Overview
āThereās an irresistible joy to reading these playsā¦examining them at leisure without the urgent propulsive forward movement of the theater, reveals beauties and resonances uniquely literary.ā āOskar Eustis, Artistic Director, The Public Theater, from his foreword
Plays for The Public includes:
The Gods Are Pounding My Head! (AKA Lumberjack Messiah)
āRichard Foreman is the ultimate theater auteur and mind-roiling warlock of avant-garde dramaā¦ Gods is an extravaganza of tightly orchestrated hallucinogenic visual effects, bruising slapstick and intense, cryptic linesā¦ It is majestically mad and funny.ā āNew York Times
Idiot Savant
āVintage Foreman: ravishing, perplexing, scary, a sensual and intellectual message for those weary of causality and psychology.ā āTime Out New York
Old-Fashioned Prostitutes
āWhat makes Mr. Foremanās work so entertaining is his ability to turn these classic, head-scratching concerns into phantasmagorical vaudevilles in which all the worldās a stage that keeps changing shape on youā¦ Mr. Foreman is a grandmaster.ā āNew York Times
This volume features the two plays sumptuously produced at The Public Theater in New York City that mark the culmination of Richard Foremanās unstintingly inventive, astonishing career in theater, just as he was beginning to devote his creative energies entirely to filmmaking.
This book title, Plays for The Public, ISBN: 9781559365550, by Richard Foreman, published by Theatre Communications Group (November 5, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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