{"product_id":"9781350595941","title":"How Shakespeare Saved My Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHow Shakespeare Saved My Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJacob Ming-Trent\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Shakespeare Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an autobiographical-inspired theatrical work by playwright and award-winning actor Jacob Ming-Trent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this tour-de-force performance, Ming-Trent dares to rescue himself from the \"slings and arrows\" of his past. Born with a gift for poetry but rejected as unfit to play the part of the poet, Ming-Trent's search for home is relentless, and the results are by turns hilarious and tragic. Invoking a host of artistic geniuses such as Biggie, Tupac, Shakespeare, and Basquiat, Ming-Trent takes us on a propulsive ride that reaffirms the power of language and music. It all adds up to how one man's attempt to reclaim his life may connect to the deeper parts of ourselves and to each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Shakespeare Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an epiphany that begins with Shakespeare but becomes a ritual of salvation and forgiveness that invites the audience to save themselves and each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features an interview between the author, James Shapiro and Kathryn Vomero Santos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJacob Ming-Trent\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eHow Shakespeare Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e (The Reading Room Festival 2024), \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. Broadway: \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e revival, original cast, \u003ci\u003eShrek the Musical\u003c\/i\u003e, original cast, \u003ci\u003eHands on a Hardbody, \u003c\/i\u003eoriginal cast. Off-Broadway: The Public Theater: \u003ci\u003eThe Harder They Come\u003c\/i\u003e (Lucille Lortel Award nomination, AUDELCO nomination), \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night, Father Comes Home from the Wars \u003c\/i\u003e(Lortel Award, AUDELCO nomination), \u003ci\u003eCymbeline, The Tempest; \u003c\/i\u003eShakespeare in the Park: \u003ci\u003eMerry Wives \u003c\/i\u003e(Drama Desk nomination); Classic Stage Company: \u003ci\u003eMother Courage; \u003c\/i\u003eRed Bull Theater: \u003ci\u003eMedea Re-Versed, The Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMammon\u003c\/i\u003e (Lortel nomination); Theatre for a New Audience: \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e; Epic Theater Ensemble: \u003ci\u003eWidowers' Houses; \u003c\/i\u003eLincoln Center Theater: \u003ci\u003eOn the Levee.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2026\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\u003e9781350595941\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\u003e64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223602069644,"sku":"9781350595941","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_fa0e89b4-e3d7-4a19-982d-2a20b97dfa0f.jpg?v=1783078600","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350595941","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}