The Kentucky Cycle (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Schenkkan
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Plot: Epic theater; family
- Time of Work: 1775-1975
- Setting: Southeastern Kentucky
- Principal Characters: Michael Rowen, Morning Star, Patrick Rowen, Sallie Biggs, Joe Talbert, Rebecca Talbert, Jeremiah Talbert, Ezekiel Rowen, Richard Talbert, Jed Rowen, James Talbert Winston, Franklin Biggs
- Genres: Family literature, Drama, History play, Epic theater
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, South or Southerners, Slavery or slaves, Native Americans or American Indians, Capitalism, Property, Economic conditions, Progress, Labor, Appalachia, Kentucky, Unions or unionism, Land settlement, Feuds, Coal or coal mining
- Locales: Kentucky
The Play
The Kentucky Cycle, as its title suggests, is actually a series of nine short plays dramatizing the interrelated history of three fictional southeastern Kentucky families over two hundred years. The plays are grouped in two parts that may be performed in all-day sessions (with lunch or dinner breaks) or on consecutive evenings. Part 1 consists of five short plays (with their times) titled “Masters of the Trade” (1775), “The Courtship of Morning Star” (1776), “The Homecoming” (1792), “Ties That Bind” (1819), and “God’s Great Supper” (1861)....
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See Also:
- - The Kentucky Cycle summary and study guide in the eNotes.
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