{"product_id":"the-apple-family-scenes-from-life-in-the-country-paperback","title":"The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo previous works of theater have been topical in the resonant and specific ways of the Apple Family plays... They are a rare and radiant mirror of the way we live... In another fifty years audiences will be watching these plays to remember how we remembered. - Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe writing is so minutely observed, the portrayal of American life and its politics so current and acute that these plays speak what all of us are thinking (politically, socially, morally), but few are saying. - Alexis Soloski, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePositively shattering... the Apple Family plays cement Nelson's place in American theatrical history. - Melissa Rose Bernardo, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis critically acclaimed play cycle about loss, memory and remembrance follows the Apple family of Rhinebeck, New York, as they grapple with events both personal and political in their immediate present: the 2010 election (\u003ci\u003eThat Hopey Changey Thing\u003c\/i\u003e), the tenth anniversary of 9\/11 (\u003ci\u003eSweet and Sad\u003c\/i\u003e), Obama's reelection (\u003ci\u003eSorry\u003c\/i\u003e), and the fiftieth anniversary of JFK's assassination (\u003ci\u003eRegular Singing\u003c\/i\u003e). Delicately constructed and precisely observed, this quartet of plays -- each of which premiered at The Public Theater on the day it was set -- is a masterpiece of stage naturalism and a powerful reminder of the theater's unique capacity for civic dialogue and public communion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e's many plays include \u003ci\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shaun Davey; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eNikolai and the Others\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarewell to the Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConversations in Tusculum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Shakespeare Won the West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrank's Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRodney's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFranny's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadame Melville\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe General from America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMisha's Party\u003c\/i\u003e (with Alexander Gelman), \u003ci\u003eTwo Shakespearean Actors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSome Americans Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written the musicals \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shaun Davey) and \u003ci\u003eMy Life with Albertine\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ricky Ian Gordon), and the screenplays for the films \u003ci\u003eHyde Park-on-Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has received numerous awards, including a Tony (Best Book of a Musical for \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e), an Olivier (Best Play for \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Children Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e) and two New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards (\u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's The Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Apple Family\u003c\/i\u003e). He is the recipient of the PEN\/Laura Pels Master Playwright Award, an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; he is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He lives in Upstate New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771576189216,"sku":"9781559364560","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/882d3e05cdd4ba41426d4fabcace2e02.webp?v=1780388777","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-apple-family-scenes-from-life-in-the-country-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}