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Other 1970s Plays: The Woods (1977), Reunion (1976), Dark Pony (1977), Children’s Plays, Squirrels (1974), Marranos (1975), Lone Canoe (1979)
Mamet’s early reputation as a realist was largely based on a certain reading of Sexual Perversity in Chicago and American Buffalo, but he was equally renowned as a remarkably prolific writer in a varied range of styles. Although his 1970s output is best represented by the plays considered in the first three chapters of this Guide, many others remain of interest, although none has achieved comparable critical recognition.