Bus Stop

by William Inge

Book Overview

THE STORY: In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary travelers are going to have to hole up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822201666
• Release Date: October 1956
• Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

50's naivete with a bite

Bus Stop isn't read much, but it is performed frequently to packed audiences. It's surface is all 1950's naivete and blustering innocence, but the March wind quickly blows the surface away. This is really a play about lonely people who either don't have a home to go to, or would rather face a cold road than a cold room. It's full of characters who make us laugh while they work out how to find warmth (in friendship, romance, or self-respect) in a dingy Kansas diner. It's worth the time. Enjoy it with a cup of cocoa.

Bus Stop is a classic

Mr. Inge, in this story, has crafted a tale of first love and cynicism that we can all relate to. People jaded by life, people wanting something more, people content with their lot... it's all here.