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 and Two Other Plays
In "Bosoms and Neglect", Deirdre and Scooper's reliance on analysis and neglect of their ailing parents are examined with a sardonic eye.
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A little while later, when we said goodnight, Thumper gave me a big, sweet hug. Almost as if to say she knew where I'd just been. "You're alright Johnny," she said for the second time that night. “Don't worry so much.
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THE STORY: In the Holy Year of 2000 in Rome, Matt has learned that his painting has given him a curable form of cancer.
Before law and order took hold, New Orleans was boisterous; before class, racial and political lines were drawn, it was a parade of beautiful women and good-looking men, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking.
One of John Guare's classic plays, Landscape of the Body tells the story of a woman's unfulfilled life and premature death--and her reflections from the grave.