Five Plays
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559365013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hunter."—Playbill "Mr. He is the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship, a 2012 Whiting Writers Award, the 2013 Otis Guernsey New Voices Award, the 2011 Sky Cooper Prize, and the 2008 PONY/Lark Fellowship. Hunter's plays include The Whale (Drama Desk Award; Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play) and A Bright New Boise (Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination for Best Play). The talented writer demonstrates his knack for exposing the pathos in marginalized lives with these four poignant new plays: Rest, A Great Wilderness, The Few, and Pocatello.Samuel D. Hunter writes with unusual insight into, and empathy for, people whose lives have settled into sad stasis, or strategic withdrawal He is sure-footed when it comes to illuminating characters from within."—New York Times"Hunter is a playwright who crafts moving portraits of unlikely protagonists and explores the human capacity for empathy through the prism of his characters' struggles Hunter's quietly captivating dramas confront the polarizing and socially isolating aspects of contemporary life across the American landscape."—MacArthur FoundationBy depicting the everyday trials of ordinary Americans, critically acclaimed
Bernard Shaw can write good stuff! Jock Froste Bernard Shaw was one of the greatest writers of plays who ever lived. This is a nice edition if you want a brief overview of his work. There are other works out there with his complete works which I believe would be better. Franklin Library (as well as Easton) make great books that look great on the shelf. A very good edition and if you can get it at a good buy, go for it. RMW
Hunter, the author of the fine plays A Bright New Boise and The Whale, writes with unusual insight into, and empathy for, people whose lives have settled into sad stasis, or strategic withdrawal A compassionate, gently hued drama.” Charles Isherwood, New York TimesSmart and sensitive. Hunter demonstrates great skill at the hard-bitten language resorted to by people barely clinging to the end of their tether. Praise for The Few:Mr. Genuinely good theater Guaranteed to have listeners hanging on every word.” Dav