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3 Plays by Mart Crowley

Name: 3 Plays by Mart Crowley
Author: Mart Crowley
ISBN: 9781555833572

by Mart Crowley

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Overview

Mart Crowley was born in Vicksburg, Miss., and educated at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. This collection brings together three of his most powerful works: the classic The Boys in the Band (1968); A Breeze From the Gulf (1973), which deals with the early life of one of the characters in The Boys in the Band; and the previously unpublished For Reasons That Remain Unclear (1993). Additionally, Crowley wrote the plays Remote Asylum (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1970) and Avec Schmaltz (Williamstown [Mass.] Theatre Festival, 1984), adapted and produced the film version of The Boys in the Band, wrote the television movie adaptation of James Kirkwood's There Must Be a Pony, and produced the TV series Hart to Hart.

About the Author, Mart Crowley

Mart Crowley was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His first play, The Boys in the Band, opened Off-Broadway (1968) to estatic reviews. Crowley's other plays include Remote Asylum (1970), the autobiographical A Breeze from the Gulf (1973), and The Men from the Boys (2002). Crowley served first as the producer of the ABC series Hart to Hart.