{"title":"Carol Verburg","description":"Carol Verburg wrote her first novella at age eleven and won her first playwriting prize at thirteen. After staging her first rock musical in college, she worked as an academic editor, freelance author, boat builder, and the chief producer of her friend Edward Gorey's theatrical entertainments on Cape Cod. Their long collaboration is chronicled in The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories. It also inspired her play Spin, or Twilight of the Bohemians, and her neo-Golden Age Edgar Rowdey Cape Cod mystery novels Croaked, Zapped, and Shafted.","products":[{"product_id":"the-theatrical-adventures-of-edward-gorey-rare-drawings-scripts-and-stories-hardcover","title":"The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep behind the curtain into \u003ci\u003eThe Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This stunning deluxe book is a long-awaited portal for Gorey fans, collectors, and curious explorers into the fantastical world of a unique artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Gorey (1925-2000) emerged as a cult hero with unsettling graphic novelettes like \u003ci\u003eThe Gashlycrumb Tinies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Doubtful Guest\u003c\/i\u003e. H\u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e became a pop-culture icon for his stark, intricate designs for \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e on Broadway and his animated credits for PBS's \u003ci\u003eMystery!\u003c\/i\u003e But Gorey wasn't just a quirky, darkly humorous storyteller and illustrator. In \u003ci\u003eThe Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey\u003c\/i\u003e, his close friend and collaborator Carol Verburg celebrates his lifelong passion for the stage. Her first-hand account follows Gorey's evolution as a playwright, designer, and director, from his radical experiments with Harvard's legendary Poets' Theatre to his Tony Award-winning designs for \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e to his whimsical puppet pastiches of classics like \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadame Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inside these velvet-bound covers is an intimate look into Edward Gorey's creative life. Thanks to the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust, it's the first publication of numerous original scripts--some annotated by the author--and over 200 rare or previously unseen images from Gorey's archives: sketches, notebook doodles, finished artwork. Recollections and photos by Verburg and other members of Edward Gorey's theatrical troupe flesh out this deeply personal portrait of the man behind the eccentric genius. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Influential Legacy\u003c\/b\u003e: Edward Gorey's distinctive style continues to inspire creative artists around the world: Tim Burton, Daniel Handler, Tom Gauld, Stephanie von Reiswitz, The Tiger Lillies, and many others. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExclusive Treasures\u003c\/b\u003e: Dive into unpublished scripts, illustrations, and backstage stories--complete with Gorey's own notes. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Personal Touch\u003c\/b\u003e: Carol Verburg's warm storytelling brings Gorey's world to life in heartfelt detail. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Gift to Treasure\u003c\/b\u003e: Beautifully crafted and bound in red velvet, this hardcover edition is a showstopper for any coffee table or book collection. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fans and collectors of Edward Gorey's books and illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lovers of theater, theater history, and theatrical design and production \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Art students and collectors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Readers of memoirs and biographies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey isn't \u003c\/i\u003ejust a keepsake--it's an invitation to fall in love with Gorey's brilliant imagination all over again.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51210589438175,"sku":"9781797229539","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GKPkwD5FM-9781797229539.webp?v=1786913593"},{"product_id":"edward-gorey-plays-cape-cod-puppets-people-places-plots-paperback","title":"Edward Gorey Plays Cape Cod: Puppets, People, Places, \u0026 Plots - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR'S NOTE: This little book originated as the catalog for a museum exhibit of Edward Gorey's stage work. For a full account of his multifaceted dramatic career, see \u003cb\u003eThe Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, available in both print and e-book formats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * * * * * * *\u003cp\u003eHow to classify the extraordinary Edward Gorey? Artist? Writer? Dark humorist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat about Dramatist?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was in theatre that Gorey's public career started and finished. As a postwar Harvard University student, he and his friends Frank O'Hara, Alison Lurie, John Ashbery, and others created the legendary Poets' Theatre. After winning a Tony Award on Broadway for Frank Langella's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, Gorey left New York for Cape Cod, where he wrote, designed, and directed \"entertainments\" starring local actors and his own troupe of handmade puppets. 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