The Illusion
By Pierre Corneille; Tony Kushner (Translator)
(Theatre Communications Group, Paperback, 9781559360906, 96pp.)
Publication Date: October 1994
Categories: American
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Description
Already a favorite of theatres throughout the country, Tony Kushner's free adaptation of Pierre Corneille's most original, theatrical comedy, "L'Illusion Comique, " blends magic and truth, obsession and caprice, romance and murder, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion--love.
About the Author
Tony Kushner's plays include A Bright Room Called Day and Slavs!; as well as adaptations of Corneille's The Illusion, Ansky's The Dybbuk, Brecht's The Good Person of Szecguan and Goethe's Stella. Current projects include: Henry Box Brown or The Mirror of Slavery; and two musical plays: St. Cecilia or The Power of Music and Caroline or Change. His collaboration with Maurice Sendak on an American version of the children's opera, Brundibar, appeared in book form Fall 2003. Kushner grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and he lives in New York.
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