{"product_id":"hotel-room-trilogy-three-one-act-plays-9781644213940","title":"Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author and screenplay writer, a trio of one-act plays depicting the spooky, strange, and tragic passage of guests through the same New York City hotel room (number 603). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The dialogue has the evocative spareness of Pinter, and [the] control of mood [is] menacing, mesmerizing.\" --\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tangible mystery of these stories is grounded in the peculiar relationships that unfold slowly, producing an unrelenting uncanny atmosphere. In each play, a family member has recently died and the survivors are left to deal with the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"Tricks\" Gifford approaches the psychological territory of Kafka. We meet two men looking for something more than just sex from a prostitute. Are the men two halves of a severed personality? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"Blackout\" Danny and Diane, an Oklahoma couple of the 1930s, cannot move beyond the grief of a personal tragedy. Refusing to accept the death of her son, Diane seeks refuge in low-level deliriums. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"Mrs. Kashfi\" a young boy experiences a spooky visitation while his mother voyages into the sea of clairvoyance with a fortune teller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten for David Lynch's 1993 drama \u003ci\u003eHotel Room\u003c\/i\u003e for HBO, two of these stories, \"Tricks\" and \"Blackout\" were nominated for the Cable Ace Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gifford's night people are a strange mix of utter weirdness and bedrock humanity, rampant eccentricity, and absolute individuality. Some things in life are beyond analysis, and Barry Gifford is one of them.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644213940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Barry Gifford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273750606005,"sku":"9781644213940","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8b5da798-b734-4f62-afa7-02b0fd8e464c.jpg?v=1718082347","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hotel-room-trilogy-three-one-act-plays-9781644213940","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}