The Red Badge of Courage
By Kathryn Schultz Miller
The Red Badge of Courage is a musical that needs 2 or more performers (1 women, 1 men, 1 any gender). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- musical
- Cast size
- 2 or more performers
- Roles
- 1 women, 1 men, 1 any gender
- Cast notes
- 1m., 1w., with doubling, or up to 11 (9m., 1w., 1 either gender). Limited Streaming Rights Available
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
This coming-of-age play is a riveting battlefield drama that follows Henry's emotional journey to the meaning of courage. Henry's glamorous image of war leads him to enlist with excited anticipation. He soon finds himself engrossed in a very real conversation with the other young recruits about whether they each will run or stand and fight when faced with an actual conflict. The first battle proves too frightening for Henry, driving him to escape to the woods. After rationalizing his self-preser
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