The Stonemason

In Cormac McCarthy`s five-act play written for (but never produced by) the National Theater in Washington, DC, the Telfairs--a close-knit, hard-working black family from Louisville, Kentucky--have been stonemasons for more than 100 years. But now, in the 1970s, only Ben and his grandfather, Papaw, continue to love and respect the traditions that separate them from the Telfairs who have left (or dishonored) the trade. Drama, McCarthy says, is the hardest of all genres to write--and THE STONEMASON is a difficult play, seldom produced. An uncharacteristically domestic tale, it is also quite unlike McCarthy`s dark, brooding novels of loners and killers. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.