{"product_id":"the-break-of-noon-a-play-9781593762858","title":"The Break of Noon: A Play","description":"What if God told you to be a better person but the world wouldn't allow it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch is the dilemma facing Joe Smith, a run-of-the-mill white-collar businessman who survives an office shooting and is subsequently touched by what he believes to be a divine vision. His journey toward personal enlightenment--past greed and lust and the other deadly sins--is, by turns, tense, hilarious, profane, and heartbreaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the narrow path to spiritual fulfillment and how strewn it is with the funny, frantic failings of humankind, \u003ci\u003eThe Break of Noon\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Neil LaBute at his discomfiting best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11750389\"\u003eNeil Labute\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.68h x 4.86w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593762858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593762852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA001000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil LaBute\u003c\/b\u003e received his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the Royal Court Theatre, London. He also attended the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab and is the Playwright-in-Residence with MCC Theatre in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaBute's plays include: \u003ci\u003ebash: latter-day plays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance From Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutobahn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFat Pig\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award nominated for Best Comedy), \u003ci\u003eSome Girl(s)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is How It Goes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWrecks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilthy Talk for Troubled Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn a Dark Dark House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReasons to Be Pretty\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony Award nominated for Best Play) and \u003ci\u003eThe Break of Noon\u003c\/i\u003e. LaBute is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSeconds of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis films include \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Men\u003c\/i\u003e (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), \u003ci\u003eYour Friends and Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNurse Betty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, a film adaptation of his play of the same title, \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLakeview Terrace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath at a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Soft Skull Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914543521967,"sku":"9781593762858","price":17.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_7724418d-6c0f-4641-ab74-2b80f42ee659.jpg?v=1758826440","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/the-break-of-noon-a-play-9781593762858","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}