{"product_id":"neva-9781559364713","title":"Neva","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Guillermo Calderón is an authentic genius of the theater . . . you can't say you've heard or seen any of it before, which may make you want to hear and see it again.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNeva\u003c\/i\u003e's neobrutalist punch demonstrates . . . the enduring power of art.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant and provocative.\"--\u003ci\u003eTheatreMania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lovely, disturbing drama . . . Calderón's drama is Chekhovian in the best sense.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis politically charged, haunting yet humorous meditation on theater and the revolutionary impulse tells the story of three actors, including Anton Chekhov's widow, who gather to rehearse scenes from \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e as Russia faces an impending revolution. A savage examination of the relationship between theater and historical context, \u003ci\u003eNeva\u003c\/i\u003e is the author's first play, which he directed for its English language premiere at the Public Theater in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillermo Calderon\u003c\/b\u003e is Chile's foremost contemporary theater artist. His plays include \u003ci\u003eDiciembre (December)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClase (Class)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVilla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscurso (Speech)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEscuela (School)\u003c\/i\u003e, and his productions have toured extensively through South America and Europe. His co-written screenplay \u003ci\u003eVioleta\u003c\/i\u003e won the World Cinema Jury Prize for Drama at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and other awards include Best Play of the Year (Art Critics Circle of Chile), three Chilean Altazor Awards for Best Playwright and Best Director, and the 2010 Bank of Scotland Angel Award (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559364713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guillermo Calder\u0026#195;\u0026#179;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174039679157,"sku":"9781559364713","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_10388e20-d13c-42fa-83eb-d8162e50c980.jpg?v=1716300139","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/neva-9781559364713","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}