{"product_id":"abe-koogler-selected-plays-hardcover","title":"Abe Koogler Selected Plays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbe Koogler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eKoogler's characters are earnest, idiosyncratic, and suspicious of hierarchy. Often bitingly funny, Koogler's plays...reveal larger truths about the economic and racial systems under which we all live\u003c\/i\u003e.\" (The Yale Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbe Koogler writes darkly comedic plays about ordinary Americans confronting larger political and economic forces, from small town residents grappling with environmental change to slaughterhouse workers trying to retain their humanity. Although grounded in realism, Koogler's plays often incorporate imaginary elements and heightened or musical language, creating moving and memorable works of art.\u003cbr\u003eIn his first play collection, Koogler's work is brought together and introduced by the author, offering an overview of his range in style, from the naturalistic to the absurd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Blue Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \"If anything links all of these people, it is an aching loneliness. That they are trying to figure out what happened to orcas, which are remarkably social animals, is among the nice touches that Koogler has sneaked into his group portrait.\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFulfillment Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \"steeped in a luminous and illuminating empathy that feels both uncommon and essential right now.\" (New York Times)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAspen Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: A fast-paced and darkly comedic thriller about an annual conference of the famous and well-connected, held high in the Colorado mountains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKill Floor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \"Melancholy and moving. A very closely, and often quite beautifully, observed character study.\" (Chicago Tribune)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvance Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: Ripe with experimental language, movement and absurdism, a surprising comedy exploring what it means to be a politically engaged American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbe Koogler\u003c\/b\u003e has won an Obie Award for Playwriting, the Dramatist Guild's Lanford Wilson Award, and Williamstown Theatre Festival's Weissberger Award. He earned graduate degrees in playwriting from UT-Austin and Juilliard. He has taught playwriting at Primary Stages and Bennington College. He also works as a political speechwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751887733024,"sku":"9781350444225","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74a7f787fc7bfc0ef24f0fbe20525e48_c9359e2d-48d6-402b-b909-b1c8402e4ded.webp?v=1779982680","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/abe-koogler-selected-plays-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}