The Joyce Carol Oates Collection

This diverse collection presents eight works by acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates, including a dramatization of her best-selling novel American Appetites and a libretto for Black Water: An American Opera. The set features two comedic plays, The Perfectionist and The Truth Teller, along with four short one-act plays—Gulf War, Black, The Key, and Tone Clusters—each exploring themes from satire to dark intensity. Together, these pieces showcase Oates’ versatile storytelling across theater, opera, and satire, offering a compelling glimpse into her rich creative universe.