{"product_id":"the-whale-a-bright-new-boise-paperback","title":"The Whale\/A Bright New Boise - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel D. Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. \u003cem\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged--and severely unhappy--daughter. Hunter's second piece, the Obie Award-winning \u003cem\u003eA Bright New Boise\u003c\/em\u003e, is a philosophical investigation of faith and search for meaning in rural Idaho where a disgraced evangelical is forced to take a minimum-wage job at the local Hobby Lobby craft store in an effort to reunite with his estranged son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel D. Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/i\u003e (2013 Drama Desk Award, 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eA Bright New Boise\u003c\/i\u003e (2011 Obie Award for Playwriting, 2011 Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eThe Few, A Great Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRest\u003c\/i\u003e. Sam is the winner of a 2012 Whiting Writers Award, the 2013 Otis Guernsey New Voices Award, the 2011 Sky Cooper Prize, and the 2008-2009 PONY Fellowship. He is a member of New Dramatists, an Ensemble Playwright at Victory Gardens, a Core Member of The Playwrights' Center, a member of Partial Comfort Productions, and is currently a Resident Playwright at Arena Stage. A native of northern Idaho, Sam lives in NYC. He holds degrees in playwriting from NYU, The Iowa Playwrights Workshop, and Juilliard. In 2014, Mr. Hunter was awarded a prestigious \"genius\" grant from the MacArthur Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771576418592,"sku":"9781559364607","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4234c5f52b581384de589bbee17aaf89.webp?v=1780388781","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-whale-a-bright-new-boise-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}