-Adriano Shaplin is set to join Arthur Miller and David Mamet in the pantheon of great modern American dramatists . . . a playwright destined to leave a lasting impact on 21st century theatre.---Scotland on Sunday
This collection includes Wreck the Airline Barrier, Victory at the Dirt Palace, and Pugilist Specialist.
-Adriano Shaplin is set to join Arthur Miller and David Mamet in the pantheon of great modern American dramatists . . . a playwright destined to le...
Set in a 1919 New York City telephone exchange on the eve of automation, Switch Triptych focuses on three Bell Atlantic 'hello girls' and their luckless male managers. Together they make up a microcosm of post-war urban society where the meanings of gender, technology and labor are shifting underfoot. A sexy play about labor history and clashing ideologies by the author of The Pugilist Specialist.
Set in a 1919 New York City telephone exchange on the eve of automation, Switch Triptych focuses on three Bell Atlantic 'hello girls' and th...
San Francisco-based The Riot Group won every major award at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival with this timely premiere dissecting the American military's hunt for evil in foreign lands. Pugilist Specialist introduces four highly trained American marines who are assigned the task of eliminating a troublesome Middle Eastern leader. The play enfolds in a series of field recordings detailing the planning, execution and mishandling of a modern political assassination.
San Francisco-based The Riot Group won every major award at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival with this timely premiere dissecting the American military'...
