| Well Contributor(s): Kron, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1559362537 ISBN-13: 9781559362535 Publisher: Theatre Communications Group OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: The acclaimed writer and performer Lisa Kron's newest work is all about her mom. It explores the dynamics of health, family and community with the story of her mother's extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighborhood, despite her inability to heal herself. In this solo show with other people in it, Kron asks the provocative question: Are we responsible for our own illness? But the answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for when the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory. Lisa Kron has received numerous honors, including several OBIE Awards, the Cal Arts/Alpert Award, the Bessie Award and the GLAAD Media Award. Ms. Kron lives in New York City and Los Angeles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Drama | Women Authors - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| Dewey: 812.6 |
| LCCN: 2006006542 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 8.4" (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The acclaimed writer and performer Lisa Kron's newest work is all about her mom. It explores the dynamics of health, family and community with the story of her mother's extraordinary ability to heal a changing neighborhood, despite her inability to heal herself. In this solo show with other people in it, Kron asks the provocative question: Are we responsible for our own illness? But the answers she gets are much more complicated than she bargained for when the play spins dangerously out of control into riotously funny and unexpected territory. Lisa Kron has received numerous honors, including several OBIE Awards, the Cal Arts/Alpert Award, the Bessie Award and the GLAAD Media Award. Ms. Kron lives in New York City and Los Angeles. |