Describe the Night
1st Edition
Published on 10. November 2017
136 pages
978-1-78682-377-9 (ISBN)
Description
WINNER - Best American Play, Obie Awards 2018
In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel wanders the countryside with the Red Cavalry. In 1990, a mysterious KGB agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying most of the Polish government crashes in the Russian city of Smolensk.
Set in Russia over the course of ninety years, this thrilling and epic new play by Rajiv Joseph traces the stories of seven men and women connected by history, myth and conspiracy theories.
In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel wanders the countryside with the Red Cavalry. In 1990, a mysterious KGB agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying most of the Polish government crashes in the Russian city of Smolensk.
Set in Russia over the course of ninety years, this thrilling and epic new play by Rajiv Joseph traces the stories of seven men and women connected by history, myth and conspiracy theories.
Reviews / Votes
'Joseph writes sly, funny dialogue laced with jolts of lyricism. He has a distinctive voice with mordant humor and adventurous tonal range!' * The Hollywood Reporter *More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78682-377-9 (9781786823779)
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Person
Rajiv Joseph (born June 16, 1974) is an American playwright. He was named a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,[1] and he won an Obie Award for Best New American Play for his play Describe the Night.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Chapter Headings
- Act I
- 1. Lies - 1920 - Polish Countryside (Isaac, Nikolai)
- 2. Car Rental - 2010 - Smolensk (Feliks, Mariya)
- 3. Fate - 1937 - Moscow (Isaac, Nikolai, Yevgenia)
- 4. Bureau 42 - 1989 - Moscow (Vova, Nikolai)
- Act II
- 1. Blood - 1989 - Dresden (Vova, Yevgenia, Urzula)
- 2. Asylum - 1940 - Moscow (Nikolai, Isaac)
- 3. Escape - 1940 - Moscow (Yevgenia, Isaac)
- 4. Glasnost - 1989 - Moscow (Vova, Nikolai)
- Act III
- 1. Freedom - 1989 - Dresden (Yevgenia, Vova)
- 2. More Lies - 1940 - Moscow (Isaac, Nikolai)
- 3. Silence - 2010 - Moscow (Mariya, Vova)
- 4. Laundry - 2010 - Moscow (Yevgenia, Feliks, Mrs. Petrovna)
