THE CALIFORNIA PLAYS gathers for the first time the six plays that comprise playwright and educator Adele Edling Shank's major body of work: WINTERPLAY SUNSET/SUNRISE STUCK SAND CASTLES THE GRASS HOUSE and TUMBLEWEED. With an introduction by director and scholar Theodore Shank this posthumous collection is testament to the eminent playwright's enduring legacy. Sad-tender funny and heartbreaking THE CALIFORNIA PLAYS are a magnificent achievement.