{"product_id":"jack-be-nimble-jack-obrien-9780374534592","title":"Jack Be Nimble","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm, witty tell-all and history of American regional theater, from one of our best-loved directors \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Jack O'Brien, there's nothing like a first encounter with a great performer, nothing like the sound of an audience bursting into applause. In short, there's nothing like the theater.\u003cbr\u003e Following a fairly normal Midwestern childhood, O'Brien hoped to make his mark by writing lyrics for Broadway but was instead pulled into the growing American regional theater movement by the likes of John Houseman, Helen Hayes, Ellis Rabb, and Eva Le Gallienne. He didn't intend to become a director, or to direct some of the most brilliant--and sometimes maddening--personalities of the age, but in a charming, hilarious, and unexpected way, that's what happened. \u003cbr\u003e O'Brien has had a long, successful career on Broadway and as artistic director of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, but the history of the movement that shaped him has been overlooked. In the middle of the last century, some extraordinary people forged a link in the chain connecting European influences such as the Moscow Art Theatre and Great Britain's National Theatre with the flourishing American theater of today. O'Brien was there to see and record it all, in beautifully vivid detail.\u003cbr\u003e Funny, exuberant, unfailingly honest, \u003ci\u003eJack Be Nimble\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of those missing heroes, performances, and cultural battles. It is also the irresistible story of one of our best-loved theater directors, growing into his passion and discovering what he is capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374534594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374534592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.62h x 5.78w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 97","brand":"Jack O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086553067775,"sku":"9780374534592","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c40836e5-04b8-41a7-a2c7-81b55f17f93d.jpg?v=1769095334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jack-be-nimble-jack-obrien-9780374534592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}