# Coyote on a Fence

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***Coyote on a Fence*** is a play written by [Bruce Graham](/source/Bruce_Graham_(writer)).[1] It was first produced at the [Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park](/source/Cincinnati_Playhouse_in_the_Park) in their thirty-eighth season (1997–98).[2][3]

The play stars John Brennan, a death row convict who kicked in the face of a drug dealer named Dwayne Rigby prior to the start of the play. John, an articulate person who writes for the *Death Row Advocate*, meets Robert Alvin "Bobby" Reyburn, an uneducated hick carrying a death sentence for burning a church filled with [African-American](/source/African-American) worshippers. The play explores the concept of the death penalty and the meaning of evil.[1][4]

The play takes place in a prison in the [southern United States](/source/Southern_United_States).

## Characters

- **John Brennan** – A white, middle-aged and fairly well-educated prisoner who feels a sense of denial about his crime.
- **Robert Alvin "Bobby" Reyburn** – A white, developmentally challenged prisoner in his late twenties.
- **Shawna DuChamps** – The female prison guard who feels guilt over the deaths of the prisoners. Shawna's race may be determined by the individual production.
- **Samuel "Sam" Fried** – A Jewish white writer for *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* who interviews John.

## References

1. Jacques, Damien (2005-09-18). ["Coyote on a Fence shows conflicts of humankind"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CBC56FCC8E14B0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM). *newsbank.com*. Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-09-30.

1. ["Thirty-Eighth Season (1997–98)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161017073806/http://www.cincyplay.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:1990-1999&catid=89:box-office-hours-3). *Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cincyplay.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:1990-1999&catid=89:box-office-hours-3) on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2019-09-30.

1. Graham, Bruce (2000). [*Coyote on a Fence*](https://books.google.com/books?id=CaNKUU_Wv-AC). Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8222-1738-1.

1. Humphrey, Carrie & Giddings, Lynda (2002-03-08). ["Coyote On a Fence"](http://www.lifeofanactor.com/coyote.htm). *The Life Of An Actor*. Retrieved 2019-09-30.

## External links

- [Ruth Neeman set design for *Coyote on a Fence*](http://www.setbyruthneeman.com/coyote/index.htm)
- [Production of *Coyote on a Fence*](https://web.archive.org/web/20070703072905/http://www.usm.edu/theatre/gallery/coyote/coyote.html) – *[The University of Southern Mississippi](/source/The_University_of_Southern_Mississippi)*

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