The Art of Self-Defense.

By Trish Johnson

THE STORY: The play unfolds in a series of scenes in and around a health club. Five women, from a variety of widely differing backgrounds, meet in a T'ai Chi class. The male instructor is unseen, a voice from the wings. He introduces them to T'ai Chi, which is a mixture of meditation and self-defense. Over a period of time the women, among them a young mother, a personnel director and a corporate lawyer, discover the strength that friendship among women can provide. But even this knowledge can prevent one of them, a meek but modestly ambitious office worker who is encouraged and supported by her fellows, from a failure of courage at the crucial moment. The play ends dramatically, with a recognition that each woman is responsible for the quality of her own life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822200694
• ISBN13: 9780822200697
• Release Date: October 1983
• Publisher: Dramatist's Play Service
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.