{"product_id":"barbecue-bootycandy-tcg-edition-paperback","title":"Barbecue \/ Bootycandy (Tcg Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSearing and sensationally funny... As raw in its language and raucous in spirit as it is smart and provocative.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, smutty and enticingly subversive. . . . A toxically satiric portrait of American life.--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I told my mother that a theater was putting on my play \u003ci\u003eBootycandy\u003c\/i\u003e, her response was, 'What?  \u003ci\u003eBootycandy\u003c\/i\u003e? These white folks are going to let you put on a play called \u003ci\u003eBootycandy\u003c\/i\u003e? ? Are they crazy ' And my response was, 'Yes. Yes indeed.'--Robert O'Hara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSutter is on an outrageous odyssey through his childhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms, and even nursing homes. The journey uncovers characters who are at once fascinating, zany, controversial, and even a bit smutty, painting a portrait of life as a societal outlier. Based on the author's personal experience, \u003ci\u003eBootycandy\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnects to portray growing up gay and black. This subversive, uproarious satire crashes headlong into the murky terrain of pain and pleasure and . . . BOOTYCANDY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright and director. His play \u003ci\u003eAntebellum\u003c\/i\u003e received a world premiere production from Woolly Mammoth Theater Company, and earned him a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. He reworked \u003ci\u003eThe Wiz\u003c\/i\u003e for its revival at La Jolla Playhouse. He wrote and directed the world premiere of \u003ci\u003eInsurrection: Holding History\u003c\/i\u003e (Public Theater, Oppenheimer Award for Best New American Play). As a director, he has won an Obie Award and an NAACP Best Director Award and has worked at acclaimed theaters throughout the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright and director. His play \u003ci\u003eAntebellum\u003c\/i\u003e received a world premiere production from Woolly Mammoth Theater Company, and earned him a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. He reworked \u003ci\u003eThe Wiz\u003c\/i\u003e for its revival at La Jolla Playhouse. He wrote and directed the world premiere of \u003ci\u003eInsurrection: Holding History\u003c\/i\u003e (Public Theater, Oppenheimer Award for Best New American Play). As a director, he received an Obie Award for his direction of \u003ci\u003eIn the Continuum\u003c\/i\u003e (Primary Stage\/Perry Street Theater) and an NAACP Best Director Award for \u003ci\u003eEclipsed\u003c\/i\u003e. He directed the world premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's \u003ci\u003eThe Brother\/Sister Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (McCarter Theatre, The Public Theater), and has also directed at Yale Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, American Conservatory Theatre, Magic Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Goodman Theatre, and many others. He has written films for Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Jon Avnet, HBO, ABC, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, New Line\/Fine Line Cinema and Artisan Entertainment. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and is the Mellon Playwright in Residence at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771572093216,"sku":"9781559364959","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/81200773e3673ae5ff978dc7270b6049.webp?v=1780388709","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/barbecue-bootycandy-tcg-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}