{"product_id":"between-riverside-and-crazy-tcg-edition-paperback","title":"Between Riverside and Crazy (Tcg Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Adly Guirgis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuirgis, like other storytellers who explore the sacred and profane, is most interested in how grace transforms us.--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with humor, tenderness, grit, and wonderment by acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, \u003ci\u003eBetween Riverside and Crazy \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary new play: a dark comedy about a man trying to maintain control as the world unravels around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCity Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed, and the Church won't leave him alone. As ex-cop and recent widower Walter Pops Washington struggles to hold on to one of the last great rent-stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive, he must also contend with old wounds, new houseguests, and a final ultimatum. It seems the old days are dead and gone -- after a lifetime living between Riverside and Crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Adly Guirgis\u003c\/b\u003e' other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Motherfucker with the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesus Hopped the 'A' Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of 121st Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Arabia We'd All Be Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Judas Iscariot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Flower of East Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRace Religion Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDominica: The Fat Ugly Ho\u003c\/i\u003e. His play \u003ci\u003eBetween Riverside and Crazy \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2015. He is a former co-artistic director of LABryinth Theater Company. He received the Yale Wyndham-Campbell Prize, a PEN\/Laura Pels Award, a Whiting Award and a fellowship from TCG in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Adly Guirgis\u003c\/b\u003e is a member and former co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company, and the 2015 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States. They include \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of 121st Street\u003c\/i\u003e (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle Best Play Nominations), \u003ci\u003eJesus Hopped the 'A' Train\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award, Barrymore Award, Olivier Nomination for London's Best New Play), \u003ci\u003eIn Arabia, We'd All Be Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (2007 LA Drama Critics Best Play, Best Writing Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Judas Iscariot\u003c\/i\u003e (10 Best Plays of the Year, Time Magazine \u0026amp; Entertainment Weekly), and \u003ci\u003eThe Little Flower of East Orange\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ellen Burstyn \u0026amp; Michael Shannon). All five plays were directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman and were originally produced by LAByrinth. His Broadway debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Motherfucker with the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e (6 Tony nominations, including Best Play), was directed by Anna D. Shapiro and marked his third consecutive world premiere co-production with The Public Theater and LAByrinth. In London, his plays have premiered at The Donmar Warehouse, The Almeida (dir: Rupert Goold), The Hampstead (Robert Delamere), and at The Arts Theater in the West End. Other plays include \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e (Labyrinth, HERE, HAI, Black Dahlia) and \u003ci\u003eDominica The Fat Ugly Ho\u003c\/i\u003e (dir: Adam Rapp) for the 2006 E.S.T. Marathon. He has received the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Yale Wyndham-Campbell Prize, a PEN\/Laura Pels Award, a Whiting Award, and a TCG fellowship. He is also a New Dramatists Alumnae and a member of MCC's Playwright's Coalition, The Ojai Playwrights Festival, New River Dramatists, and Labyrinth Theater Company. As an actor, he has appeared in theater, film and television, including roles in Kenneth Lonergan's film \u003ci\u003eMargaret\u003c\/i\u003e, Todd Solondz's \u003ci\u003ePalindromes\u003c\/i\u003e, and Brett C Leonard's \u003ci\u003eJailbait\u003c\/i\u003e opposite Michael Pitt. A former violence prevention specialist and H.I.V. educator, he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771571372320,"sku":"9781559365154","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/998b87c68157c3ca0a1ad2ff275185b2.webp?v=1780388709","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-riverside-and-crazy-tcg-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}