ASIN: B00KBDWHCK
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 52
These two short stories follow the True Grits Theatre in Columbia, SC. It's a Southern theater with big ambitions populated by characters who combine passion and pretense in their attempt to live out socially responsible and progressive ideals without completely abandoning the deeply conservative town they love in spite of themselves. The first story, "The Return of the Author," follows Jay, the young new artistic director, as he faces a challenge that could destroy the theater: a playwright pulling the rights on their newest production and hurtling them toward financial ruin. The second story, "The Blue, Blue Ballad of John-Don," follows the mentally challenged and romantically inept title character as he tries to understand his own savant-like talents and to become a full member of the community. Told with a mix of humor and sadness, these tales depict the crossroads between the new ...
