The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary American Plays: Volume Two by Ann Marie Hea

Description: The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary American Plays by Ann Marie Healy, Nick Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, Adam Rapp, Mark Subias A collection of critically acclaimed plays by contemporary American writersOf interest to students of drama and American studies FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The second volume in this series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights. Each play is introduced by critically acclaimed writers themselves.THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES by Adam Rapp, Introduced by AM Homes, follows a teenage girl Bernadette who has to grow up quickly when she discovers she is pregnant. THE COWARD by Nick Jones, introduced by Marsha Norman, is an absurdist comedy set in 18th century England. Lucidus initiates a pistol duel, but when he finds hell have to fight the son of the man he challenged, he doesnt want to go through with it. His plot to avoid the duel creates more trouble. THE BOOK OF GRACE by Suzan-Lori Parks, introduced by Oskar Eustis, portrays a dysfunctional American family, where anger and mistrust are symptoms of historical abuse. WHAT ONCE WE FELT by Ann Marie Healy, introduced by Paula Vogel, is set in a mysterious parallel universe, where Macy is the last ever author to be published in print, the system has an underclass named the Tradepack, and a woman can only have a baby if she possesses the right kind of scan card. Author Biography Ann Marie Healys play What Once We Felt was a finalist for the 2009 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and a finalist for the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award.Adam Rapp is an OBIE Award-winning playwright and director, as well as a novelist, filmmaker, actor, and musician. His play The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois had its world première last month at South Coast Repertory. His other plays include Red Light Winter (Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association, a Lucille Lortel Nomination for Best New Play, two OBIE Awards, and was named a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize), Blackbird, The Metal Children, Finer Noble Gases, Through The Yellow Hour, The Hallway Trilogy, Nocturne, Ghosts in the Cottonwoods, Animals and Plants, Stone Cold Dead Serious, Faster, Gompers, Essential Self-Defense, American Slingo, and Kindness. For film, he wrote the screenplay for Winter Passing; and recently directed Loitering with Intent. Rapp has been the recipient of the 1999 Princess Grace Award for Playwriting, a 2000 Roger L. Stevens Award from the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, the 2001 Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights, and Bostons Elliot Norton Award; and was short-listed for the 2003 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, received the 2006 Princess Grace Statue, a 2007 Lucille Lortel Playwriting Fellowship, and the Benjamin H. Danks Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Promotional A collection of critically acclaimed plays by contemporary American writersOf interest to students of drama and American studies Promotional "Headline" A collection of critically acclaimed plays by contemporary American writersOf interest to students of drama and American studies Description for Sales People Paula Vogel has written the introduction for WHAT WE JUST FELT by Ann Marie Healy. Her plays include HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (Pulitzer Prize, New York Drama Critics Award, Obie Award, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and many more.) A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS, THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME, THE MINEOLA TWINS, HOT N THROBBIN, THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, DESDEMONA, AND BABY MAKES SEVEN, and THE OLDEST PROFESSION. Vogels Broadway hit play INDECENT was Pulitzer Prize-winning, and broadcast on PBS last November (2017). Details ISBN1786823209 Pages 328 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1786823209 ISBN-13 9781786823205 Format Paperback Imprint Oberon Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Mark Subias Edited by Mark Subias Subtitle Volume Two DEWEY 812.608 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Language English Short Title The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary American Plays Publication Date 2018-10-04 NZ Release Date 2018-10-04 UK Release Date 2018-10-04 Series Oberon Modern Playwrights Audience General AU Release Date 2018-10-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119637357;

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