{"product_id":"edward-gorey-plays-cape-cod-carol-verburg-9780983435518","title":"Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod: Puppets, People, Places, \u0026 Plots","description":"\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR'S NOTE: This little book originated as the catalog for a museum exhibit of Edward Gorey's stage work. For a full account of his multifaceted dramatic career, see \u003cb\u003eThe Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, available in both print and e-book formats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * * * * * * *\u003cp\u003eHow to classify the extraordinary Edward Gorey? Artist? Writer? Dark humorist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat about Dramatist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was in theatre that Gorey's public career started and finished. As a postwar Harvard University student, he and his friends Frank O'Hara, Alison Lurie, John Ashbery, and others created the legendary Poets' Theatre. After winning a Tony Award on Broadway for Frank Langella's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, Gorey left New York for Cape Cod, where he wrote, designed, and directed \"entertainments\" starring local actors and his own troupe of handmade puppets. In this short illustrated monograph, the chief producer of Gorey's entertainments -- his friend and neighbor Carol Verburg -- tells how he did it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Verburg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0983435510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983435518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boom-Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.07d","brand":"Carol Verburg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980745441535,"sku":"9780983435518","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_631f4dbc-9bb4-43f5-bc85-6041f08fac6d.jpg?v=1683251650","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edward-gorey-plays-cape-cod-carol-verburg-9780983435518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}