The celebrated playwright, director, translator, lyricist, and seven-time Obie Award winner, has been an influential voice in American theatre for more than four decades and a highly-regarded teacher of playwriting. Includes: Mud, The Danube, Sarita, and The Conduct of Life.

Fornes early work is collected in this volume, including The Sucessful Life of 3, which was produced by the Judson Poets Theatre; Tango Palace, a San Francisco Actors Workshop production, directed by Herbert Blau; and Promenade, an Open Theatre production directed by Joseph Chaikin before going on to a successful Off-Broadway run. Dr. Kheal, A Viertnamese Wedding, and Molly's Dream round out the volume, demonstrating the continuity of Fornes's vision and technique."