Neon (Psalms)
Thomas Strelich, n.d., ca. 1986. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Item #284946
ISBN: 281AIB1056279
97 pages. Printed recto only. 8.5 x 11 inch sheets, 3-hole punched, unbound. 'The setting of this off beat play is an isolated trailer near Boron, California: site of the world's largest open pit Borax mine. A fragile truce between Luton Mears, a retired heavy equipment operator, and his born again wife Patina is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of their daughter Barbara, a divorcee in her thirties. Lost and bottomed out, she moves home just to get back on her feet and finds herself trapped in a comic but progressively brutal cross fire between Luton who wants her to stay and Patina who wants her to go. This wasteland receives a blast of hilariously fresh air from the propane deliveryman, Ray, who describes a bizarre but strangely comforting future. The play asks: Is there a substitute for the love of another human being, and if so, what are the consequences of that substitution?' - from Stelich's website. Neon Psalms won the Dramatists Guild/CBS News Play Award for the world premier at Magic Theatre, San Francisco, and its New York premier at American Place Theatre. First edition (first printing), presumed. A near fine copy. Presumed printed before Samuel French, 1987, publication of the playscript.
Price: $30.00