Synopses & Reviews
Contents:
Down the Road ponders the fascination of society for grisly crimes, and the cult of celebrity that springs up around serial killers Two Rooms, an arresting work about the taking of innocent hostages by political terrorists and the impact on spouses at home Lake Street Extension, a chilling and disturbing study of the relationships between fathers and sons in the persons of a male prostitute and the average, working-class father who sexually abused him as a child Patient A, Blessing's insightful and compassionate look at the Kimberly Bergalis case Fortinbras, a slyly hilarious view of the state of Denmark after the demise of its entire ruling family, when the outsider, Fortinbras, takes over.Synopsis
All of the plays in this book are resonate with Blessing's characteristic depth of human feeling and his insistence that the personal is the political.
Synopsis
A collection of plays by Lee Blessing.
Synopsis
A collection of plays by Lee Blessing.
About the Author
Lee Blessing is a prolific playwright whose work has been produced throughout the United States, on Broadway and off, in London's West End, and in numerous other countries around the world. He has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and has been nominated for Tony and Olivier awards. The Signature Theatre in New York dedicated its entire second season to the production of Blessing's works. His previous collection of plays, Lee Blessing: Four Plays, published by Heinemann in 1991, includes Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music, Independence, Riches, and Eleemosynary.
Table of Contents
Two rooms -- Down the road -- Fortinbras -- Lake Street extension -- Patient A.