{"product_id":"front-lines-alexis-greene-9781595584243","title":"Front Lines: Political Plays by American Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFront Lines\u003c\/em\u003e is a pathbreaking collection of the most important, critically acclaimed plays written by the country's leading contemporary female playwrights. Including seven full scripts and accompanying materials, \u003cem\u003eFront Lines\u003c\/em\u003e provides both major examples of the playwright's craft and an essential introduction to the politically inspired work of female dramatists of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is Jessica Blank's widely heralded \u003cem\u003eThe Exonerated\u003c\/em\u003e (written with Erik Jensen), based on interviews with American prisoners incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. Also included is Nilaja Sun's outstanding \u003cem\u003eNo Child . . .\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Outer Critics Circle's 2007 John Gassner Award for Best New Play-a funny, stirring one-woman show centering on an inner-city teacher's success at involving her rebellious students in their own education by putting on a play. Rounding out the collection are Emily Mann's \u003cem\u003eMrs. Packard\u003c\/em\u003e; Paula Vogel's \u003cem\u003eHot 'n' Throbbing\u003c\/em\u003e; Shirley Lauro's \u003cem\u003eClarence Darrow's Last Trial\u003c\/em\u003e; Quiara Alegr? Hudes's \u003cem\u003eEliot: A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e; and Cindy Cooper's \u003cem\u003eWords of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e, co-adapted with Suzanne Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a preface by distinguished playwright Shirley Lauro and an introduction by theater critic Alexis Greene, \u003cem\u003eFront Lines\u003c\/em\u003e also includes short biographies of the playwrights and a production photo of each play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexis Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595584242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595584243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 78","brand":"Alexis Greene","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124945907967,"sku":"9781595584243","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12c3c8a8-5480-441a-89b2-d8f829935582.jpg?v=1687439734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/front-lines-alexis-greene-9781595584243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}