Marsha Norman, Vol. 1: Collected Works

by Marsha Norman

The plays in this volume are Loving Daniel Boone, The Holdup, Circus Valentine, Sarah and Abraham, Getting Out, Traveler in the Dark, and Third and Oak. This collection will also include introductory notes by the playwright, original cast and production information.

Genres: Plays, Drama, Theatre

412 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for the musical The Color Purple and the book for the musical The Bridges of Madison County. She was co-chair of the playwriting department at The Juilliard School until stepping down in 2020.

Reviews

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

i was at an amy hempel reading at NYU and in the course of answering some question she referenced a line from a play by marsha norman. so i tracked it down, because it was a pretty powerful line. read through the plays, found the line, and was surprised to find that it wasn't as time stopping as i thought it would be. and i wonder if i hadn't stopped and savored the line when amy hempel mentioned it, if i wouldn't have just passed it by without a thought. so that's how i got here, but i'm glad i did. marsha norman, unknown to me, but known to my more versed theater friends, is pretty cool. and one of my favorite aspects of this collection is that she purposely included plays that were panned or even ridiculed by the press and the theater community, but that are important to her, or were an important process to her. and i always love insights like that.

(and i think the plays are pretty good)

[Adrian Colesberry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually just read Getting Out, which is just brilliant. The portrayal of the female convict and her dialogue with her child self. Great play. Worth seeing too. Saw it after reading.

[Daizie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore Marsha Norman.