{"product_id":"how-the-world-began-paperback","title":"How the World Began - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Trieschmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp, thoughtful and mysterious, \u003ci\u003eHow the World Began\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story about an outsider in a close-knit, devastated community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan, a science teacher from Manhattan, starts work in a small rural Kansas town that's been ripped apart by a tornado. When one of her pupils - the damaged, articulate Micah - takes offence at an off-the-cuff remark about how life on Earth began, Susan is thrown into an ethical firestorm about science and faith that leads to her fearing for her safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCasting light on the tension between religion and secular liberalism, \u003ci\u003eHow the World Began\u003c\/i\u003e explores the debate between creationism and evolution, and how this is taught in schools. With hints of American classics like \u003ci\u003eInherit the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e, the play traces the inexorable, fatalistic momentum from a single casual act into an all-encompassing dispute. A dispute which then threatens the very foundations of a community still reeling from a colossal disaster. In addition to its relevant and complex themes, the play is also about human psychology and what drives people to extreme ideological positions in times of duress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith writing which is provocative, moving and intelligent, Catherine Trieschmann asks important questions alongside in-depth character studies. This shrewd and compassionate drama is astute, perceptive and controversial.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Trieschmann's\u003c\/b\u003e plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Bridegroom of Blowing Rock \u003c\/i\u003e(Weissberger Award), \u003ci\u003ecrooked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World of Others\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHot Georgia Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmall and Selfish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCreatures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBegan\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been produced Off-Broadway at the Women's Project, South Coast Repertory, the Bush Theatre, the New Theatre (Sydney), American Theatre Company (Chicago), Florida Stage, the Summer Play Festival, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Theatre in the Square, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the New York International Fringe Festival. She has received commissions from South Coast Repertory Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club. She also wrote the screenplay for the film \u003ci\u003eAngel's Crest\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Originally from Athens, Georgia, she currently resides in a small town in western Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 7.82 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718280974399,"sku":"9781408172315","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6ce637d453f1738410896e6edf41aba6.webp?v=1765081369","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/how-the-world-began-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}