Secret Honor
“Anyone can be the president.”
Drama
In his New Jersey study, Richard Nixon retraces the missteps of his political career, attempting to absolve himself of responsibility for Watergate and lambasting President Gerald Ford's decision to pardon him. His monologue explores his personal life and describes his upbringing and his mother. A tape recorder, a gun and whiskey are his only companions during his entire monologue, which is tinged with the vitriol and paranoia that puzzled the public during his presidency.
VIBE
A suffocating, intense descent into the mind of a disgraced president. It's a raw, unfiltered monologue fueled by whiskey, regret, and simmering paranoia. The air is thick with the weight of past decisions and a desperate need for absolution.
paranoidintrospectivebitterintenseclaustrophobicslow-burnone-man showpolitical dramacharacter studyguiltpowerlegacyparanoia
based on play or musicalone-man showrichard nixonconspiracy
