The Whale / A Bright New Boise
Author | : Samuel D. Hunter |
Publisher | : Theatre Communications Group |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2014-08-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781559367769 |
ISBN-13 | : 1559367768 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Acclaimed for his gentle, complex characterizations, Samuel D. Hunter's bighearted and funny plays explore the quiet desperation running through many American lives. The Whale tells the story of a six hundred-pound shut-in's last chance at redemption and of discovering beauty in the most unexpected places when he reaches out to his long-estranged—and severely unhappy—daughter. Hunter's second piece, the Obie Award-winning A Bright New Boise, is a philosophical investigation of faith and search for meaning in rural Idaho where a disgraced evangelical is forced to take a minimum-wage job at the local Hobby Lobby craft store in an effort to reunite with his estranged son.