{"product_id":"9781350219052","title":"Shipwreck (Dual Audio\/Stage Edition)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eShipwreck (Dual Audio\/Stage Edition)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnne Washburn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom across the room I saw the President, torchlight playing across his visage.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the violins began, and the low rumble of the timpani.\u003cbr\u003eI screamed. I ran.\u003cbr\u003eAn old farmhouse upstate. Snow is falling. Mountains are falling. Something is breaking apart.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are formally invited to dinner with the 45th President of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Washburn (\u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr Burns\u003c\/i\u003e) returns with her sinister and sensational play, now updated in a special dual edition to coincide with its audio premiere on WNYC Public Radio, to be aired in October 2020 in partnership with New York Public Theater.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs part of a bold experiment to write a history play about the present, this edition includes both the stage and audio versions of the play, as well as extensive commentary from the writer herself about the significant changes made to it in reaction to the unprecedented crises and protest movements of 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnne Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include\u003ci\u003e Mr Burns,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eApparition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Have Loved Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Dracula Pageant, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Internationalist \u003c\/i\u003eand adaptations including \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone \u003c\/i\u003eand a translation of Euripides' \u003ci\u003eOrestes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her plays have been produced in the US, and internationally. She is an associated artist with Obie award-winning groups 13P, The Civilians and New Georges, and is a member of New Dramatists.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 October 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350219052\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369260843148,"sku":"9781350219052","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8c9c88f1-85ec-4488-83fe-ec63cbc7d80c.jpg?v=1783878515","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350219052","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}