{"product_id":"trump-mephi-lloyd-anderson-9798275684049","title":"Trump \u0026 Mephi: A Faustian Play in Perfect Rhyme","description":"A president wakes at midnight in the Oval Office to find a polished, enigmatic figure waiting. Mephi, his mysterious guide, offers three visions: a sovereign who remade a faith, a general whose fortunes turned on a single ridge, and the final, crushing hour when a ruler's world gives way. Through each vision, the journey becomes more personal-a reckoning not with politics, but with power itself, and the cost of holding it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in sustained heroic couplets, \u003ci\u003eTrump \u0026amp; Mephi\u003c\/i\u003e is theatrical mythmaking at its sharpest: equal parts Shakespearean lyric, morality parable, and modern psychological drama. The play treats its title figure not as caricature but as archetype-a heroic, wounded, persuasive presence-and places him within a long dramatic tradition that asks what leadership truly costs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Compact and economical to stage: minimal set, three principal actors.\u003cbr\u003e- Runs approximately \u003cb\u003e60-70 minutes\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- Rhythmic, performative language that rewards actors and directors.\u003cbr\u003e- Performance friendly: the play is cleared for performance and recording with simple crediting.\u003cbr\u003e- Ideal for theatre festivals, academic productions, community theatre, and fringe stagings.\u003cbr\u003e- Also reads effectively as a closet play-designed to be experienced through language and performance rather than elaborate staging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is theatre that invites conversation rather than answers-audiences laugh, feel uneasy, and leave thinking. For directors seeking a striking one-act evening in rhyme, \u003ci\u003eTrump \u0026amp; Mephi\u003c\/i\u003e offers immediacy, punch, and a staging footprint that's simple to realize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote to readers: \u003c\/b\u003e Though \u003ci\u003eTrump \u0026amp; Mephi\u003c\/i\u003e is written as a non-partisan work, it is a philosophically challenging play. Please read it through from beginning to end before giving it as a gift. There is no explicit content beyond a single word of profanity, but certain scenes may be intense or unsettling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275684049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Lloyd Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171092963583,"sku":"9798275684049","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trump-mephi-lloyd-anderson-9798275684049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}