First published by Labor Arts Books in 1977, DROP
HAMMER was written as the completion of a trilogy that also includes the
plays BROTHER GORSKI and COCOON. DROP HAMMER was originally performed as a staged reading at Toronto's Hydro
Theatre. A second staged reading was held at Buffalo's African Cultural
Center. DROP HAMMER enjoyed its first full production
at Los Angeles' Actors' Theatre in the early 1980s. The play was then
performed in Buffalo under the direction of Michael Mirand in the backroom of the Bar
"Nietzsche's" in 1984.
Our rendition is the play's third-ever full
production. We are honored to have the opportunity to present this work
that has never received the full attention it merits.
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