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Pain and the Itch : A Play by Bruce Norris (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorthwestern University Press
ISBN-100810124971
ISBN-139780810124974
eBay Product ID (ePID)63884195
Product Key Features
Book TitlePain and the Itch : a Play
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicAmerican / General
IllustratorYes
GenreDrama
AuthorBruce Norris
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-049758
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal812/.54
SynopsisIn this brief but staggering two-act, playwright Norris demonstrates his skill at drawing out the dark truth that lurks beneath the surface of the perfect family. His crackling satire takes dead aim at the self-satisfied, left-leaning American upper-middle class and its many self-delusions. On a winter afternoon, Kelly and Clayan attractive, prosperous, seemingly happy couple with a four-year-old daughter and a newborn babymust explain to a visitor the events of the previous Thanksgiving, on which, so it seems, someone or "something" had been gnawing at the avocados on their kitchen table.In the course of this holiday gatheringattended by Clay s mother, a well-meaning but clueless first-grade teacher who spouts pointless liberal bromides; his brother, a plastic surgeon with a nihilistic streak and a taste for martinis; and his brother's girlfriend, a sexy Balkan immigrant with a love for all things American (racism included)the recent past is unearthed along with revelations of failed marriages, fraternal hatred, infidelity and venereal disease, in the form of their daughter s nasty genital infection.And it s a comedy.As the story is gradually unfolded to their visitor, a Muslim cab driver, his relationship to the events becomes increasingly clear, as does the emptiness of the family s supposed benevolence and sensitivity. With its crashing emotion and cutting humor, this vicious dissection of the comfortable progressive life lays bare the lies that people use to feel righteous even as they veer off a genuinely ethical path.", In this brief but staggering two-act, playwright Norris demonstrates his skill at drawing out the dark truth that lurks beneath the surface of the "perfect" family. His crackling satire takes dead aim at the self-satisfied, left-leaning American upper-middle class and its many self-delusions. On a winter afternoon, Kelly and Clay--an attractive, prosperous, seemingly happy couple with a four-year-old daughter and a newborn baby--must explain to a visitor the events of the previous Thanksgiving, on which, so it seems, someone or something had been gnawing at the avocados on their kitchen table. In the course of this holiday gathering--attended by Clay's mother, a well-meaning but clueless first-grade teacher who spouts pointless liberal bromides; his brother, a plastic surgeon with a nihilistic streak and a taste for martinis; and his brother's girlfriend, a sexy Balkan immigrant with a love for all things American (racism included)--the recent past is unearthed along with revelations of failed marriages, fraternal hatred, infidelity and venereal disease, in the form of their daughter's nasty genital infection. And it's a comedy. As the story is gradually unfolded to their visitor, a Muslim cab driver, his relationship to the events becomes increasingly clear, as does the emptiness of the family's supposed benevolence and sensitivity. With its crashing emotion and cutting humor, this vicious dissection of the comfortable progressive life lays bare the lies that people use to feel righteous even as they veer off a genuinely ethical path.
LC Classification NumberPS3614.O768P35 2008
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