Night of the Frogs & Sautee and Nacoochee

About the Book

Night of the Frogs
With the realistic dross of our time, here comes a verse play on the Salem Witch Hunts of 1692 that brings pleasure to the ear, action to the eye and the introduction of a character, as yet untreated, who becomes a hero—an American businessman.

Sautee and Nacoochee
Adapted to modern time, Sautee and Nacoochee is a love story derived from a Georgia Indian legend. Through one-liners and giggles, Sautee and Nacoochee brings humor and pathos to a theatrical crossroads that results in a shattering climax.

"You found a trenchant, driving rhythm for the verse, something that is all your own. It wasn't imposed on the characters: it spoke for them."
—Christopher Fry

"The writing is poetic and the author plays on words that make them interpretive bombs set to explode with symbolism in all directions. (Manns') humor is successful, not contrived. He has created phrases that you will remember and quote, and that will last."
—I.D. Snow, The Great Speckled Bird

"One of the most exciting and highly theatrical scripts I have ever read."
—Stuart Culpepper, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

About the Author

Robert Manns was born in Detroit, spent six years in New York where he received his first productions, moving later to Florida and eventually Atlanta. He wrote his first play when he was 19, his first poem when he was 21. He has taught dramaturgy at Emory University in Atlanta and, while director of Callanwolde Art Institute in that city, initiated the poetry readings still held today. Even before serving as field representative for the National Audubon Society, wildlife and environment had solidly manifested themselves in his writing.