{"title":"Branden Jacobs-Jenkins","description":"\u003cp\u003eBranden Jacobs-Jenkins crafts sharp, provocative plays that challenge social conventions and explore the complexities of identity, race, and history. His work blends wit with intense emotion, inviting readers to engage deeply with contemporary cultural issues through compelling drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eAppropriate\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eGloria\u003c\/em\u003e, Jacobs-Jenkins offers a bold and innovative voice in \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, delivering narratives that are both thought-provoking and fiercely original. His plays resonate with a rich blend of humour and critical insight, perfect for readers seeking impactful theatrical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"appropriatean-octoroon-plays-revised-edition-by-branden-jacobs-jenkins-9781636702377","title":"Appropriate\/An Octoroon: Plays (Revised Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes Revised Broadway version of \u003cem\u003eAppropriate\u003c\/em\u003e  \nWinner of three 2024 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Play\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA double-volume containing two astonishing breakout plays from one of the theatre's most exciting and provocative writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAppropriate\u003c\/em\u003e, strained familial dynamics collide with a tense undercurrent of socio-political realities when the Lafayettes gather at a former plantation home to sift through the belongings of their deceased patriarch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Octoroon\u003c\/em\u003e is an audacious investigation of theatre and identity, wherein an old play gives way to a startlingly original piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection also includes the short play \u003cem\u003eI Promise Never Again to Write Plays About Asians...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536190554348,"sku":"9781636702377","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781636702377-appropriate-an-octoroon-plays-revised-edition.jpg?v=1776379396"},{"product_id":"gloria-tcg-edition-by-branden-jacobs-jenkins-9781559365451","title":"Gloria (TCG Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGloria\u003c\/em\u003e is to the New York publishing business what David Mamet's \u003cem\u003eSpeed-the-Plow\u003c\/em\u003e is to the Hollywood film industry. -\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA rare example of a contemporary play that keeps us constantly guessing where it's headed, \u003cem\u003eGloria\u003c\/em\u003e is a work not to be easily forgotten. -\u003cem\u003eHollywood Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp eye for the dark underbelly of human behaviour, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' new play \u003cem\u003eGloria\u003c\/em\u003e shrewdly depicts the declining, dog-eat-dog industry of publishing in New York City. As an unnamed magazine struggles with the world's encroaching descent into the digital age, the human relationships within simultaneously implode. Ani, Kendra, and Dean are the sparring, sharp-tongued assistant editors, constantly competing and complaining, vying over power and a better position. Governed by ferocious wit and corrosive dialogue, these characters spend most of the first act sniping at one another and finding ways to ignore their industry's impending doom...until, true to Jacobs-Jenkins fashion, the action is derailed by a shocking turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBranden Jacobs-Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e' plays include \u003cem\u003eAn Octoroon, Neighbors, Appropriate\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWar\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eGloria\u003c\/em\u003e was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He is a playwright-in-residence at Signature Theatre. 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