{"product_id":"things-we-said-today-short-plays-and-monologues-9781468309775","title":"Things We Said Today: Short Plays and Monologues","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings We Said Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e features the scripts for award-winning playwright Neil LaBute's groundbreaking DirecTV project \u003ci\u003e10x10\u003c\/i\u003e--a series of short films written and directed by LaBute based on 10 compelling original monologues, five each for men and women. Also included are five short plays displaying the power and scope of LaBute's creative vision. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePick One\u003c\/i\u003e, three white guys come up with a way to solve America's problems; in \u003ci\u003eThe Possible\u003c\/i\u003e one young woman seduces another's boyfriend for an unexpected reason. \u003ci\u003eCall Back\u003c\/i\u003e features an actress and actor who spar about a past encounter that she, unnervingly, remembers much better than he does. \u003ci\u003eGood Luck (In Farsi)\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a pleasingly astringent study in competitiveness and vanity\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) has two actresses pulling out all the stops in a pre-audition psych out; and in \u003ci\u003eSqueeze Play\u003c\/i\u003e a father and his son's baseball coach strike a mutually beneficial deal. Rounding out the collection are two monologues commissioned as part of Centerstage's \"My America\" project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mr. LaBute is writing some of the freshest and most illuminating dialogue to be heard anywhere these days.\" --Ben Brantley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468309775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.43w x 0.52d","brand":"Neil Labute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259551051957,"sku":"9781468309775","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_58c8de8e-5b00-49ba-974c-ac0d49b1cff0.jpg?v=1771342144","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/things-we-said-today-short-plays-and-monologues-9781468309775","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}