Balm in Gilead and Other Plays [Paperback]

Lanford Wilson is the rare dramatist, witty and humorous, who sees all his characters from the inside&Balmis life itself trapped in a play. --New York

Balm in Gilead and Other Playsfeatures Lanford Wilson's first full-length play. It takes place in upper Manhattan at a greasy, slum diner, Frank's cafe, where drug addicts, sex works, and petty criminals come to escape their boredom and suffering.

Lanford Wilson(1937-2011) was born in Lebanon, Missouri, and attended the University of Chicago. A founding member of the Circle Repertory Company in New York, he has seen many of his plays produced in theaters all over the United States and abroad. His work includesAngel's Fall, Burn This, Lemon Sky,and many more. He is the recipient of many awards, including a Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and two Obies.