Collected Stories
by Donald Margulies

Name: Collected Stories
Brand: Donald Margulies
SKU: 9780822216407
Rating: 4.19 (324 reviews)

Broadway

Collected Stories Book Cover — Collected Stories Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

120 mins1990sAll WomenInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

Why we like it

"'Collected Stories' invites audiences into a tapestry of interwoven lives, illustrating how individual narratives can converge to create a profound ensemble experience."

From: Plays Featuring Ensemble Storytelling

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk AwardPulitzer Prize

Finalist: 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Nominee: 1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play Nominee: 1998 Dramatists Guild/Hull-Warriner Award for Best Play

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the complex dynamics between the two main characters in 'Collected Stories', along with its exploration of deeper themes related to storytelling and authorship. Many find the dialogue engaging and reflective, highlighting the mentor-student relationship effectively. However, some note that the pacing can be an issue for the overall narrative flow.

Complex character dynamicsEngaging dialogueThought-provoking themesWell-crafted exploration of authorshipPacing issues noted by some

Synopsis

THE STORY: The conflict between the established artist and the adulatory fan who becomes a protégé, disciple, colleague and friend--and finally threatening rival--is one of those great topics...It resurfaces in Donald Margulies's provocative new play,

Press Reviews

"With his fine ear for detail, Margulies creates an authentic, insular world, and he gives equal weight to the opposing viewpoints of two formidable characters."
— Los Angeles Times

"Margulies’ best play to date."
— New York Post

"As usual, Margulies holds the rich ore of his material up to the light so that it sends beams in every direction… always fluid and lively, the play is thick with ideas, like a stockpot of good stew."
— Village Voice