{"product_id":"little-death-9781771661805","title":"Little Death","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlex may or may not be dying. Confronted with his mortality, he searches for sex and connection in hotel bars -- with his wife Brit's conflicted blessing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Death, \u003c\/i\u003e the lyrical new drama from CBC Fiction Prize-winner and Dora Award-nominated playwright Daniel Karasik, is a gripping study of sexuality under extreme pressure. Tender and fierce by turns, in precise, musical language that straddles the boundary between poetic verse and dramatic prose, this play for six actors (5 F, 1 M) asks fundamental questions about marriage, fidelity, and the intimate needs of men and women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrior to its premiere production at Toronto's Theatre Centre in April 2015, \u003ci\u003eLittle Death\u003c\/i\u003e was developed at the Royal Court Theatre in London, UK, the Tarragon Theatre and Stratford Festival in Canada, and off-Broadway's The New Group. Influenced by contemporary European dramatic forms, the play's style is hybrid--it exists for the reader as a poem, yet it has an innate theatricality that calls out for full elaboration on stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpare and enigmatic, \u003ci\u003eLittle Death\u003c\/i\u003e allows the reader, director, actors, and audience to fill out its shadows with their own intuitions and truths. In the vein of Anne Carson's \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of the Husband\u003c\/i\u003e and Ingmar Bergman's \u003ci\u003eScenes from a Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, the play will delight theatre fans, poetry lovers, and anyone interested in thought-provoking art about life and love, sex and death. It is a deeply felt work from one of Canada's most exciting young talents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771661805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Daniel Sarah Karasik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53023969706165,"sku":"9781771661805","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781771661805.jpg?v=1787667043","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/little-death-9781771661805","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}