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The Key/Tone Clusters: Two Short Plays

Name: The Key/Tone Clusters: Two Short Plays
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
ISBN: 9781616376871

by Joyce Carol Oates, Full Cast

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Synopsis

The Key and Tone Clusters are two one-act plays by 2009 Man Booker Nominee Joyce Carol Oates.

The Key: a hilarious perverse encounter between a vacationing suburban housewife, recently separated from her husband, and a prosperous businessman.

Tone Cluster: a chilling trig-comedy that takes the form of an interview between a middle-aged, middle-class American couple and the media.

A full-cast production featuring: Edward Asner, Hector Elizondo, Darryl Reed, Joyce Van Patten, JoBeth Williams

About the Author, Joyce Carol Oates

In a prolific and varied oeuvre that ranges over essays, plays, criticism, and several genres of fiction, Joyce Carol Oates has proved herself one of the most influential and important storytellers in the literary world.