{"product_id":"front-lines-9781595584243","title":"Front Lines","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFront Lines\u003c\/em\u003e is a pathbreaking collection of the most important, critically acclaimed plays written by the country''s leading contemporary female playwrights. Including seven full scripts and accompanying materials, \u003cem\u003eFront Lines\u003c\/em\u003e provides both major examples of the playwright''s craft and an essential introduction to the politically inspired work of female dramatists of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is Jessica Blank''s widely heralded \u003cem\u003eThe Exonerated\u003c\/em\u003e (written with Erik Jensen), based on interviews with American prisoners incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. Also included is Nilaja Sun''s outstanding \u003cem\u003eNo Child . . .\u003c\/em\u003e , winner of the Outer Critics Circle''s 2007 John Gassner Award for Best New Playa funny, stirring one-woman show centering on an inner-city teacher''s success at involving her rebellious students in their own education by putting on a play. Rounding out the collection are Emily Mann''s \u003cem\u003eMrs. Packard\u003c\/em\u003e; Paula Vogel''s \u003cem\u003eHot ''n'' Throbbing\u003c\/em\u003e; Shirley Lauro''s \u003cem\u003eClarence Darrow''s Last Trial\u003c\/em\u003e; Quiara Alegría Hudes''s \u003cem\u003eEliot: A Soldier''s Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e; and Cindy Cooper''s \u003cem\u003eWords of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e, co-adapted with Suzanne Bennett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a preface by distinguished playwright Shirley Lauro and an introduction by theater critic Alexis Greene, \u003cem\u003eFront Lines\u003c\/em\u003e also includes short biographies of the playwrights and a production photo of each play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359687016791,"sku":"9781595584243","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781595584243.jpg?v=1754125406","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/front-lines-9781595584243","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}