{"product_id":"9780811226370","title":"Mister Paradise and Other One-Act Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirteen previously unpublished short plays now available for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e Tennessee Williams had a distinct talent for writing short plays and, not surprisingly, this remarkable new collection of never-before-published one-acts includes some of his most poignant and hilarious characters: the indefatigable, witty and tough drag queens of \u003cem\u003eAnd Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...\u003c\/em\u003e; the strange little man behind the nom de plume \u003cem\u003eMister Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e; and the extravagant mistress who cheats on her married man in \u003cem\u003eThe Pink Bedroom\u003c\/em\u003e. Most were written in the 1930s and early 1940s when Williams was already flexing his theatrical imagination. Chosen from over seventy unpublished one-acts, these are some of Williams's finest; several have premiered recently at The Hartford Stage Co., The Kennedy Center, the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Tennessee Williams\/New Orleans Literary Festival. Included in this volume: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Are the Stairs You Got to Watch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMister Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Palooka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEscape\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Do You Smoke So Much, Lily?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummer At the Lake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Game\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pink Bedroom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fat Man's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThank You, Kind Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Municipal Abattoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdam and Eve on a Ferry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Long associated with Williams, acclaimed stage and film actors Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson provide a fresh and challenging foreword for actors, directors, and readers.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118600995056,"sku":"9780811226370","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811226370_p0.jpg?v=1763739774","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811226370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}