{"product_id":"freeman-9780822204220","title":"Freeman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/b\u003e Freeman Aquila is a young black man, son of an industrious foundry worker and a practical nurse, who is trapped not so much by the color of his skin as by the complexities of his nature. Spurning the conventional routes to possible \"success\" in a white-dominated world, Freeman pursues an independent, free-wheeling course through attempts at politics and real estate schemes - only to be frustrated at every turn. The irony is that Freeman's disturbing ambitions are curbed not only by the local establishment, but also by his own family and friends; his weary, middle-class parents, who are fearful of jeopardizing all that their years of resigned acceptance have brought them; his boyhood friend, Rex, now a successful doctor, who has gained power and wealth through \"practical\" compromise; and his pregnant wife, Osa Lee, who yearns only for security and a home of her own. Inevitably Freeman's dogged persistence brings on a crisis which gives tragic dimension to his plight. He is clearly in the right, yet he must also lose - as, by powerful implication, does society as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented with great success by The American Place Theatre, this perceptive, moving and ultimately shattering play offers arresting new insights into the Black Experience in America. \"This is a fascinating play, and confirms that Mr. Dean is a black playwright of far more than usual interest. He has fire.\"  - NY Times. \"honest and compassionateunmistakably the work of a genuine playwright\"  - NY Daily News. \"Dean, in his compassion, has captured the brittle soul of a man and conveyed a kind of suffering that is undeniable and illuminating.\"  - Village Voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDramatists Play Service Inc.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePlay\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBinding\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822204220\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822204220\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352401498156,"sku":"PRINT-9780822204220","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/freeman-9780822204220.jpg?v=1791503743","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/freeman-9780822204220","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}