Defiance (play)

Defiance is a 2005 play by American playwright John Patrick Shanley. The play concerns a colonel who promotes a black officer solely based on race. The black officer finds out that the colonel has had a brief affair with a private's wife and is torn between his desire to go unnoticed and his realization that he must do the right thing.

The play premiered at the renowned Manhattan Theatre Club with a cast including Stephen Lang and Chris Bauer.

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