{"product_id":"thrombo-and-other-plays-paperback-2","title":"Thrombo and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Bermel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Bermel writes comedies with a dark twist. \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London hailed Bermel's \u003ci\u003eWorkout\u003c\/i\u003e as \"one of the most expert pieces of comic writing to come out of America for some time.\" This volume includes nine witty, suspenseful plays - six of them full length, three short. Bermel's plays and translations have been performed throughout the world, including the Royal Court Theatre in London; Spoleto Festival, Italy; and on Broadway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrombo\u003c\/i\u003e, a food farce, is set in a fictional African nation; \u003ci\u003eShoots\u003c\/i\u003e, in a Hollywood agent's office; Several other plays offer actors meaty historical roles - the charismatic king Charlemagne in \u003ci\u003eOne Leg Over the Wrong Wall\u003c\/i\u003e; in \u003ci\u003eHerod the Great\u003c\/i\u003e, a towering figure and an Arab who became king of the Jews; and hot-tempered Alexandre Dumas in \u003ci\u003eThe Dumas Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e, to name but a few. The short plays - \u003ci\u003eBody Chop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStumped\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnipers\u003c\/i\u003e - are chilling entertainments, a heady mix of comedy and violence. As one New York critic put it, \u003ci\u003eSnipers\u003c\/i\u003e is \"brilliant... a gem of a one-act . . . a tale of subtle horror... Bermel's text is devastating poetry.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert Bermel\u003c\/b\u003e is a recipient of a Guggenheim and a George Jean Nathan Award. His Molière and Gozzi translations have been widely praised and produced. Theater critic Robert Brustein wrote of his \"fine feeling for both prose and verse and an unusual understanding of the stage.\" Actor Geoffrey Rush told \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e, the week of the Oscars, that Bermel's \u003ci\u003eFarce: A History from Aristophanes to Woody Allen\u003c\/i\u003e was one of his three favorite books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBermel has taught for many years at Columbia University, Yale, Lehman College, and CUNY's Graduate Center. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBermel's books include \u003ci\u003eSix One-Act Farces\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne-Act Comedies of Molière\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare at the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMolière's Theatrical Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarce: A History from Aristophanes to Woody Allen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContradictory Characters: An Interpretation of the Modern Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComic Agony: Mixed Impressions in the Modern Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArtaud's Theatre of Cruelty.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47277427392761,"sku":"9781557838438","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/z0O7f103md9781557838438_9f3912fe-1740-478e-8f79-199192b9fdc6.webp?v=1768998245","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/thrombo-and-other-plays-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}