{"product_id":"in-the-wake-paperback-1","title":"In the Wake - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Kron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny, moving, and undeniably sexy. The heady blend of smart dialogue and characters. . .makes it a candidate to be the Angels in America of the Bush II decade.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The two works [Angels in America and In the Wake] use a volatile chapter in American history as background in their exploration of how the sociopolitical maladies of an age play out in the personal conduct of characters.\"--Charles McNulty, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLisa Kron, author of Broadway's \u003ci\u003eWell \u003c\/i\u003eand the OBIE-winning solo show \u003ci\u003e2.5 Minute Ride\u003c\/i\u003e, has taken on the big question of our country's character. On the Thanksgiving after the controversial 2000 election, political junkie Ellen gathers with family and friends in her cramped New York apartment. But she soon discovers with an unexpected passionate encounter that ideas about America and our own selves are not as fixed as they once seemed. A play with plenty of humor and passion to go with its politics, Kron's work premiered last year at Berkeley Rep and Los Angeles' Center Theater Group, and debuted at The Public Theater in New York this fall. \u003cb\u003eLisa Kron\u003c\/b\u003e's plays have been performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, and around the world. She is a founding member of the award-winning theater group The Five Lesbian Brothers, and teaches playwriting at Yale University.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Kron\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and performer whose work has been widely produced in New York, regionally and internationally. Her plays include \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, a musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic novel, written with composer Jeanine Tesori; \u003ci\u003eThe Ver**zon Play\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIn the Wake\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWell\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e2.5 Minute Ride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e101 Humiliating Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Her honors include playwriting fellowships from the Lortel and Guggenheim foundations, the Sundance Theatre Lab, the Lark Play Development Center, the American Voices New Play Institute and the MacDowell Colony, as well as the CalArts\/Alpert Award, a Helen Merrill Award, and grants from the Creative Capital Foundation and New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a founding member of the OBIE- and Bessie-Award-winning collaborative theater company The Five Lesbian Brothers. She serves on the board of the MacDowell Colony and the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338276573421,"sku":"9781559363884","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/afCqDlrAxO9781559363884.webp?v=1785078034","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/in-the-wake-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}