{"product_id":"filthy-talk-for-troubled-times-neil-labute-9781593762827","title":"Filthy Talk for Troubled Times: And Other Plays","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of early work and new short pieces from \"the bad boy of American theater\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neil LaBute burst onto the American theater scene in 1989 with his controversial debut \u003ci\u003eFilthy Talk for Troubled Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in a barroom in Anytown, USA, and populated by a series of everymen (and two beleaguered everywomen), this series of frank exchanges explores the innumerable varieties of American intolerance. A unique snapshot of the times, the play--seldom allowed production by the author since--provides a compelling look at the early thinking and evolution of one of our great theater artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also in this collection is a series of new, short works, some never before produced. They include \"The New Testament,\" a showbiz satire that takes a close look at the perils of color-blind casting, and \"The Furies,\" in which a woman helps navigate her brother's breakup with his out--and then perhaps in-the-closet again--lover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is something of the sinister menace of Pinter in LaBute's work (along with David Mamet, he is very much the heir apparent to that master).\" --Hedy Weiss, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is no playwright on the planet these days who is writing better than Neil LaBute.\" --John Lahr, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Labute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593762828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593762827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.08w x 0.56d","brand":"Neil Labute","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46617928990975,"sku":"9781593762827","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8289a104-1e7c-484f-9964-6a1aa8e9df58.jpg?v=1740068714","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/filthy-talk-for-troubled-times-neil-labute-9781593762827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}