{"product_id":"becky-nurse-of-salem-tcg-edition-a-contemporary-comedy-about-a-historical-tragedy-paperback","title":"Becky Nurse of Salem (TCG Edition): A Contemporary Comedy about a Historical Tragedy - 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\u003eSarah Ruhl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Ruhl\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wry, innovative reckoning with the legacy of the Salem witch trials from one of America's foremost playwrights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky Nurse is an outspoken, sharp-witted tour guide at the Salem Museum of Witchcraft who's just trying to get by in post-Obama America. She's also the descendant of Rebecca Nurse, who was infamously executed for witchcraft in 1692--but things have changed for women since then...haven't they? After losing her job for calling out \u003cem\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e in front of schoolkids, Becky visits a local witch for help. One spell leads to another, and then everything really goes off the rails. A darkly comic play about a woman coming to terms with her family's legacy and finding her voice in the \"lock her up\" era.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Ruhl\u003c\/strong\u003e's plays include the Pulitzer Prize finalists \u003cem\u003eThe Clean House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Next Room (or the vibrator play)\u003c\/em\u003e, also nominated for a Tony Award. Her awards include a MacArthur Fellowship, and her book of essays \u003cem\u003e100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of the Year. \u003cem\u003eEurydice\u003c\/em\u003e, named one of the 25 best American plays of the past 25 years in 2018 by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, was developed into an opera with music by Matthew Aucoin, and performed at The Metropolitan Opera in 2021. Her most recent book, \u003cem\u003eSmile: The Story of a Face\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2021 by Simon and Schuster. Ruhl teaches at the Yale School of Drama, and lives in Brooklyn with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53531944026419,"sku":"9781559369879","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/becky-nurse-of-salem-tcg-edition-a-contemporary-comedy-about-a-historical-tragedy-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}