Balm in Gilead and Other Plays (Dramabook) - Softcover

Wilson, Lanford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374521565 ISBN 13: 9780374521561

Publisher: Hill and Wang, 1965

Synopsis

"Lanford Wilson is the rare dramatist, witty and humorous, who sees all his characters from the inside...Balm is life itself trapped in a play."--New York

Balm in Gilead and Other Plays features Lanford Wilson's first full-length play. It takes place in upper Manhattan at a greasy, slum diner, Frank's cafe, where drug addicts, sex works, and petty criminals come to escape their boredom and suffering.

About this title

About the Author:

Lanford Wilson (1937-2011) was born in Lebanon, Missouri, and attended the University of Chicago. A founding member of the Circle Repertory Company in New York, he has seen many of his plays produced in theaters all over the United States and abroad. His work includes Angel's Fall, Burn This, Lemon Sky, and many more. He is the recipient of many awards, including a Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and two Obies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hill and Wang
• Publication date: 1965
• ISBN 10: 0374521565
• ISBN 13: 9780374521561
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116