{"product_id":"selected-works-9780802123572","title":"Selected Works","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e“Terrence McNally is one of our most original and audacious dramatists, and one of our funniest.”—\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his first play, \u003ci\u003eAnd Things That Go Bump in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered in 1965, McNally has proven himself to be a trailblazing figure and unique voice in American theater, known for his exploration of gay themes and his chronicling of America’s changing social attitudes over the past fifty years. His thirty-three plays, nine musicals, three operas, and seven scripts for film and television, are a testament to his astonishing commitment to writing. In \u003ci\u003eSelected Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, for the very first time, McNally collects a set of eight plays that he considers the most important of his oeuvre, including the Tony-nominated \u003ci\u003eMothers and Sons\u003c\/i\u003e and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAnd Away We Go\u003c\/i\u003e, neither of which have been previously published. Introducing each play with a personal essay that recounts an anecdote or discusses an aspect of the play that proceeds it, McNally himself frames his own life in the theater. \u003ci\u003eSelected Plays\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark publication, a memoir in plays from one of America’s most highly regarded and best-loved playwrights.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Terrence McNally","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956774539382,"sku":"9780802123572","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_75a0094d-ab9f-4dae-9062-9bf419a9bc6b.jpg?v=1767717887","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/selected-works-9780802123572","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}