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Evening Plays - by Richard Maxwell (Paperback)

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  • Evening Plays, three new dramas by award-winning playwright Richard Maxwell are a response to Dante's Divine Comedy.
  • About the Author: Richard Maxwell is a playwright, director, and the artistic director of New York City Players.
  • 152 Pages
  • Performing Arts, Theater

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About the Book



Three new dramas by award-winning playwright Maxwell are a response to Dante's Divine Comedy. Includes The Evening, Samara, and Paradiso.



Book Synopsis



Evening Plays, three new dramas by award-winning playwright Richard Maxwell are a response to Dante's Divine Comedy. The Evening centers around three archetypal barflies who together form an elegy of universal loss. The loss of a loved one seeps poignantly into his illustration of the stark reality and emotional tumult of coping with death. Samara is a mythic tale of redemption that follows a messenger through a bleak frontier in his quest to collect a debt, though the human cost of the journey may be more than he bargained for. And Paradiso, which takes place in the not-too distant future, describes three great loves: family, country and God.



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"Perhaps the greatest American experimental theater auteur of his generation." - New York Times



"When I watch one of Richard Maxwell's productions, I always wait nervously, ready for the moment I have to lean forward. Each play holds out a promise of transcendence. His dramas pivot, reliably, from mundane social scenarios to the epic emotions he reveals underneath. At some point the rock riffs always kick in. Feelings that at first seem oddly absent in his bone-dry dialogue suddenly find heightened expression." - Village Voice




About the Author



Richard Maxwell is a playwright, director, and the artistic director of New York City Players. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, and was a Doris Duke Performing Artist. In 2018, his play Paradiso premiered at Greene Naftali. Also, Maxwell will present a new work, Queens Row, at ICA London and will participate in the Chinati Foundation's artist in residency program in Marfa, Texas, where his work Ads will be shown in the fall. Publications include The Theater Years, published by Greene Naftali and Westreich Wagner (2017), Theater for Beginners (2015), and Plays, 1999-2000 (2004), both published by TCG.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 152
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Theater
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Maxwell
Language: English
Street Date: June 23, 2020
TCIN: 1011335954
UPC: 9781559365819
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-9198
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: How many plays are included in Evening Plays?

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  • A: Evening Plays includes three new dramas: The Evening, Samara, and Paradiso.

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Q: What themes are explored in the plays?

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  • A: The plays explore themes of loss, redemption, and the complexities of love in various forms.

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Q: What is the significance of Dante's Divine Comedy in the plays?

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  • A: The plays are a response to Dante's Divine Comedy, reflecting on its themes and emotional depth.

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Q: Who is the author of Evening Plays?

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  • A: The author is Richard Maxwell, an acclaimed playwright and director.

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