{"product_id":"american-theatre-in-the-twenty-first-alexander-scally-9781953818348","title":"American Theatre in the Twenty-First Century: Absurd, Symbolic \u0026 Poetic Short Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlso featuring plays by \u003cstrong\u003eEmma S. Rund\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDylan Kinnett\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Bryan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCameron Sheppard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eAndre Thespies\u003c\/strong\u003e. With introduction by \u003cstrong\u003eShaun Vain\u003c\/strong\u003e (editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first anthology of this series, Chicago and Baltimore playwrights share short plays written for the stage. Performance-ready new ideas, contained within insightful dialogue and monologues span, the pages of this anthology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince America earned its title as \"the melting pot\" by most historians, Future Publishing House combines with playwrights and theatre artistry to create this unequivocally dynamic collection of work. As artists living with the freedom to create meaningful new work, the plays in this first volume inform the beginning of a millennia of performance art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlays comment on universal themes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmma Rund's characters in To Fix a Dinosaur deal with conditional forgiveness. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe struggle of political power to overcome scientific knowledge comes through in John Joseph Enright's Starry Night. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen's liberation ideas are featured in Easy as Pie by Melania Coffey. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGentrification is discussed in poetic verse in Alexander Scally's Chalked. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJealousy, envy, and the future of humanity are addressed in Dylan Kinnett's Party Planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scene from a play by Cameron Sheppard is dramatic and biographic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome pieces in this anthology fall into symbolism, surrealism, and absurdism, such as Barbara Bryan's Leaving the Universe. Other plays are written as melodramas, such as Love, Lust, Lyrics \u0026amp; Stamps by Matt Brown and Andre Thespies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover design by \u003cstrong\u003eKiirstn Pagan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Scally, Melanie Coffey, John Joseph Enright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195381834X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953818348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Future Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Alexander Scally","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46250561437951,"sku":"9781953818348","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a871c217-9f70-479e-b4b3-d0307d9a167d.jpg?v=1729600669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-theatre-in-the-twenty-first-alexander-scally-9781953818348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}