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A highly stylized, ritualistic death tire, in which a once-great king is shown during his last hours of life, surrounded by his two wives, his physician and a few other members of the decayed court. The third book in Ionesco's "Berenger Cycle."

"In Red, a drama set during China's Cultural Revolution, a renowned actor stands his ground against a young revolutionary in a struggle that pits politics against free expression and one generation against another. Set in New York's Chinatown, Scissors is a moving portrait of a weekly haircutting ritual between an elderly Chinese manservant and his Caucasian ex-employer. A Beautiful Country chronicles the turbulent history of Asians in America through...

Each play takes place during the same weekend in the same household but in different rooms, and, although the plays are independent of each other, all center around the same character, Norman.