Product Description: “Extraordinarily powerful…it is a privilege to attend such a theatrically excellent event.”—Independent“Taut and beautifully written…an inspiration.”—ObserverFour very different one-act plays that study the effect of war on very different individuals...read more

Product Description: Naomi Wallace was inspired after reading the introduction and first chapter of the book Hammer and Hoe: Black Communists in Alabama During the Great Depression, and the result is her play, Things of Dry Hours. This three person piece is a snapshot of history, a dramatic glimpse of what might have happened to a black father and daughter involved in this movement, and a white stranger who appears at the door of their stark home late one night...read more

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Product Description: Adapted from William Wharton's novel of the same name, this play tells the story of a man who is incarcerated in a mental hospital and believes himself to be a bird.