The humans
Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. Unfolding over a single scene, this "delirious tragicomedy" (Chicago Sun-Times) by acclaimed young playwright Stephen Karam "infuses t...
| Main Author: | Karam, Stephen (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Freedman, Samuel G. (writer of foreword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Theatre Communications Group,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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| Summary: |
Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. Unfolding over a single scene, this "delirious tragicomedy" (Chicago Sun-Times) by acclaimed young playwright Stephen Karam "infuses the traditional kitchen-sink family drama with qualities of horror in his portentous and penetrating work of psychological unease" (Variety), creating an indelible family portrait. |
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| Item Description: |
First edition published in 2015. |
| Physical Description: |
ix, 149 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781559365420 1559365420 |
| Author Notes: |
Stephen Karam is an American playwright whose plays include Speech & Debate and Sons of the Prophet, a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the 2012 Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play. |