{"product_id":"three-plays-melissa-arctic-orange-flower-water-and-the-pavilion-9780810128149","title":"Three Plays: Melissa Arctic, Orange Flower Water, and The Pavilion","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Craig Wright\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig Wright is one of the most widely produced, consistently entertaining playwrights of his generation. The three plays gathered in this volume-\u003ci\u003eMelissa Arctic\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2005 Helen Hayes Award), \u003ci\u003eOrange Flower Water\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pavilion\u003c\/i\u003e-are all set in the fictional town of Pine City, Minnesota. The plays share a focus on love and relationships and feature a consistent undercurrent of observation and speculation about the nature of time. \u003ci\u003eMelissa Arctic\u003c\/i\u003e brings Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e into the present, retaining the original's captivating mix of the comic and tragic. A brutally frank exploration of marriage, \u003ci\u003eOrange Flower Water\u003c\/i\u003e examines the irresistible lure and poisonous effects of unrealistic expectations within love, and portrays the inescapably compromised contours of relationships founded on adultery. \u003ci\u003eThe Pavilion\u003c\/i\u003e, a lyrical and rueful homage to \u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e, is a meditation on dashed dreams and unquenchable hopes, set at a twenty-year high school reunion. In all three plays, Wright shows himself to be one of the most perceptive and engaging playwrights working today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596888096919,"sku":"9780810128149","price":2139.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780810128149.webp?v=1774995504","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/three-plays-melissa-arctic-orange-flower-water-and-the-pavilion-9780810128149","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}