{"product_id":"fierce-true-childrens-theatre-company-9780816673117","title":"Fierce \u0026 True: Plays for Teen Audiences","description":"Established in 1965, the Children's Theatre Company (CTC) of Minneapolis earned its reputation as the flagship theater for young people in this country by staging plays that both entertained and challenged children and their families. Around the age of twelve, however, young people tended to stop coming to CTC, perceiving that they had outgrown what the theater could offer them.\u003cbr\u003eIn an effort to reach out to and engage these young people, the CTC began to commission and produce plays aimed at a twelve- to eighteen-year-old audience, focusing on the complexities, idiosyncrasies, and epic dilemmas in the lives of young people. \u003ci\u003eFierce and True\u003c\/i\u003e collects four of these critically acclaimed plays: \u003ci\u003eAnon(ymous)\u003c\/i\u003e by Naomi Iizuka, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Boys of Sudan\u003c\/i\u003e by Lonnie Carter, \u003ci\u003eFive Fingers of Funk\u003c\/i\u003e by Will Power, and \u003ci\u003eProm\u003c\/i\u003e by Whit MacLaughlin and New Paradise Laboratories.\u003cbr\u003eProfessional, full-length works not about teens so much as they are written for them. Ambitious, surprising, and complex, these plays speak directly to teens without pandering to them; they engage, challenge, and respect teenage minds. Diverse and utterly unique, these playwrights are bound together by the excellence of their craft and the power of their storytelling. \u003ci\u003eFierce and True\u003c\/i\u003e both redefines the field of theater for young people and provides an invaluable resource for theater professionals, educators, and the teens they serve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Children's Theatre Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081667311X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816673117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 236","brand":"Children's Theatre Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080026255615,"sku":"9780816673117","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e2fd792-5b34-4259-b052-bc56302efb6e.jpg?v=1685484518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fierce-true-childrens-theatre-company-9780816673117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}