EARLY PLAYS: VOLUME ONE: four early works from playwright-poet Caridad Svich that offer tantalizing glimpses into the seeds of her future writing. This collection contains two solo performance texts SCAR and TORCH, and two chamber plays NIGHTWOOD and CARNIVAL. Caridad Svich is a playwright, translator, lyricist and editor. She received the 2012 OBIE for Lifetime Achievement and has written over 40 plays, 30 translations and has edited several books on theatre and performance.