The Signet Book of Short Plays

The Signet Book of Short Plays

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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. 

Additional information

Weight0.21 kg
Dimensions2.42 × 10.65 × 17 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

USA

ISBN 10

0451529642

About The Author

M. Jerry Weiss is the Distinguished Service Professor of Communications emeritus at New Jersey City University. He is the author or editor of numerous works on literature and education, including Lost and Found: Award-Winning Authors Sharing Real-Life Experiences through Fiction with Helen Weiss. They live in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.

Table Of Content

The Signet Book of Short PlaysAcknowledgmentsIntroductionLife by Asphyxiationby Kia CorthronFarley and Betseyby Daisy FooteBlind Dateby Horton FooteSuppressed Desires: A Comedyby Susan Glaspell in collaboration with George Cram CookLily's CrossingA one-act play based on the book by Patricia Reilly GiffAdapted by Greg GunningVariations on the Death of Trotskyby David IvesComing Through the Ryeby William SaroyanNo Skronkingby Shel SilversteinVisit to a Small Planetby Gore VidalTender Offerby Wendy WassersteinThe Happy Journey to Trenton and Camdenby Thornton WilderThe Case of the Crushed Petunias: A Lyrical Fantasyby Tennessee WilliamsPlaywright Biographies

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