{"product_id":"john-tcg-edition-hardcover","title":"John (Tcg Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Baker's \u003ci\u003eJohn\u003c\/i\u003e is so good on so many levels that it casts a unique and brilliant light . . . By not rushing things--by letting the characters develop as gradually and inevitably as rain or snowfall--Baker returns us to the naturalistic but soulful theatre that many of her contemporaries and near-contemporaries have disavowed in their rush to be postmodern.--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn\u003c\/i\u003e, like any great play, raises a lot of questions-not just about the human experience, but also about the state of contemporary theater, it doesn't provide many answers; it is not the playwright's responsibility to do so... In John she co-opts the viewer for her own aesthetic use, heightening the tension onstage and deepening the quiet relationships between her characters. Through John, she displays an understanding that the audience is part of the theatrical experience, an inevitability as certain as a Chekhovian gun.--\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe week after Thanksgiving. A bed \u0026amp; breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A cheerful innkeeper. A young couple struggling to stay together. Thousands of inanimate objects, watching.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe description by the playwright of the setting is simple but Annie Baker's compelling new work is revolutionary in theme and structure and challenges the boundaries of what theatre can be. A kind of magical super-realism permeates throughout this quietly evolving tale with both the actors and the audience fully vested together in a mesmerizing exploration of the frailty and loneliness of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Baker\u003c\/b\u003e's works include \u003ci\u003eThe Flick \u003c\/i\u003e(Pulitzer Prize), \u003ci\u003eThe Aliens \u003c\/i\u003e(Obie Award), \u003ci\u003eBody Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCircle Mirror Transformation \u003c\/i\u003e(Obie Award), \u003ci\u003eNocturama\u003c\/i\u003e, and an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been produced at more than a hundred theaters in the United States and in more than a dozen countries. Recent honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Steinberg Playwright Award and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701333004351,"sku":"9781559365284","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b5eb9bae3079f17b5d07e59d21219a3a_6a3505a4-8199-4991-af48-98dc3c14ab1e.webp?v=1765020252","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/john-tcg-edition-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}