{"product_id":"mr-burns-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Mr. Burns and Other Plays - 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\u003eAnne Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"When was the last time you met a new play that was so smart it made your head spin?...\u003ci\u003eMr. Burns\u003c\/i\u003e has arrived to leave you dizzy with the scope and dazzle of its ideas...with depths of feeling to match its breadth of imagination.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most spectacularly original plays in recent memory.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ode to live theater and the resilience of \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Washburn's apocalyptic comedy Mr. Burns is an imaginative exploration of how the culture of one generation can evolve into the mythology of the next. Also included in the collection are \u003ci\u003eThe Small\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Have Loved Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e10 Out of 12\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which, together, develop a theme of destruction, from the personal to the city to civilization and, finally, to the destruction of form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Washburn\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003cem\u003eMr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play; Shipwreck; The Internationalist; The Communist Dracula Pageant; I Have Loved Strangers; The Ladies; 10 Out of 12; The Small; \u003c\/em\u003ean adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone \u003c\/em\u003efor the stage; and a trans-adaptation of Euripides' \u003cem\u003eOrestes\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a NYFA Fellowship, and a Time Warner Fellowship. She is an affiliated artist with The Civilians, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, and is an alumna of New Dramatists and 13P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477339070771,"sku":"9781559364812","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/j9Xodc6JZ99781559364812_02fb8274-a90b-4c46-82ab-25b8db853903.webp?v=1781772052","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/mr-burns-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}