{"product_id":"smashing-young-man-rob-salerno-9798631755307","title":"Smashing Young Man","description":"Rob Salerno's earliest plays marked him as a fresh new voice in Canadian theatre. This collection showcases his searing wit, indelible characters, and emotional depth in a series of plays investigating what it means to be a young man today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Dora Award-nominated \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Day Back\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, a high school classroom is the setting for denial, accusations, and tortured confessions the day after a student commits suicide. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBalls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, best friends Paul and Bastian learn what it means to be men as they face testicular cancer. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig In Germany\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex and Bruce are struggling indie rockers whose blind ambition and secret desires threaten to keep them from ever growing up. And in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, John faces a decision when his high school friend Leo surprises him with a one-way ticket to Micronesia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRob Salerno is a Dora Award-nominated playwright and performer, and a \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion. His plays have been produced across Canada and in the United States and Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis other plays include \u003ci\u003eFucking Stephen Harper\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRAW\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Salerno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8631755303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798631755307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Rob Salerno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059196424447,"sku":"9798631755307","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1557918f-fc68-4ef9-b173-3ee413fe1872.jpg?v=1685056781","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smashing-young-man-rob-salerno-9798631755307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}