{"product_id":"9781559368438","title":"The Motherfucker with the Hat (TCG Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"By far the most accomplished and affecting work from the gifted Mr. Guirgis, a prolific and erratic chronicler of marginal lives.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The lifeblood of Guirgis's dialogue is the most expressive cursing since Shakespeare.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an expert in the art of blurring lines, Stephen Adly Guirgis is known for projects that are at once comically poignant and dramatically raucous. Following the recently rehabilitated drug dealer Jackie, trying to improve his life after being paroled, \u003ci\u003eThe Motherfucker with the Hat \u003c\/i\u003e(Guirgis's first on Broadway) examines the fragile line between ignited passions and the struggle to remain clean in the underbelly of New York City. With expressive dialogue and a captivating story, Guirgis's widely-acclaimed play delves into the challenges of pride, self-transformation, and the intricacies of love in a lower-class world. This volume also includes the acclaimed one-act play \u003ci\u003eDominica: The Fat Ugly Ho\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Adly Guirgis\u003c\/b\u003e's other plays include \u003ci\u003eJesus Hopped the 'A' Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of 121st Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Arabia We'd All Be Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Judas Iscariot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Flower of East Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRace Religion Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. His play \u003ci\u003eBetween Riverside and Crazy \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2015. He is a former co-artistic director of LABryinth Theater Company. He received the Yale Wyndham-Campbell Prize, a PEN\/Laura Pels Award, a Whiting Award and a fellowship from TCG in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132622225648,"sku":"9781559368438","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781559368438_p0.jpg?v=1763758278","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781559368438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}