Full-length Play
To Protect the Poets
CAST: 4M, 3W
About the Play
Violence against women. Police brutality. Two burning issues are the focus of To Protect the Poets. A lonely poetry teacher finds love with a detective solving a rape-murder. But after learning he committed an act of brutality, she must choose between love and her convictions.
Production History:
20th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, NYC, 2016. Directed by Alberto Bonilla.
AEA Showcase, Arias Studio Theater, NYC, 2011
Recognition
Awards
- Commended, New American Voices Festival, American Actors UK, 2015
Press & Reviews
To Protect the Poets [is] first-rate, timely and intelligent. Playwright John Doble’s keen sense of dialogue and character development enhances the balanced portrayal of two different points of view.
To Protect the Poets is a remarkable, thought-provoking and important addition which continues this Festival’s [FringeNYC] venerable two-decade tradition of selecting diverse and interesting worthwhile plays. [read more. . .]
To Protect The Poets is a beautifully written and crafted production that will stay with you days after seeing it. John Doble’s characters are masterfully written. [read more. . .]
If you enjoy grappling with moral dilemmas, and if you want to see a modern rendition of Romeo and Juliet then To Protect the Poets may just be what you’re looking for.