Shanley explained that the trilogy "explores specifics of my life story as it overlaps with major changes in the social fabric of this country."
[2] The play concerns a colonel who promotes a black officer solely based on race.
The black officer finds out that the colonel has had a brief affair with a private's wife, and he is torn between his desire to go unnoticed and his realization that he must do the right thing.
The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club's City Center Stage I on February 9 (in previews), 2006.
Directed by Andrew J. Robinson, the cast featured Kevin Kilner and Jordan Baker.