Grasses of a Thousand Colors

"Brilliantly upsetting and endearing . . . riveting."— Newsday An updated and revised edition of Wallace Shawn's most outlandish work to date.This poetic epic about a scientist, his wife, and his two mistresses as they fend for their lives in a world savagely close to extinction, raises issues of redemption, forgiveness, and responsibility. Grasses of a Thousand Colors is a troubling, erotic adventure that received high critical praise for its first New York City revival in 2013, starring Shawn. Wallace Shawn is a noted actor and writer. His often politically charged and controversial plays include The Fever , Aunt Dan and Lemon , Marie and Bruce , and The Designated Mourner . With Andre´ Gregory, he co-wrote My Dinner with Andre´ , in which he also starred.