Is It Dead Yet? "Communism" In China

By Jim Pangrazio

It is the near future. A meeting of the standing committee of the Chinese political bureau has been called to discuss the need for a transition. Which direction should they take - toward bourgeois political democracy, or given the evident weaknesses of world capitalism and the corruption and increasing class division at home, a new look at revolutionary organization. The president decides to ask a secretary for his opinions in order to learn what the lower orders have on their minds. The feedback is not what they were hoping to hear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jim Pangrazio
• Release date: Apr 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311406163

Jim Pangrazio

The general consensus is that change is urgent. Yet those claiming to work toward that end choose illusory paths that serve more as an impediment to the change they profess to seek. It is a closed loop -- a path that follows itself -- a safe at home tour rather than an expedition in search of wherever. My plays attempt to untangle the complex knots created by repeated trips to nowhere by focusing on the fearful simplicity of uncontaminated life where acceptance and rejection meet to hash out what's bothering them.

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Is It

DEAD

Yet?

('Communism' in China)

Published by Jim Pangrazio at Smashwords

Copyright 2014 Jim Pangrazio

ISBN: 9781311406163

Meeting of the CCP Politburo. Descendants of the Immortals. 4 male, two female (Wang and Song). Politburo Secretary (Chin).

(Opens prior to the arrival of the chairman who is also president of China. All are standing)

CHEN: Of course, we will always preserve our obligation to the people. (Spills champagne on his shoe) Chin, please take care of this. (Chin bends down to wipe off shoe) And Chin...take another look to see if the chief is on his way. (Chin departs) We must be careful not to say certain things within hearing of the cadre as if they were our deaf slaves.

WANG: Yes, thank goodness our founding boss had the foresight to call it the Peoples Republic.

CHEN: But what do we call it now?....How do we erase all of this communist rubbish?

YANG: Maybe we can foment a bit of internal strife like