Artie Shaugnessy is a songwriter with visions of glory.
And with his inimitable wit and understanding, Guare has written a scathingly funny satire on the warping hunger for fame, and the betrayal involved in creating art.
The House of Blue Leaves: A Play
In "Bosoms and Neglect", Deirdre and Scooper's reliance on analysis and neglect of their ailing parents are examined with a sardonic eye.
In “The House of Blue Leaves” and Two Other Plays, 169–254. New York: Plume, 1987. Chaucer in Rome. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2002. A Day for Surprises. In “Four Baboons Adoring the Sun” and Other Plays, 103–12.
The film's executive producer then struck a deal to pay $ 200,000 for two floors of the condo to serve as the set for ... the Sun ( see chapter 9 ) and the soon - to - be termination of the touring version of Six Degrees of Separation .
... DAY FOR SURPRISES Kissing Sweet and A Day For Surprises . New York : Dramatists Play Service , 1971 . Four Baboons Adoring the Sun and Other Plays . New York : Vintage Books , 1993 . Anthology : The Best Short Plays 1970. Ed . by Page ...
The Black Comedy of John Guare. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2002. ———. “John Guare and the Popular Culture Hype of Celebrity Status.” A Companion to Twentieth-Century American Drama. Ed. David Krasner.
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... The House of Blue Leaves and Two Other Plays . New York : NAL Penguin . Guare , John . 1992. " The Art of Theater No. 9. " Interview with Anne Cattaneo . Paris Review 124 ( Winter ) . https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1993/the-art- ...