The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

Overview

Terrence McNally (Tony Award–winner for Master Class and Love! Valour! Compassion!) has crafted two beautiful and funny plays about art and humankind: FULL FRONTAL NUDITY explores the power of perfection when set against the reality of human loss and longing as three disparate American tourists in Florence are instructed by their guide to immerse themselves in the beauty of Michelangelo's David. (3 men, 2 women.) In PRELUDE & LIEBESTOD, a renowned conductor watches his life unravel while conducting Wagner's musical masterpiece. (3 men, 2 women.)

Authors

Terrence McNally

Terrence McNally (1938-2020) was the recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, the 2019 Dramatist Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2019 Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2018, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. ...

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