{"product_id":"beautiful-man-other-short-plays-9780369101495","title":"Beautiful Man \u0026 Other Short Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn eviscerating satire of gender roles in popular culture, \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Man\u003c\/em\u003e imagines a world in which women are the subjects and men the objects. As three women dissect the latest Hollywood blockbuster, narrative after narrative of strong female characters fold into each other, fusing into a brutally recognizable story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUnit B-1717\u003c\/em\u003e, a woman is trying to clean out her storage locker and say goodbye to the past, but an overwhelming feeling of dread forces her to confront the way she has historically subjugated herself to the needs of others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAnd then there was you\u003c\/em\u003e, a mother addresses her child as they both visit milestones that offered them each independence, and in the process explores how the profound connection between mother and child evolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Shields is a Montreal-based playwright. Erin's adaptation of \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e premiered at the Stratford Festival of Canada and won the Quebec Writers Federation Prize for Playwriting. Erin won the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama in 2011 for her play \u003cem\u003eIf We Were Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, which premiered at Tarragon Theatre. Other theatre credits include \u003cem\u003ePiaf\/Dietrich, Beautiful Man, The Lady from the Sea, The Millennial Malcontent, Soliciting Temptation\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eInstant\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Playwrights Canada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377477456146,"sku":"9780369101495","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40be71c4-141c-4ad4-b69a-cfd3e921999e.jpg?v=1728623827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beautiful-man-other-short-plays-9780369101495","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}