{"product_id":"9780802199201","title":"Polish Joke and Other Plays: Including Don Juan in Chicago, Ancient History, The Red Address","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of four works from the American playwright known as “wizardly . . . magical and funny . . . a master of language” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This collection brings together four full-length plays from the same dazzling pen that produced the one-act comic masterpieces of \u003ci\u003eAll in the Timing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolish Joke\u003c\/i\u003e is about a young Polish-American’s trip through ethnic stereotypes. Nine-year-old Midwesterner Jan Bogdan Sadlowski, nicknamed Jasiu, is told by his uncle that Poles are thought to be “backward, stupid, inept, and gloomy.” The only way out is for Jasiu “to impersonate someone not Polish.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDon Juan in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, a Renaissance innocent makes a deal with the devil, only to become a reluctant Latin lover.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient History\u003c\/i\u003e is a comedy-drama about the holy war that breaks out when two people from two very different cultures fall in love.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Address\u003c\/i\u003e paints a searing portrait of a man with a secret who is forced by tragedy into self-revelation.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for David Ives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A pitcher with a great many tricks up his sleeve. He throws like an all-star . . . mixing comedic moods and styles with a dizzying assortment of changeups.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolish Joke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Ives skillfully climbs the slippery slope of political incorrectness without a single mean-spirited stumble.” —\u003ci\u003eCurtainUp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Juan in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Ives invents an irresistible premise and has fun making good on its promise.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A riveting theatrical experience.” —\u003ci\u003eShow Business\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Address\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mix \u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eGlen or Glenda\u003c\/i\u003e . . . A tough-talking drama that mixes business sharks, blackmail, cross-dressing and murder.” —\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107263299824,"sku":"9780802199201","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802199201_p0.jpg?v=1763666254","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802199201","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}