The Secret in the Wings: A Play

by Mary Zimmerman

Book Overview

Mary Zimmerman's The Secret in the Wings adapts a group of lesser-known fairy tales to create a theatrical work that sets their dark mystery against her signature wit and humor. The framing story concerns a child and the frightening babysitter with whom her parents leave her. As the babysitter reads from a book, the characters in each of the tales materialize, with each tale breaking off just at its bleakest moment before giving way to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810129876
• ISBN13: 9780810129870
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"