{"product_id":"the-secret-in-the-wings-a-play-paperback","title":"The Secret in the Wings: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Zimmerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Zimmerman's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret in the Wings \u003c\/i\u003eadapts a group of lesser-known fairy tales to create a theatrical work that sets their dark mystery against her signature wit and humor. The framing story concerns a child and the frightening babysitter with whom her parents leave her. As the babysitter reads from a book, the characters in each of the tales materialize, with each tale breaking off just at its bleakest moment before giving way to the next one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe central tale is told without interruption, after which each previous tale is successively resumed, with each looming disaster averted. As in Zimmerman's other productions, here she uses costumes, props, sets, and lighting to brilliant effect, creating images and feelings that render the fairy tales in all their elemental and enduring power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY ZIMMERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e's credits as an adapter and a director include \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights, Journey to the West, Metamorphoses, The Od\u003c\/i\u003eyssey, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Snake \u003c\/i\u003e(all published by Northwestern). Her work has been produced at the Lookingglass Theatre and Goodman Theatre of Chicago; on Broadway at Circle in the Square; in New York at Second Stage, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Manhattan Theatre Club; and at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and other major regional theaters around the country and abroad. The recipient of a Tony Award for her direction of \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses \u003c\/i\u003eand of a MacArthur Fellowship, Zimmerman is a professor of performance studies at Northwestern University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763625197856,"sku":"9780810129870","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4117f54355ba913026be7a604d517ea4.webp?v=1780237332","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-secret-in-the-wings-a-play-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}