THE CULTURE WAR PLAYS
Dogfall · Purging Mary · Gloria Dei
Three plays. Three hotly-contested social issues. One powerful collection.
Ideologies collide in Dogfall as a suicide doctor and his rival grapple for the political high ground. Winner of the Getchell Award, this play is an unflinching exploration of the right-to-die debate in America today.
Religious creeds crumble in Purging Mary when the wife of a white, southern right-to-life crusader is raped and impregnated by a black man. Forced by inbred bigotry to reconsider his ethical position, the crusader sets out on a journey that destroys everything he holds dear.
In Gloria Dei, a court order allows a brain-dead woman to die of starvation — but she is poisoned before her body gives way to deprivation. A priest is accused of the crime. Is it murder or mercy killing?
Available in print and Kindle editions · Paperback · 2014
Scot Lahaie is a playwright living in the Midwest. His full-length plays include the award-winning Dogfall, Gloria Dei, Purging Mary, Luminarium, Mysterium, Miraculum, Purgatorium, LEAR ReLoaded, The Cattle Baron’s Ball, Big Brother 2024, Mary, Mother of God, and Gadfly.