{"product_id":"woyzeck-coy-xavier-coy-9781763690912","title":"Woyzeck (Coy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a modern, urban reimagining of \u003cem\u003eWoyzeck\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFriedrich Woyzeck\u003c\/strong\u003e, a dim-witted but tender-hearted man with bipolar disorder in his 30s, wanders through a world that has no place for him. Living with his pragmatic sister \u003cstrong\u003eAndrea\u003c\/strong\u003e in public housing, he struggles to stay medicated and out of trouble while talking to an imagined companion - his dog, \"Dog.\" The \u003cstrong\u003ePolice Officer\u003c\/strong\u003e, who alternates between empathy and authority, tries to keep him out of jail, though her patience wears thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eBruno\u003c\/strong\u003e, an arrogant old acquaintance, offers him work tending a garden, Woyzeck seizes it as a chance at redemption. Yet Bruno's condescension only magnifies his shame and confusion. A fragile spark of hope arrives in \u003cstrong\u003eClarissa\u003c\/strong\u003e, a kind but naïve woman who sees goodness in Woyzeck - until his delusions twist affection into obsession. Haunted by voices and his own deteriorating mind, he spirals into visions of violence, blurring the boundaries between man and beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs \u003cstrong\u003eAndrea\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Police Officer, and others struggle to contain him, the city itself becomes a mirror of decay - polluted, pitiless, and echoing with the cries of the forgotten. Through fragmented encounters with a \u003cstrong\u003eBusker\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStreet Dweller\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePharmacist\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eParamedic\u003c\/strong\u003e, the play examines poverty, madness, and the quiet brutality of survival as \u003cstrong\u003eFriedrich \u003c\/strong\u003eultimately loses the battle with his own mind and takes his life. \u003cem\u003eWoyzeck\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark, compassionate portrait of those society leaves behind - and the unbearable weight of being unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xavier Coy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763690911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763690912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Origin Theatrical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.19d","brand":"Xavier Coy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48218006454527,"sku":"9781763690912","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1db3c672-e827-42c7-a15c-08c984864c57.jpg?v=1772000823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/woyzeck-coy-xavier-coy-9781763690912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}