Grasses of a Thousand Colors - Paperback

by Wallace Shawn (Author)

Brilliantly upsetting and endearing . . . riveting.--Newsday

This poetic epic about a scientist, his wife, and his two mistresses as they fend for their lives in a world savagely close to extinction raises issues of redemption, forgiveness, and responsibility. Grasses of a Thousand Colors is a troubling, erotic adventure that received high critical praise for its first New York City revival in 2013, starring Wallace Shawn.

Wallace Shawn is a noted actor and writer. His often politically charged and controversial plays include The Fever, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Marie and Bruce, and The Designated Mourner. With Andre Gregory, he co-wrote My Dinner with Andre , in which he also starred.

Author Biography

WALLACE SHAWN is the author of Our Late Night (OBIE Award for Best Play), Grasses of a Thousand Colors, The Designated Mourner, Marie and Bruce, Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Fever, and the screenplay for My Dinner with André.