{"product_id":"the-michaels-richard-nelson-9781636702629","title":"The Michaels: A Family at Home and Abroad: Two Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA double volume that features the final installments from Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson's critically acclaimed Rhinebeck Panorama.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBegun over twelve years ago, each play in Nelson's intricate and moving play cycle captures a snapshot in the lives of three families from a small upstate New York village: the Apple family, the Gabriels, and now the Michaels--a family with deep roots in the world of modern dance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first play in this collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Michaels: Conversations During Difficult Times, \u003c\/em\u003etakes place in the kitchen of Rose Michael, a celebrated choreographer. A meal is prepared, modern dances are rehearsed, and dinner is eaten--all amidst conversations about art, death, family, politics, and the state of America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Happened?: The Michaels Abroad\u003c\/em\u003e brings the cycle to a close as the Michaels find themselves in Angers, France, in September 2021. They are attending a student dance festival and crawling out from under a deadly pandemic, which turned life as they knew it upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636702627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636702629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520778682623,"sku":"9781636702629","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf397530-b918-4462-9a4a-83c8396db3be.jpg?v=1762887018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-michaels-richard-nelson-9781636702629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}