{"product_id":"the-illusion-9781559360906","title":"The Illusion","description":"\"The most lavish and picturesque special effects are what come out of the mouths of the people onstage...Mr. Kushner makes words sing, swoon and somersault as no other living American playwright does.\" -Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rapture comes naturally to playwright Tony Kushner, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e, he plants a big swoony kiss on the lips of the theater.\" -Nelson Pressley, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e] certainly has the stamp of Kushner's delight in language. This is a modern interpretation, filled with energy, colour and humour.\" -\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fantastical tribute to the magic of theater...You may resist its charms at first, but soon enough you soften and, intoxicated by Kushner's language and swayed by the music of his ideas, you submit to \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e's ravishments.\" -\u003ci\u003eTimeOut New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTony Kushner's adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e triumphs as a thoroughly modern rendering of Pierre Corneille's neoclassical French comedy while featuring the exquisite wordplay, beguiling comedy and fierce intelligence found in all of Kushner's work. An enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all--love.\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 10\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559360906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.14w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1995 pg. 1372\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pierre Corneille","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43673008832693,"sku":"9781559360906","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_53a1c1e0-861e-408c-b6eb-cf16e705bf6b.jpg?v=1709052846","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-illusion-9781559360906","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}