{"product_id":"neva-paperback","title":"Neva - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuillermo Calderón\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrea Thome\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Guillermo Calderón is an authentic genius of the theater . . . you can't say you've heard or seen any of it before, which may make you want to hear and see it again.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNeva\u003c\/i\u003e's neobrutalist punch demonstrates . . . the enduring power of art.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant and provocative.\"--\u003ci\u003eTheatreMania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lovely, disturbing drama . . . Calderón's drama is Chekhovian in the best sense.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis politically charged, haunting yet humorous meditation on theater and the revolutionary impulse tells the story of three actors, including Anton Chekhov's widow, who gather to rehearse scenes from \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e as Russia faces an impending revolution. A savage examination of the relationship between theater and historical context, \u003ci\u003eNeva\u003c\/i\u003e is the author's first play, which he directed for its English language premiere at the Public Theater in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuillermo Calderon\u003c\/b\u003e is Chile's foremost contemporary theater artist. His plays include \u003ci\u003eDiciembre (December)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClase (Class)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVilla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscurso (Speech)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEscuela (School)\u003c\/i\u003e, and his productions have toured extensively through South America and Europe. His co-written screenplay \u003ci\u003eVioleta\u003c\/i\u003e won the World Cinema Jury Prize for Drama at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and other awards include Best Play of the Year (Art Critics Circle of Chile), three Chilean Altazor Awards for Best Playwright and Best Director, and the 2010 Bank of Scotland Angel Award (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuillermo Calderón (Director, Playwright) is Chile's foremost contemporary theatre artist. His plays include \u003ci\u003eNeva\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiciembre (December)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClase (Class)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVilla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscurso (Speech)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEscuela (School)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalderón's productions have toured extensively through South America and Europe. Festival stops have included Buenos Aires International Theatre Festival, Chekhov Festival (Russia), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), Festival d´Automne (France), Santiago A Mil (Chile), Seoul Performing Arts Festival (Korea), TeatroStageFest (NYC), TEATERFORMEN Festival (Germany), Wiener Festwochen (Austria), World Theatre Festival (Belgium), The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival (NYC), and RADAR L.A. He has been commissioned by the Schauspiel Duesseldorf (Germany), the Royal Court Theater (England) and Foundation Santiago A Mil (Chile). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVilla\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeech\u003c\/i\u003e were published in \u003ci\u003eTheater Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale) in Spring, 2013. \u003ci\u003eNeva\u003c\/i\u003e received its English Language Premiere at The Public Theater in March and its West Coast premiere at Center Theatre Group, in co-production with South Coast Repertory and La Jolla Playhouse, in June. He is currently working on a commission from the Royal Court Theater.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41730546630791,"sku":"9781559364713","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8f9790e64f41fbc6e26590600ca1b22b.webp?v=1734095946","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/neva-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}