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by Richard Nelson (Author)
"A thoroughly invigorating, tightly
focused piece of Chekhovian drama, wherein chatter about work and art . .
. fail to mask deep vulnerability."--Chicago Tribune
A play
about Frank Lloyd Wright set in the summer of 1923, when the great
architect has recently left Chicago for California, hoping to mend his
relationship with his adult children. Richard Nelson brings to life two
great architectural demigods, Wright and Louis Sullivan, only to show
their all-too-human frailties.
Author Biography
Richard Nelson's many plays include Illyria; The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family (Hungry, What Did You Expect?, and Women of a Certain Age); The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country (That Hopey Changey Thing, Sweet and Sad, and Sorry, Regular Singing); Nikolai and the Others; Goodnight Children Everywhere (Olivier Award for Best Play); Franny's Way; Some Americans Abroad; Frank's Home; Two Shakespearean Actors; and James Joyce's The Dead (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical). He has also written for film, namely the screenplays for Hyde Park-on-Hudson and Ethan Frome. He is the recipient of the PEN/Laura Pels Master Playwright Award and an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
