{"product_id":"what-i-meant-was-new-plays-and-selected-one-acts-9781559361590","title":"What I Meant Was: New Plays and Selected One-Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Craig Lucas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGod's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a play which dares to say very ugly things from a very moral place, which risks censure in an effort to reach an ugly truth; a play that's wise to its own inescapable shortcomings and addresses them as part of its subject; a play which ought to have been greeted with exhilaration and joy, for it courageously refuses restraint and risks everything to live up to its impossible-to-live-up-to title.\" -Tony Kushner, \u003ci\u003eCivilization Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Best American play of the year! \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e is Craig Lucas's best work by far. This powerful parable jolts us with questions and doesn't insult us with answers.\" -Donald Lyons, \u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating new play! Even more theatrically imaginative and engaging than \u003ci\u003ePrelude to a Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e! Craig Lucas is writing better than ever these days.\" -Vincent Canby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume contains two of Craig Lucas's most powerful and provocative full-length plays--\u003ci\u003eGod's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Gaul\u003c\/i\u003e--with a suite of nine one-act plays. Together they illustrate the remarkable range and scope of a truly original American playwright. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther plays in this collection include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I Meant Was\u003cbr\u003eUnmemorable\u003cbr\u003eThrowing Your Voice\u003cbr\u003eGrief\u003cbr\u003eThe Boom Box\u003cbr\u003eBad Dream\u003cbr\u003eIf Columbus Does Not Figure in Your Travel Plans\u003cbr\u003eBoyfriend Riff\u003cbr\u003eCredo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47999853854871,"sku":"9781559361590","price":958.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781559361590.webp?v=1783601940","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/what-i-meant-was-new-plays-and-selected-one-acts-9781559361590","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}