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Bradley University’s 1997 production of The Kentucky Cycle, featuring Shaun O’Keefe as Ezekiel Rowen, Isaiah E. Brooms as Jessie Biggs, and Stephen Clark as Zachariah Rowen. This scene from Ties that Bind depicts the recurring violence in Schenkkan’s play, as Jessie chokes a member of the Rowen family.

1. The Kentucky Cycle: Introduction
2. The Kentucky Cycle: Summary
   1. Part One Summary
   2. Part Two Summary
3. The Kentucky Cycle: Robert Schenkkan Biography
4. The Kentucky Cycle: Characters
5. The Kentucky Cycle: Themes
6. The Kentucky Cycle: Style
7. The Kentucky Cycle: Historical Context
8. The Kentucky Cycle: Critical Overview
9. The Kentucky Cycle: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Intersection Between Gender and Violence
   2. A Lack of Themes
   3. American Materialism
   4. A Mythological Study in the American Past
10. The Kentucky Cycle: Compare and Contrast
11. The Kentucky Cycle: Topics for Further Study
12. The Kentucky Cycle: Media Adaptations
13. The Kentucky Cycle: What Do I Read Next?
14. The Kentucky Cycle: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. The Kentucky Cycle: Pictures
16. Copyright