Eric Bogosian is one of our most singular and exhilarating commentators on American life. His award-winning solo performance works have been performed with acclaim all over the world. As the New York Times has pointed out; ldquo;Bogosian is a born storyteller with perfect pitch.rdquo; That is never more evident than in his newest book; which collects his three most recent plays. In Humpty Dumpty; five friends gather for a holiday at a mountain getaway where unforeseen events bring them to the brink of the end of the world; Griller; set in a New Jersey backyard; where a barbecue gathering turns sinister and deadly; and Red Angel; Bogosianrsquo;s riff on Von Sternbergrsquo;s The Blue Angel; reset on a college campus in 1990s New England.ldquo;I want theater to wake me up; not lull me to sleep. My theater is not about fantasy; itrsquo;s not about seduction. My theater is not an outline for a film. It is not a TV sitcom onstage. I want my theater to be an event. I want it to push limits; bite the hand that feeds it and bang heads. Itrsquo;s about my fears; my ideas; my blind spots; my isolation.rdquo;mdash;Eric BogosianEric Bogosian is the author of five plays including Talk Radio and subUrbia; as well as three Obie Award-winning solos: Drinking in America; Sex; Drugs; Rock Roll; Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead and his most recent; Wake Up and Smell the Coffee; which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. He wrote the screenplay adaptations of his first two plays; receiving the Berlin Film Festivalrsquo;s ldquo;Silver Bearrdquo; for his work in Talk Radio. Simon and Schuster will publish his second novel in 2005.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I would recommend this book to anybody in search of a book ...By CustomerAt nothing else it is a very interesting document that assess the deficient morals and ventures of a regime that is seemingly impossible in its ventures but all to relatable to select capitalists who have a what appears to me a severe deficiency in their moral; ethical; and logical undergarments - by this of course I mean Pa Ubu.Completely incredible and infinitely hilarious.I would recommend this book to anybody in search of a book recommendation.Additionally I recommend it to you the reader of this review.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Superb TranslationBy T. BickleyI have read other worthy translations of the Ubu plays but from what I can tell so far; this is one of the best; if not the best; translations I have read so far. The scatological humor shows through strongly on every page and the dialogue flows nicely. The book also offers some well-written background on Jarrys life and works; which makes the book useful not only from a theatrical standpoint; but from an academic one as well.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Interesting set of playsBy KristenThese plays were very difficult to get through as they are some of the first plays in the history of absurdist theater. They are very raw and should probably be seen rather than just read.