Suburbia (new Version) by Eric Bogosian (2009, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherTheatre Communications Group, Incorporated
ISBN-101559363428
ISBN-139781559363426
eBay Product ID (ePID)70861144

Product Key Features

Book TitleSuburbia (New Version)
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, American / General
Publication Year2009
GenreDrama, Performing Arts
AuthorEric Bogosian
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight5.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-013802
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Chekhov high on speed and Twinkies. A Work as ferocious as Mr. Bogosian's own one-man shows." -- David Richards, New York Times "A scarifying dissection of youthful disillusion that manages to be both appalling and appealing." -- Newsweek "Bogosian's script retains the playwright-performer's trademark vitriol and hammer wit." -- TimeOut New York This updated version of Eric Bogosian's theatrical tour de force, set in a convenience store parking lot, recently riveted audiences in its Off-Broadway premiere. His rewrites - for a world with cell phones, hip-hop and war-time cultural tensions - render the piece "an American anyplace where everything, yet nothing , has changed." -- Celia McGee, New York Times "Riveting, Powerful and Exciting!" - Larry Worth, The Hollywood Reporter "Brimming with black humor, sex and sad consequences." -- Matt Windman, amNY "Dark, intense and disturbing." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "Venomously funny!" - Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "Like the charismatic performer/writer himself...his SUBURBIA characters seethe with large caustic doses of humor, anger and angst...there's no denying Bogosian's crackling intelligence, his rejection of easy sentimentality, and the way he often does capture the cadences of alienation." -- Michael Musto, New York Daily News, Chekhov high on speed and Twinkies. A Work as ferocious as Mr. Bogosian's own one-man shows." -- David Richards, New York Times A scarifying dissection of youthful disillusion that manages to be both appalling and appealing." -- Newsweek Bogosian's script retains the playwright-performer's trademark vitriol and hammer wit." -- TimeOut New York This updated version of Eric Bogosian's theatrical tour de force, set in a convenience store parking lot, recently riveted audiences in its Off-Broadway premiere. His rewrites – for a world with cell phones, hip-hop and war-time cultural tensions – render the piece an American anyplace where everything, yet nothing , has changed." -- Celia McGee, New York Times "Riveting, Powerful and Exciting!" - Larry Worth, The Hollywood Reporter Brimming with black humor, sex and sad consequences." -- Matt Windman, amNY Dark, intense and disturbing." – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Venomously funny!" – Elvis Mitchell, New York Times Like the charismatic performer/writer himself…his SUBURBIA characters seethe with large caustic doses of humor, anger and angst…there's no denying Bogosian's crackling intelligence, his rejection of easy sentimentality, and the way he often does capture the cadences of alienation." -- Michael Musto, New York Daily News
Dewey Decimal812/.54
Synopsis"Chekhov high on speed and Twinkies. A Work as ferocious as Mr. Bogosian's own one-man shows." -- David Richards, New York Times "A scarifying dissection of youthful disillusion that manages to be both appalling and appealing." -- Newsweek "Bogosian's script retains the playwright-performer's trademark vitriol and hammer wit." -- TimeOut New York This updated version of Eric Bogosian's theatrical tour de force, set in a convenience store parking lot, riveted audiences in its Off-Broadway premiere. His rewrites - for a world with cell phones, hip-hop and war-time cultural tensions - render the piece "an American anyplace where everything, yet nothing, has changed." -- Celia McGee, New York Times One of America's premier performers and most innovative and provocative artists, Eric Bogosian's plays and solo work include suburbia (Lincoln Center Theater, 1994; adapted to film by director Richard Linklater, 1996); Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll , Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead ; Griller ; Humpty Dumpty ; 1+1 ; Skunkweed ; Wake Up and Smell the Coffee ; Drinking in America ; Notes from Underground and Talk Radio (Pulitzer Prize finalist; New York Shakespeare Festival, 1987; Broadway, 2007; adapted to film by director Oliver Stone, 1988). He has starred in a wide variety of film, TV and stage roles. Most recently, he created the character of Captain Danny Ross on the long-running series Law & Order: Criminal Intent . In 2014, TCG published 100 (monologues) , a collection that commemorates thirty years of Bogosian's solo-performance career., "Chekhov high on speed and Twinkies. A Work as ferocious as Mr. Bogosian's own one-man shows." -- David Richards, New York Times "A scarifying dissection of youthful disillusion that manages to be both appalling and appealing." -- Newsweek "Bogosian's script retains the playwright-performer's trademark vitriol and hammer wit." -- TimeOut New York This updated version of Eric Bogosian's theatrical tour de force, set in a convenience store parking lot, riveted audiences in its Off-Broadway premiere. His rewrites - for a world with cell phones, hip-hop and war-time cultural tensions - render the piece "an American anyplace where everything, yet nothing , has changed." -- Celia McGee, New York Times One of America's premier performers and most innovative and provocative artists, Eric Bogosian's plays and solo work include suburbia (Lincoln Center Theater, 1994; adapted to film by director Richard Linklater, 1996); Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll , Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead ; Griller ; Humpty Dumpty ; 1+1 ; Skunkweed ; Wake Up and Smell the Coffee ; Drinking in America ; Notes from Underground and Talk Radio (Pulitzer Prize finalist; New York Shakespeare Festival, 1987; Broadway, 2007; adapted to film by director Oliver Stone, 1988). He has starred in a wide variety of film, TV and stage roles. Most recently, he created the character of Captain Danny Ross on the long-running series Law & Order: Criminal Intent . In 2014, TCG published 100 (monologues) , a collection that commemorates thirty years of Bogosian's solo-performance career., An updated version of Bogosian's theatrical tour de force. Eric Bogosian's play subUrbia chronicles the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban New Jersey hometown, and their reunion with a former high school classmate, Pony, who has become a successful musician. subUrbia was originally produced at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater of the Lincoln Center Theater, New York, in April 1994.
LC Classification NumberPS3552.O46S83 2009

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