{"product_id":"what-i-meant-was-new-plays-and-selected-one-acts-paperback","title":"What I Meant Was: New Plays and Selected One-Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter and director. His plays include \u003ci\u003ePrelude to a Kiss, Reckless, Blue Window, God's Heart, The Singing Forest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmall Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eLongtime Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Dentists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also directed. Mr. Lucas' awards include the L.A. Drama Critics Award, an OBIE Award for Best Play and Best Director, and the Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.46 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (1999)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771599061280,"sku":"9781559361590","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/681daf68ead089042d5b8b2342412a58.webp?v=1780389211","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-i-meant-was-new-plays-and-selected-one-acts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}