Against (Modern Plays)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1350045985 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is Assistant Professor of Playwriting in the School of Drama at The New School, New York. Christopher Shinn is an American playwright from New York. . Christopher Shinn's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting, a grant from the NEA/TCG Residency Program, an Obie in Playwriting and the Robert Chesley Award. His adaptation of Hedda Gabler premiered on Broadway (American Airlines Theatre), and he has written short plays f
A playwright who writes with unshowy depth and unforced menace on a challenging subject * New York Magazine * Mr Shinn sees and hears people as they are, and his greatest strength is his ability to reproduce onstage the clumsy poetry of natural human interaction. * New York Times * . That skill is rarer than you might think
A rocket launches. I don't want to do violence to anyone. I'm not a violent person. Luke is an aerospace billionaire who can talk to anyone. Only violence stands in his way.Christopher Shinn's gripping play received its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre on 12 August 2017 in a production directed by Ian Rickson and starring Ben Whishaw as Luke.. He sets out to change the world. I understand what I have to do I have to sacrifice myself for it - I have to sacrifice you - to stop things changing - so be it.Silicon Valley. The future. But God is talking to him. But I understand my role