{"product_id":"ridiculous-theatre-scourge-of-human-folly-the-essays-and-opinions-of-charles-ludlam-9781559360418","title":"Ridiculous Theatre: Scourge of Human Folly: The Essays and Opinions of Charles Ludlam","description":"Edited by Steven Samuels \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unguarded, witty, articulate and extremely smart.\" -Frank Rich, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The greatest comic genius of our time.\" -Judith Malina, \u003ci\u003eThe Living Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtistic director, playwright, director, designer and star of New York's acclaimed Ridiculous Theatrical Company, the late Charles Ludlam ransacked theatrical and literary history in an evolutionary quest for a modern art of stage comedy. Seen by some as simply a gifted buffoon, \u003ci\u003eRidiculous Theatre: Scourge of Human Folly\u003c\/i\u003e exposes Ludlam as a clear-eyed, hard-headed thinker and master craftsman. His luminous essays (never widely available in his lifetime) and provocative opinions (drawn from interviews, unpublished papers and notebooks) reveal a complex mind comprehensively focused on theatrical invention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Ludlam: \u003c\/b\u003e Artistic director, playwright, director, designer and star of New York's acclaimed Ridiculous Theatrical Company. During his twenty years with the Ridiculous, Ludlam won Obie and Drama Desk awards as well as playwriting fellowships from the Guggenheim, Rockefeller and Ford foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. His more than thirty plays are among the most thought-provoking entertainments in the modern repertoire and continue to be widely performed throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Ludlam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.00w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559360418","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706481545353,"sku":"9781559360418","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_57906ca7-69a7-40a2-9b93-6e24f385a45e.jpg?v=1719458231","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ridiculous-theatre-scourge-of-human-folly-the-essays-and-opinions-of-charles-ludlam-9781559360418","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}