{"product_id":"what-i-meant-was-new-plays-and-selected-one-acts-9781559361590","title":"What I Meant Was: New Plays and Selected One-Acts","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eGod's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a play which dares to say very ugly things from a very moral place, which risks censure in an effort to reach an ugly truth; a play that's wise to its own inescapable shortcomings and addresses them as part of its subject; a play which ought to have been greeted with exhilaration and joy, for it courageously refuses restraint and risks everything to live up to its impossible-to-live-up-to title.\" -Tony Kushner, \u003ci\u003eCivilization Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Best American play of the year  \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e is Craig Lucas's best work by far. This powerful parable jolts us with questions and doesn't insult us with answers.\" -Donald Lyons, \u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating new play  Even more theatrically imaginative and engaging than \u003ci\u003ePrelude to a Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e  Craig Lucas is writing better than ever these days.\" -Vincent Canby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains two of Craig Lucas's most powerful and provocative full-length plays--\u003ci\u003eGod's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e--with a suite of nine one-act plays. Together they illustrate the remarkable range and scope of a truly original American playwright. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther plays in this collection include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I Meant Was\u003cbr\u003eUnmemorable\u003cbr\u003eThrowing Your Voice\u003cbr\u003eGrief\u003cbr\u003eThe Boom Box\u003cbr\u003eBad Dream\u003cbr\u003eIf Columbus Does Not Figure in Your Travel Plans\u003cbr\u003eBoyfriend Riff\u003cbr\u003eCredo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559361590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.33w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner","brand":"Craig Lucas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389471822005,"sku":"9781559361590","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_83609625-0f35-48ba-bc37-6dd3d43f03d0.jpg?v=1663681158","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-i-meant-was-new-plays-and-selected-one-acts-9781559361590","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}