{"product_id":"book-amjj","title":"The Joyce Carol Oates Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight highly diverse works from one of America's most prolific and versatile authors, this collection includes an exclusive dramatization of Oates' bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eAmerican Appetites\u003c\/i\u003e; two comedic plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfectionist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Truth Teller\u003c\/i\u003e; four short stories, \"Gulf War,\" \"Black,\" \"The Key,\" and \"Tone Clusters;\" as well as her libretto for \u003ci\u003eBlack Water: An American Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, composed by John Duffy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Appetites\u003c\/i\u003e: The fa├ºade of an affluent suburban couple crumbles under the weight of tragedy and scandal in this exclusive dramatization of Joyce Carol Oates' bestselling novel. \u003cbr\u003eCast: Lisa Akey, Keith Carradine, Alastair Duncan, Paul Eiding, Anna Gunn, Dan Lauria, Jean Louisa Kelly, Frank Muller, B. J. Ward, Elizabeth Ward Land, Liza Weil, and Tegan West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Truth Teller\u003c\/i\u003e: Joyce Carol Oates' hilarious take-off on a classic Southern play begins when liberated Hedda arrives home to visit the family estate, ruled by the family's tyrannical patriarch, \"Tiny\" Culligan.\u003cbr\u003eCast: Charles Durning, Arthur Hanket, Gary Kroeger, Marsha Mason, Priscilla Pointer, William Schallert, and JoBeth Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Perfectionist\u003c\/i\u003e: Joyce Carol Oates turns her satiric eye to Tobias Harte, a man obsessed with perfection in everything from ethics to egg salad. Rollicking comedy ensues as Harte struggles with his highly imperfect family and friends. \u003cbr\u003eCast: Barbara Bosson, Annabeth Gish, Harold Gould, Valerie Landsburg, David Schwimmer, and David Selby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Black\" (one-act play): In this evening of cocktails and dinner, a couple anxiously awaits the arrival of an ex-husband. As the wine glasses are drained, the evening becomes dark and intense, revealing the true colors of the characters in this eerie love triangle.\u003cbr\u003eCast: Stephanie Dunnam, Rif Hutton, and Joe Spano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gulf War\" (one-act play): An affluent young couple entertains an older couple for an evening of cocktails and politics during the Gulf War. But as the evening continues, the conversation takes a bizarre and absurd tone.\u003cbr\u003eCast: Edward Asner, Stephanie Dunnam, Nan Martin, and Joe Spano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Key\" (one-act play): A hilarious perverse encounter between Melissa, a vacationing suburban housewife, recently separated from her husband, and Edwin, a prosperous businessman.\u003cbr\u003eCast: Edward Asner, Hector Elizondo, Don Reed, Joyce Van Patten, and JoBeth Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tone Clusters\" (one-act play): A chilling tragicomedy that takes the form of an interview between a middle-aged, middle-class American couple and the media. \u003cbr\u003eCast: Edward Asner, Hector Elizondo, Don Reed, Joyce Van Patten, and JoBeth Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Water: An American Opera\u003c\/i\u003e: A tragic and beautiful opera based on the Chappaquiddick scandal. Libretto by Joyce Carol Oates, with music by John Duffy.\u003cbr\u003eCast: David Lee Brewer, Reid Bruton, Stephanie Buckley, Karen Burlingame, Kimberly Graham, Linda Kerns, Erin Langston, Patrick Mason, John Savarese, and Rob Shacklett. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"L.A. Theatre Works","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49391370567984,"sku":"BDamjj","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/148532-amjj-Square.jpg?v=1735290807","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-amjj","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}