From the author: Requiem is a war statement. It was written while we were not at war but while one of the bloodiest in history still lives in millions of memories. The message has been repeated since man first murdered his brother, but we still refuse to listen. Requeim is the death of your chilren. Please listen.

Nations wage wars; families lose them. In this, Jerome McDonough's most searingly poignant play, the message is a crucial one: the time to prevent war is when there is no war. In McDonough's familiar avant-garde manner, the play depicts a family suffering the horror of losing loved ones to the war machine. "Requiem is the death of your children. Please listen," the author says in his preface. His play brings this statement to brutal, unforgettable reality.

One act; Bare stage; Simple costumes; Most props are mimed. A play for all groups and all occasions, Requiem is an especially powerful contest play and a consistent winner. A Director's Script (prompt book) is available from the publisher of this play. It contains drawings of costumes and set, details on all technical aspects of staging, discussion of characterization and plot and theme; and it suggests the complete blocking and full stage directions for all movement and business.

"Had a really good showing and our thanks to Mr. McDonough."—Stephen Williams, Washington Poets Theatre, Washington, Mo.

Other McDonough original plays: Asylum, Fables, Eden, FAUGH, Filiation, Limbo, Mirrors, Plots, Reunion, Roomers, Stages, Stations

See also: Death and War, Family Relationships