Warholcapote: A Non-Fiction Invention (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781982103828)

An enthralling play based on lost tapes between two cultural giants and friends--Andy Warhol and Truman Capote.

In 1978 Andy Warhol and Truman Capote decided to write a Broadway play. Andy suggested that he record their private conversations over the period of a few months, and that these tapes would be the source material for the play. The tapes were then filed away and forgotten. Their play was never completed.

Now, award-winning director Rob Roth brings their vision to life after a years-long search to unearth the eighty hours of tapes between two of the most daring artists of postwar America. WARHOLCAPOTE, based on words actually spoken by the two men, is set in the '70s and '80s, toward the end of their close connection and not too long before their untimely deaths. Their special, complex friendship is captured by Roth with bracing intimacy as they discuss life, love, and art and everything in between. Every word in the play comes directly from these two 20th century geniuses. The structure of the conversations springs from Roth's imagination.

Author: Rob Roth
ISBN-10: 1982103825
ISBN-13: 9781982103828
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 09/20/2022
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.65h x 5.65w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2022
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2022 pg. 18
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2022
Shelf Awareness 09/23/2022