USA Today on Chaucer in Rome
Guare makes us become voyeurs even as we scorn voyeurism--thus offering a titillating, troubling commentary on life.

New York Newsday on Chaucer in Rome
Guare's most disciplined, merciless yet lovable work since Six Degrees of Separation and maybe his best yet.

The New York Times on House of Blue Leaves
Splendid...a joyful affirmation of life and of John Guare's artistry....Mr. Guare is in a class by himself.

USA Today on House of Blue Leaves
A woozy, fragile, hilarious heartbreaker...the writing is lush with sad, ironic wisdom about fame, love, and deluded values.

Book Description
In John Guare's classic play The House of Blue Leaves (winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play), the Pope is visiting New York, and eighteen-year-old Ronnie goes AWOL from the army to come home to New York and blow up the Pope as he passes his house. In his new play, Chaucer in Rome, it is the year 2000, and Ron and his wife come to Rome to search for their son. And with his inimitable wit and understanding, Guare has written a scathingly funny satire on the warping hunger for fame, and the betrayal involved in creating art.

About the Author
John Guare is the author of numerous plays, including Lydie Breeze and Six Degrees of Separation. His film work includes the Oscar-nominated Atlantic City, which won New York, Los Angeles, and National Film Critics Circle Awards for best screenplay.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Here are a prize-winning playwright's masterwork and his brilliant sequel.

In John Guare's classic play The House of Blue Leaves (winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play), the Pope is visiting New York, and eighteen-year-old Ronnie goes AWOL from the army to come home to New York and blow up the Pope as he passes his house. In his new play, Chaucer in Rome, Guare reverses the situation. It is the Holy Year of 2000, and Ron and his wife come to Rome to search for their son. And with his inimitable wit and understanding, Guare has written a scathingly funny satire on the warping hunger for fame, the moral pollution and desperation in the worship of icons, both religious and secular, and the betrayal involved in creating art.
About the AuthorJohn Guare is the author of numerous plays, including Six Degrees of Separation (which was made into a major motion picture), Lydie Breeze, and Four Baboons Adoring the Sun (Tony Award nomination for best play). His film work includes the Oscar-nominated Atlantic City, which won New York, Los Angeles, and National Film Critics Circle Awards for best screenplay.

FROM THE CRITICS

Guare's most disciplined,merciless yet lovable work since Six Degrees of Separation and maybe his best yet.

Newsday

Guare's most disciplined,merciless yet lovable work since Six Degrees of Separation and maybe his best yet.

New York Times

Splendid ... a joyful affirmation of life and of John Guare's artistry ... Mr. Guare is in a class by himself.

USA Today