Written by Nobel laureate Dario Fo and his late wife Franca Rame, and directed by Sergio Amigo, Peace Mom is based on the real life and writings of Cindy Lee Sheehan. Sheehan is an American wife and mother who lost her son Casey, a specialist in the US Army, to enemy action during the Iraq war on 4 April 2004. Motivated by grief, anger and injustice, Sheehan began a momentous anti-war protest against President George W. Bush and his government. She consequently became a founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, an organisation for families who lost members in the Iraq war, and an international peace icon. This protest included the creation of a makeshift camp outside Bush’s holiday ranch in Crawford, Texas on 6 August 2005, where she intended to stay until she was granted a face-to-face meeting with the president. - See more at: ayoungertheatre/review-peace-mom-calder-bookshop-theatre/#sthash.2ZwOUgEj.dpuf
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:10:25 +0000
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015