The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays

The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays

A wonderful collection of never-before-collected one-acts: â€œThe peak of my virtuosity was in the one- act plays. Some of which are like firecrackers in a ropeâ€ (Tennessee Williams).

Here are portraits of American life during the Great Depression and after, populated by a hopelessly hopeful chorus girl, a munitions manufacturer ensnared in a love triangle, a rural family that deals â€œjusticeâ€ on its children, an overconfident mob dandy, a poor couple who quarrel to vanquish despair, a young â€œspinsterâ€ enthralled by the impulse of rebellion, and, in â€œThe Magic Tower,â€ a passionate artist and his wife whose youth and optimism are not enough to protect their â€œdream marriage.â€ This new volume gathers some of Williamsâ€™s most exuberant early work and includes one-acts that he would later expand to powerful full-length dramas: â€œThe Pretty Trap,â€ a cheerful take on The Glass Menagerie, and â€œInterior: Panic,â€ a stunning precursor to A Streetcar Named Desire.

The plays include:

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ At Liberty

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ The Magic Tower

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Me, Vashya

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Curtains for the Gentleman

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ In Our Profession

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Every Twenty Minutes

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Honor the Living

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ The Case of the Crushed Petunias

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Moonyâ€™s Kid Donâ€™t Cry

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ The Dark Room

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ The Pretty Trap

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Interior: Panic

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Kingdom of Earth

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ I Never Get Dressed Till After Dark on Sundays

Â Â Â Â Â â€¢ Some Problems for The Moose Lodge
Country USA
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-04-25

Country	USA
Manufacturer	New Directions
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2011-04-25

The Magic Tower and Other One-Act Plays

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