{"product_id":"9781350535459","title":"Roommate","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRoommate\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJen Silverman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilverman isn't interested in the dull details of conventional storytelling…Delicious [and] surreal. …A play that gives two noningénues strange [and] meaty roles. (New York Times) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharon's never had a roommate before. In fact, there's a lot Sharon's never done before, but Robyn's about to change all that. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJen Silverman's \u003ci\u003eThe Roommate\u003c\/i\u003e shatters expectations with its witty and profound portrait of a blossoming intimacy between two women from vastly different backgrounds, as they navigate the complexities of identity, morality, and the promise of reinvention. Being bad never felt so good as it does in this riveting one-act about second acts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised and updated edition was published to coincide with the 2024 Broadway production which starred Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJen Silverman\u003c\/b\u003e (they\/them) (Playwright) is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe Roommate\u003c\/i\u003e (Broadway: The Booth Theatre; Regionally: Actor's Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Steppenwolf, South Coast Repertory Theatre, etc); \u003ci\u003eHighway Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e (The Goodman); \u003ci\u003eSpain \u003c\/i\u003e(Second Stage Theater); \u003ci\u003eCollective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties\u003c\/i\u003e (Woolly Mammoth, MCC, Southwark Playhouse London); \u003ci\u003eThe Moors\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale Repertory Theatre, The Playwrights Realm); and \u003ci\u003eWitch\u003c\/i\u003e (Writer's Theatre, The Geffen, The Huntington). Books include: the debut novel We Play Ourselves, story collection The Island Dwellers, and novel There's Going to be Trouble from Random House. Silverman also wrote the best-selling narrative podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Miranda Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e for Audible, starring Rachel Brosnahan. Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow, a member of New Dramatists, and a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris. They write for TV and film, including \u003ci\u003eTales of the City\u003c\/i\u003e (Netflix) and \u003ci\u003eTokyo Vice\u003c\/i\u003e (Max). Their OSCAR® qualifying short film Troy screened at 70 festivals internationally including the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is featured online in The New Yorker's Screening Room. Honors include fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 September 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350535459\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331951198348,"sku":"9781350535459","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b5a02766-43d3-4755-9911-709de838797e.jpg?v=1783600546","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350535459","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}