{"product_id":"defiance-john-patrick-shanley-9781559363099","title":"Defiance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Defiance is a necessary step in the life of an individual and in the life of a nation.\"--John Patrick Shanley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As thoughtful and probing as its predecessor, \u003ci\u003eDefiance \u003c\/i\u003e is] filled with the provocative questions and bristling dialogue for which Mr. Shanley is known . . . as it wonders about its big, knotty subjects.\"--Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDefiance \u003c\/i\u003eis the \"very rich and satisfying\" \u003ci\u003e(The Village Voice)\u003c\/i\u003e second work in John Patrick Shanley's trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eDoubt.\u003c\/i\u003e The play is set in 1971 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where Lt. Col. Morgan Littlefield and his reluctant prot g  Capt. Lee King--a young African American officer--clash over issues of race and authority within the Marine Corps, even as the civil rights movement and Vietnam War divide the world outside. In this high-stakes struggle at the top of the ranks, witnessed by the base's inquisitive Chaplain White and Littlefield's irreproachable wife Margaret, Shanley has crafted another timely play exploring issues of power and morality within a hallowed institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003ci\u003eDoubt\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, and was chosen as best play of the year by over ten news-papers and magazines. His other plays include \u003ci\u003eDanny and the Deep Blue Sea, Four Dogs and a Bone, Psychopathia Sexualis, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSavage Limbo.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written extensively for TV and film, including \u003ci\u003eMoonstruck, \u003c\/i\u003e for which he won an Academy Award for best screenplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Patrick Shanley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559363096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559363099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.26d","brand":"John Patrick Shanley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372416061695,"sku":"9781559363099","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f9872d2-5ffe-452f-b263-4d9cea822508.jpg?v=1732725882","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defiance-john-patrick-shanley-9781559363099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}