Filthy Talk for Troubled Times and other plays

Title: Filthy Talk for Troubled Times and other plays
Author: LaBute, Neil
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Neil LaBute burst onto the American theater scene in 1989 with his controversial debut work \"Filthy Talk for Troubled Times.\" Set in a barroom in Anytown USA and populated by a series of everymen (and two beleaguered everywomen), this series of frank exchanges explores the innumerable varieties of American intolerance. A unique snapshot of the times, the play -- seldom allowed production by the author since -- provides a compelling look at the early thinking and evolution of one of our great theater artists.

Also in this collection is a series of new, short works, some never before produced. They include \"The New Testament,\" a showbiz satire that takes a close look at the perils of color-blind casting, and \"The Furies,\" in which a woman helps navigate her brother's breakup with his out-and-then-perhaps, in-the-closet-again lover.

Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication date: 01/07/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781593762827
Publishing status: Last copy archived