Representative Plays by American Dramatists

At the Wolton ball, every guest has been ordered to come dressed as a child. When Douglas Rhodes asks Marion whether their old games could ever be the same, the laughter suddenly feels less innocent.

In the Woltons’ elegant home, a children’s fancy-dress party sets society’s grown-ups singing, flirting and sizing one another up. Marion and Douglas slip into memories of dancing-school and childhood games—but Douglas’s old affection is no longer a joke, and Marion’s attention is drawn to Edward Fletcher, the handsome guest some hosts would rather not invite. Beneath the music and playful chatter, desire and reputation are already at odds. When the party games begin, who will Marion choose—and what might that choice cost?

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