{"product_id":"mister-paradise-and-other-one-act-plays-9780811216203","title":"Mister Paradise and Other One-Act Plays","description":"Tennessee Williams had a distinct talent for writing short plays and, not surprisingly, this remarkable new collection of never-before-published one-acts includes some of his most poignant and hilarious characters: the indefatigable, witty and tough drag queens of \u003cem\u003eAnd Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...\u003c\/em\u003e; the strange little man behind the nom de plume \u003cem\u003eMister Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e; and the extravagant mistress who cheats on her married man in \u003cem\u003eThe Pink Bedroom\u003c\/em\u003e. Most were written in the 1930s and early 1940s when Williams was already flexing his theatrical imagination. Chosen from over seventy unpublished one-acts, these are some of Williams's finest; several have premiered recently at The Hartford Stage Co., The Kennedy Center, the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Tennessee Williams\/New Orleans Literary Festival. Included in this volume: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThese Are the Stairs You Got to Watch\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eMister Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Palooka\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eEscape\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhy Do You Smoke So Much, Lily?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eSummer At the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Big Game\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Pink Bedroom\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Fat Man's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThank You, Kind Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Municipal Abattoir\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eAdam and Eve on a Ferry\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnd Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Long associated with Williams, acclaimed stage and film actors Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson provide a fresh and challenging foreword for actors, directors, and readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811216203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2005 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tennessee Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391874199733,"sku":"9780811216203","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f8921d6e-14f5-4f2e-bf97-a1ed0b98406b.jpg?v=1719949053","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mister-paradise-and-other-one-act-plays-9780811216203","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}