{"product_id":"humana-festival-2013-the-complete-plays-9781623840020","title":"Humana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays","description":"\u003ci\u003eHumana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays\u003c\/i\u003e brings together all nine scripts from the 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 37th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a young woman's questioning of the spiritual identity she forged growing up in an ashram (\u003ci\u003eO Guru Guru Guru\u003c\/i\u003e), to a contemporary reimagining of Ibsen's cautionary tale, \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eGnit\u003c\/i\u003e), to a group of estranged siblings who uncover disturbing family history while cleaning out their dead father's Arkansas plantation (\u003ci\u003eAppropriate\u003c\/i\u003e). This inventive and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking original, vibrant, and engaging theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes: \u003ci\u003eCry Old Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e by Jeff Augustin; \u003ci\u003eO Guru Guru Guru, or why I don't want to go to yoga class with you\u003c\/i\u003e by Mallery Avidon; \u003ci\u003eGnit\u003c\/i\u003e by Will Eno; \u003ci\u003eAppropriate\u003c\/i\u003e by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; \u003ci\u003e27 Ways I Didn't Say \"Hi\" to Laurence Fishburne\u003c\/i\u003e by Jonathan Josephson; \u003ci\u003eThe Delling Shore\u003c\/i\u003e by Sam Marks; \u003ci\u003eTwo Conversations Overheard on Airplanes\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Ruhl; \u003ci\u003eHalfway\u003c\/i\u003e by Emily Schwend; and \u003ci\u003eSleep Rock Thy Brain\u003c\/i\u003e by Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, and Anne Washburn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"How exactly do we become the people we are? That knotty question hovered in the air at the Humana Festival of New American Plays... The most intriguing works in the festival, now under the direction of Les Waters, take the audience on engrossing journeys through the thick underbrush of the human psyche as it is shaped by family, society and the divided impulses of the self.\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Wegener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Playscripts, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623840020","brand":"Playscripts, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706491179145,"sku":"9781623840020","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_db74adfc-496e-43b4-920a-e7562e1868a0.jpg?v=1719458440","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/humana-festival-2013-the-complete-plays-9781623840020","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}