Publisher's Synopsis
In this new fiction Mac Wellman, playwright, poet and novelist, has created a hilarious satire of American theatre. Chris Name, a nobody working at Sweet Thumb River Valley Reactor Complex, is taken on by a local theatre director who decides to present Name's play. The play's performance results in the death of the theatre company's chief and the end of more than one theatrical career. One of America's most renowned and respected playwrights, Wellman has written over 40 plays, including A Murder of Crows and The Hyacinth Macaw.
