This anthology by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Thornton Wilder is acollection of twenty-two very short plays, three of which are published herefor the very first time. These snapshots of the creative spirit at play explorea variety of complex characters that range from the ordinary to the biblical, the haunted to the mystical. From the tale of a conflicted composer with astrangely familiar tune stuck in his head (The Song of Maria Bentedos) to apair of newlyweds who find themselves bizarrely affected by the color of theirhotel's tea room (Flamingo Red: A Comedy in Danger), all these tales - manytold with great wit and humor - ask the thought-provoking questions ofmortality, morality and faith that Thornton Wilder is famous for asking.Most of the plays run about four minutes in length, and can be presented withthree actors. The entire collection can be presented with a cast ranging fromsix to thirty-two actors.