The Humans (Revised TCG Edition)
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ISBN: 1559365420 / Publisher: Theatre Communications Group, May 2016
An updated, revised edition of the Broadway hit.
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<div><strong>Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play</strong><br><br><strong>Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama</strong><br><br><strong>Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play</strong><br><br><strong>Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play</strong><br><br><strong>“THE BEST PLAY OF THE YEAR”</strong> --<em>The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Chicago Tribune, The Hollywood Reporter, Time Out New York, NPR</em><br><br><p>"Drawn in subtle but indelible strokes, Mr. Karam's play might almost qualify as deep-delving reportage, so clearly does it illuminate the current, tremor-ridden landscape of contemporary America. The finest new play of the Broadway season so far — by a long shot."—Charles Isherwood, <em>The New York Times</em></p><p>Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. Unfolding over a single scene, this "delirious tragicomedy" (<em>Chicago Sun-Times</em>) by acclaimed young playwright Stephen Karam "infuses the traditional kitchen-sink family drama with qualities of horror in his portentous and penetrating work of psychological unease" (<em>Variety</em>), creating an indelible family portrait.</p><p>Stephen Karam's plays include <em>Speech & Debate </em>and <em>Sons of the Prophet</em>, a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the 2012 Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play. Born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he now lives in New York City, New York.</p></div>
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