{"product_id":"storefront-church-9781559364416","title":"Storefront Church","description":"\"Some of Shanley's sharpest comic writing in years... His intense engagement with questions of religion and ethics remains distinctive and invigorating.\" -- Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There's a deeper philosophical vein that the author mines, allowing his language to acquire the heft and timbre of a serious moral debate...We taste bitterness, but also much that is sweet.\" -- David Cote, \u003ci\u003eTimeOut New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A postmodern morality play that's as funny as it is bracing.\" -- Karen D'Souza, \u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcluding the \"Church and State\" trilogy of plays that began with \u003ci\u003eDoubt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDefiance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStorefront Church\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a Bronx Borough President who is forced by the mortgage crisis into a confrontation with a local minister. Blending earthy humor and philosophical reflection, this compassionate morality tale is an exploration of the often thorny relationship between spiritual experience and social action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous plays, including \u003ci\u003eDoubt: A Parable\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eOutside Mullingar\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony Award Nomination for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eDanny and the Deep Blue Sea, Beggars in the House of Plenty, Dirty Story, Where's My Money?, Four Dogs and a Bone, Defiance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStorefront Church\u003c\/i\u003e. His sole television outing resulted in an Emmy nomination for \u003ci\u003eLive from Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e (HBO). In the arena of film, \u003ci\u003eMoonstruck\u003c\/i\u003e garnered him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Mr. Shanley wrote and directed both \u003ci\u003eJoe Versus the Volcano\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoubt\u003c\/i\u003e; the latter earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2008, the Writers Guild of America recognized Mr. Shanley's contribution to film with a Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous plays, including \u003ci\u003eDoubt: A Parable\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eOutside Mullingar\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony Award Nomination for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eDanny and the Deep Blue Sea, Beggars in the House of Plenty, Dirty Story, Where's My Money?, Four Dogs and a Bone, Defiance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStorefront Church\u003c\/i\u003e. His sole television outing resulted in an Emmy nomination for \u003ci\u003eLive from Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e (HBO). In the arena of film, \u003ci\u003eMoonstruck\u003c\/i\u003e garnered him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Mr. Shanley wrote and directed both \u003ci\u003eJoe Versus the Volcano\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoubt\u003c\/i\u003e; the latter earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2008, the Writers Guild of America recognized Mr. Shanley's contribution to film with a Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356475461906,"sku":"9781559364416","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40d6d335-95bd-41f7-9fb1-d798e5ed4bc8.jpg?v=1728310406","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/storefront-church-9781559364416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}