{"product_id":"theater-as-life-five-modern-plays-9781590209004","title":"Theater as Life: Five Modern Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA visionary collection that redefines theater as a mirror of the soul, society, and the eternal human struggle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheater as Life: Five Modern Plays\u003c\/em\u003e brings together five seminal works by Nikolai Evreinov, a towering figure of post-Revolutionary Russian theater. Known for his radical ideas about theatricality and illusion, Evreinov believed that life itself is a performance-and that theater is the most honest expression of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology includes his best-known play, \u003cem\u003eThe Main Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, famously staged by Pirandello's company and later on Broadway with Edward G. Robinson and Lee Strasberg, alongside \u003cem\u003eA Merry Death\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ship of the Righteous\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Theater of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Theater of the Eternal War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith complex plots, plays-within-plays, disguises, music, and dance, Evreinov's work explores the boundaries between reality and illusion, individual and collective identity, and the psychological depths of performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume features an extensive introduction by Christopher Collins, rare illustrations, and production photographs from Paris, Milan, Warsaw, and New York, offering a rich historical and artistic context for these groundbreaking plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ardis Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590209004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Nikolai Evreinov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360449818805,"sku":"9781590209004","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a2e54ffc-90a4-46ac-baf1-aaa57d6598b7.jpg?v=1773721001","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/theater-as-life-five-modern-plays-9781590209004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}