A new collection- 12 short plays by Tennessee Williams, Horton Foote, Wendy Wasserstein, and more.
This introduction to the ever-evolving tradition of American theater includes works from Kia Corthron, Daisy Foote, Horton Foote, Susan Glaspell, Greg Gunning, David Ives, William Saroyan, Shel Silverstein, Gore Vidal, Wendy Wasserstein, Thornton Wilder, and Tennessee Williams.
Edited by:
M. Jerry Weiss Imprint: Signet Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 172mm,
Width: 107mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 210g ISBN:9780451529640 ISBN 10: 0451529642 Publication Date:07 December 2004 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
The Signet Book of Short PlaysAcknowledgments Introduction Life by Asphyxiation by Kia Corthron Farley and Betsey by Daisy Foote Blind Date by Horton Foote Suppressed Desires: A Comedy by Susan Glaspell in collaboration with George Cram Cook Lily's Crossing A one-act play based on the book by Patricia Reilly Giff Adapted by Greg Gunning Variations on the Death of Trotsky by David Ives Coming Through the Rye by William Saroyan No Skronking by Shel Silverstein Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal Tender Offer by Wendy Wasserstein The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden by Thornton Wilder The Case of the Crushed Petunias: A Lyrical Fantasy by Tennessee Williams Playwright Biographies
