{"product_id":"9781350439061","title":"David Auburn Collected Plays Proof; The Columnist; Lost Lake; The New York Idea; Summer, 1976","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Play Collections\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDavid Auburn Collected Plays\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProof; The Columnist; Lost Lake; The New York Idea; Summer, 1976\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Auburn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The strength of David Auburn's plays lies in part in the fact that his characters are ambiguous, their fates not assured, not least because they are unclear about themselves. They are frequently capable of denial, unsure of who they are or how they relate to those around them.\" Chris Bigsby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning author David Auburn is an American dramatist who never fails to write astute and compelling dramas that grapple with large questions. In this collection of his work spanning 23 years his celebrated plays are anthologised together for the first time, showing him to be one of the most important contemporary dramatists of his generation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eProof \u003c\/i\u003e(2000) to his latest Broadway smash-hit \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e1976\u003c\/i\u003e, published for the first time, this collected works offers a comprehensive overview to Auburn's work for Broadway and beyond along with a reflection on the plays by Robert M. Dowling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProof\u003c\/i\u003e:  \"An exhilarating and assured new play that turns the esoteric world of higher mathematics literally into a back porch drama, one that is as accessible and compelling as a detective story.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Columnist\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Vital, present and telling ... a trip back to an era when Washington was a small town and everybody kept everybody's secrets. Until they didn't.\" \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Lake\u003c\/i\u003e: \"A melancholy portrait of two strangers reaching for a tentative connection across the divide of their damaged lives.\" \u003ci\u003eHollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Idea\u003c\/i\u003e: \"A brisk, streamlined treatment of this classic American play, which caused a sensation in its day.\" \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer, 1976: \u003c\/i\u003e \"A story of profound connection and awakening disquiet... It's sharply observant, too, and subtly, insistently feminist.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Auburn\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, director and screenwriter. Plays include\u003ci\u003e Summer 1976, The Adventures of Augie March\u003c\/i\u003e (based on the Saul Bellow novel), \u003ci\u003eLost Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Columnist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eProof\u003c\/i\u003e (2001 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, New York Drama Critics Circle Award). He is Associate Artistic Director of the Berkshire Theatre Group, where he has directed many productions, including \u003ci\u003eDracula, The Importance of Being Earnest, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth, The Petrified Forest, Anna Christie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Delicate Balance\u003c\/i\u003e. Other directing credits include \u003ci\u003eLong Day's Journey into Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Court Theatre, Chicago) and the Off-Broadway world premiere of Michael Weller's \u003ci\u003eSide Effects\u003c\/i\u003e (MCC). Film work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Park \u003c\/i\u003e(writer\/director), \u003ci\u003eGeorgetown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e. TV includes current projects for HBO\/Amblin. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he lives in New York City. 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