 M, 3 F · Approx. 35 minutes
6 M, 14 F · Approx. 35 minutes

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