“I was the guy there when the paper was white.”
— playwright Moss Hart
BOOK: Journeys to Zion is a story of Duane’s ancestors. On all sides they were Mormon pioneers who participated in the settlement of the Utah Territory in the 1800s. They emigrated from the Isle of Man, England, Scotland, South Africa, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Alabama. The book offers biographies of them, beginning with their lives before they joined the LDS religion and traveled to Utah (often by foot across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains). Also examined is culture and religion in early nineteenth century America and Britain, with an emphasis on the founding of the LDS religion. Publication expected 2026.
SCRIPT: Enquiry Concerning Hereafter, a play about the friendship between David Hume and Adam Smith, is published on Adam Smith Works, an international academic website devoted to Adam Smith scholarship. The script can be found here.
SCRIPT: À la rencontre de Cézanne is the French translation of my play Visiting Cezanne. Traduction de l'anglais de Sophie Céneray. Contact author.
SCRIPT: Das Ende, a play about Richard Wagner and his Ring Cycle of operas, has been translated into German and is published by Cantus Theaterverlag in Germany.