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    The Briefing: A One-Act Play
    The Briefing: A One-Act Play
    The Briefing: A One-Act Play
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    The Briefing: A One-Act Play

    By Robert Manns

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    "I have little doubt that Robert Manns is America's most accomplished living playwright."
    -J. Brian Smith
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateFeb 21, 2007
    ISBN9780595877256
    The Briefing: A One-Act Play
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    Robert Manns

    Robert Manns was born in Detroit; spent six years in New York, where he received his first productions; and later moved to Florida and eventually Atlanta. He wrote his first play when he was 19, his first poem when he was 21. He has taught dramaturgy at Emory University in Atlanta and, while director of Callanwolde Art Institure in that city, initiated the poetry readings still held today. Even before serving as field representative for the National Audubon Society, wildlife and the environment had solidly manifested themselves in his writing.

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      The Briefing - Robert Manns

      Copyright © 2007 by Robert Manns

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording,

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      This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this play are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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      Contents

      Cast

      Time

      Place

      Dedicated to George Eisenhauer:

      Actor, mobil library, gentleman and friend.

      THE BRIEFING

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      Cast

      Time

      Oh, sometime in the twenty-first century.

      Place

      Ruth’s home in a small American township.

      Ruth’s living room is a tastefully

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