{"product_id":"blu-virginia-grise-9780300169225","title":"Blu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnouncing the 2010 winner of the Yale Drama Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Memory, history, and culture collide with the starlit rooftop dreams of a myth-inspired character as Soledad and her partner, Hailstorm, redefine family on their own terms after the death of their eldest son in Iraq. \u003ci\u003eblu, \u003c\/i\u003e steeped in poetic realism and contemporary politics, challenges us to try to imagine a time before war.\u003cp\u003eSelected as the winner of the 2010 Yale Drama competition from more than 950 submissions, Virginia Grise's play \u003ci\u003eblu\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in the present but looks back on the not too distant past through a series of prayers, rituals, and dreams. Contest judge David Hare commented, \"Virginia Grise is a blazingly talented writer, and her play \u003ci\u003eblu\u003c\/i\u003e stays with you a long time after you've read it.\" Noting that 2010 was a banner year for women playwrights, he added, \"Women's writing for the theatre is stronger and more eloquent than it has ever been.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Grise, David Hare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300169221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300169225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.57w x 0.26d","brand":"Virginia Grise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245037940991,"sku":"9780300169225","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_975e0381-d548-4fa2-9608-83ffeccbd5bf.jpg?v=1693925762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blu-virginia-grise-9780300169225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}