My Head Was a Sledgehammer; Six Plays

Richard Foreman, a six-time Obie Award winner and one of the most influential figures in American drama, is widely regarded the foremost avant-garde playwritght today.
This new collection of Foreman's plays included Eddie Goes To Poetry City (Seattle and New York versions), The Mind King, Samuel's Major Problems, My Head Was a Sledgehammer and I've Got the Shakes. The directions included with each play elucidate the playwrights intent and crystallize his philosphy of theater. In addition, an unannotated version of My Head Was a Sledgehammer provides a look at the powerful languague of Foreman's theaer, apart from stage directions that may limit one's inerpretation.