In Darkest America contains the plays The Eclipse and Tone Clusters.  The Eclipse: A middle aged professor lives with her ailing mother. The old lady, once a brilliant teacher, moves in and out of reality, has a fantasy Latin lover, and makes her daughter's life miserable.

One night she whirls in a torrid dance with her lover while her daughter sleeps; death has released both from suffering. This haunting play by one of America's foremost authors was commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville for the Humana Festival and was subsequently produced Off Broadway.

Tone Clusters: Frank and Emily are a nice couple with a house in a nice neighborhood. Why are they under so much strain? They are interviewed by an unseen interrogator and their story emerges: the body of a 14 year old girl was found in their basement and their son is charged with the murder Do they share in the guilt? Could we find ourselves in their situation?

Format Häftad Omfång 106 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Samuel French Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2019-12-31 ISBN 9780573622328