{"product_id":"take-me-out-a-play-9780571211180","title":"Take Me Out: A Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A funny and troubling look at athletes and identity . . . \u003ci\u003eTake Me Out\u003c\/i\u003e is a dynamic, involving play.\" --Donald Lyons, \u003ci\u003e New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarren Lemming is the star center fielder for the champion New York Empires. An extraordinary athlete, he fills both his fans and his teammates with awe at his abilities and his presence on the field and off. When he makes the matter-of-fact announcement that he's gay, he throws his team into turmoil and confusion, while he also emboldens his closeted accountant, Mason Marzac, to come to terms with his own sexuality--and to fully experience the pure joy of watching great athletes play a sport as well as it can be played. But Darren's announcement brings to the fore the confused and twisted hostilities of the Empires' brilliantly talented but deeply racist and homophobic pitcher, Shane Mungitt--from whose rage tragic consequences ensue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe American premiere of \u003ci\u003eTake Me Out\u003c\/i\u003e took place at the Public Theater in New York City in September 2002. It later moved to the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway in February 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Greenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571211180","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42451872776329,"sku":"9780571211180","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3ae08aea-5419-4c60-9ea1-585f0b2533df.jpg?v=1716103116","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/take-me-out-a-play-9780571211180","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}