{"product_id":"9780822224747","title":"Enron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren't smart enough to do what we did.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic. At once a case study and an allegory, the play charts the notorious rise and fall of Enron and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who became 'the most vilified figure from the financial scandal of the century.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Student Edition features expert and helpful annotation, including a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and structure of the play, as well as a list of suggested reading and questions for further study and a review of performance history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, \u003ci\u003eEnron \u003c\/i\u003efollows a group of flawed men and women in a narrative of greed and loss which reviews the tumultuous 1990s and casts a new light on the financial turmoil in which the world finds itself in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play was Lucy Prebble's first work for the stage since her debut work \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar Syndrome, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the George Devine and Critic's Circle Awards for Most Promising New Playwright. Produced by Headlong, \u003ci\u003eEnron \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at Chichester's Minerva Theatre on 11 July 2009 and opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September, before transferring to London's West End and to Broadway in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021268631792,"sku":"9780822224747","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780822224747_p0.jpg?v=1763811047","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780822224747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}