{"product_id":"the-oberon-anthology-of-contemporary-american-plays-volume-one-9781849431538","title":"The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary American Plays: Volume One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume One\u003c\/i\u003e is introduced by Andre Bishop, Artistic Director of the Lincoln CenterTheater, the most prestigious theatre in the USA. Each play is introduced by critically acclaimed writers themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e by Bathsheba Doran, (with an introduction by Chris Durang) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKin \u003c\/i\u003esheds a sharp light on the changing face of kinship in the expansive landscape of the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Simply terrific. Perhaps the finest new play of the season. Funny andaudacious, haunting, and exquisitely wrought.' Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIDDLETOWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e by Will Eno (with an introduction by Gordon Lish) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiddletown \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded the prestigious Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play in 2010. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Middletown glimmers from start to finish with tart, funny, gorgeous little comments on big things: the need for love and forgiveness, the search for meaning in life, the long, lonely ache of disappointment.' Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMPLETENESS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eby Itamar Moses (with an introduction by Doug Wright) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompleteness \u003c\/i\u003eis a 21st-century romantic comedy about the timeless confusions of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A funny, ridiculously smart new play. I haven't seen another play recentlythat so perfectly captured love - hot-blooded, fearless, fi ckle - at this stagein life. I was left with nothing but admiration.' Jeremy Gerard, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGOD'S EAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e by Jenny Schwartz (with an introduction by Edward Albee) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This ode to love, loss and the routines of life has the economy and drywit of a Sondheim love song ... Schwartz is a real talent and she is trying something ambitious ... In [her] very modern way, [she is] making a rather old-fashioned case for the power of the written word.' Jason Zinoman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4533134\"\u003eBathsheba Doran\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11521224\"\u003eWill Eno\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10502393\"\u003eItamar Moses\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849431538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849431531\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-DRA002000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\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- \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-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor Mark Subias is the Head of Theatre at United Talent Agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914652115119,"sku":"9781849431538","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_7dcc707d-6aed-4d58-9547-88aaa21b215e.jpg?v=1758828204","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-oberon-anthology-of-contemporary-american-plays-volume-one-9781849431538","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}