Lanford Wilson: 21 Short Plays [Paperback]

Lanford Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Contemporary Playwrights Series | Publication Date: May 1993

1. Home Free!
2. The Madness Of Lady Bright
3. LudlowFair
4. This Is The Rill Speaking
5. Days Ahead
6. Wandering
7. Stoop
8. Sextet (Yes)
9. Ikke, Ikke, Nye, Nye, Nye
10. Victory On Mrs. Dandywine's Island
11. The Great Nebula In Orion
12. The Family Continues
13. Brontosaurus
14. Thymus Vulgaris
15. Breakfast At The Track
16. Say de Kooning
17. A Betrothal
18. Abstinence
19. A Poster Of The Cosmos
20. The Moonshot Tape
21. Eukiah

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Wilson is best known for his 1980 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Talley's Folly . His other famous plays are The Hot L Baltimore , 5th of July , and Angels Fall. The short plays in this collection, spanning more than 20 years of Wilson's writing, are arranged chronologically, starting in 1964 and ending in 1991. The early works reflect the "shock" threater of the 1960s while the later selections show the growth and maturation of an accomplished writer. For most entries, Wilson includes notes that let him explain his thoughts or inspirations. This collection is an absorbing rendition of a playwright's voice, and the format is well suited to the reader's edification. Recommended for all theater collections and libraries that don't own any of the author's other plays.
- J. Sara Paulk, Satilla Regional Lib., Douglas, Ga.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Lanford Wilson continues to prove with each new work that he is one of the outstanding American playwrights of his generation. Lanford Wilson: 21 Short Plays is the second book in the Smith and Kraus plays For Actors Series. This series' goal is to ensure that the works of contemporary American playwirghts will be available in trade editions for actors, schools, libraries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc; 1st edition (May 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880399318
• ISBN-13: 978-1880399316
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #682,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good short scenes, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lanford Wilson: 21 Short Plays (Paperback)

I have found this book very useful for doing short scene study work. The scenes span much of the career of Lanford Wilson from his earlier experimental short pieces like "Wanderng" to his more realism based scenes like "Eukiah" Lanford Wilson is one of the great contemporary American playwrights.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars awsome, November 1, 1999

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This review is from: Lanford Wilson: 21 Short Plays (Paperback)

This book was totally cool. I enjoyed it very much.