author: sebastian barry

... The Heidi Chronicles , [ is ] one of the few American playwrights since S.N. Behrman to create commercial comedies ... script is like a fully notated score , next to which most new plays are cursory lead sheets . " -The Village Voice ...

... music stand with sheet music on it , close by Ronnie's chair , and the deep crimson - brown of the cello . Tom thought that yoke must be worth a few bob . The title of the sheet music was Kol Nidrei , in clear black letters , a phrase ...

... hammer and his lead.' 'Oh?' I say. 'And if there was a leak in a bucket, I would want the tinker Dempsey himself to come with his metal and his fire and plug the gap fiercely.' 'We had enough of tinkers ... best thing? To bring up the stun ...