{"product_id":"the-value-of-names-and-jeffrey-sweet-9780810123953","title":"The Value of Names and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning a quarter of a century, this collection of plays demonstrates author Jeffrey Sweet's eye for the drama of human relationships. Sweet works with sensitivity and irony to confront both personal politics and the impact of historical change. These nine works, taken together, present a playwright who extends the struggles of his small circles of characters to his audience and humanity in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title work, first mounted in 1982, is a comedy-drama about the aftermath of the blacklist whose continued relevance makes it a frequently produced play today. The family drama \u003ci\u003ePorch\u003c\/i\u003e suggests larger social changes through the interaction of a small-town shopkeeper and his defiant daughter. The lauded \u003ci\u003eAmerican Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the Chicago of the robber barons, is a song-filled true story about a millionaire whose stubborn idealism leads to disaster. \u003ci\u003eStay Till Morning\u003c\/i\u003e is a rueful comedy about sex and accommodation in the Florida Keys. The three plays that grew out of his fascination with the effects of World War II­--\u003ci\u003eBerlin '45, Court-Martial at Fort Devens,­\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Action Against Sol Schumann\u003c\/i\u003e--dramatize the ways in which that conflict transformed private fates. Each script is accompanied by an extended introduction from the playwright as well as complete performance notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Sweet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810123959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810123953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.12w x 1.39d","brand":"Jeffrey Sweet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135251235071,"sku":"9780810123953","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ba4f66b-d43c-4ee4-838b-a546f856a559.jpg?v=1755009586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-value-of-names-and-jeffrey-sweet-9780810123953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}