{"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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810128149","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293762027657,"sku":"9780810128149","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_77a807a5-12bc-43f2-a17a-f263b0aaee72.jpg?v=1737441821","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/three-plays-melissa-arctic-orange-flower-water-and-the-pavilion-9780810128149","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}