{"product_id":"what-we-did-before-our-moth-days-9780571399901","title":"What We Did Before Our Moth Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Shawn's first new play in ten years, a dark moral fable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd so yes, well, I'd simply dropped that whole idea of being a good person, I'd dropped it right down into some hole in the street, and down it had gone into the city's sewers, and no one ever saw it again. And that was sad, if you thought it was sad, or I suppose it was sad, or some people probably would say it was sad.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dark moral fable, telling of an acclaimed writer's hedonistic lifestyle and its effects on his wife, son and mistress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWallace Shawn's first new play in ten years, another viciously witty indictment of the liberal intelligentsia and its hidden depravity, will be staged in rep with a revival of \u003ci\u003eThe Fever \u003c\/i\u003eat an Off-Broadway theatre in January 2026.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wallace Shawn writes like no one else. His stuff is scary, gripping, and hilarious.\", \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShawn, Wallace:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWallace Shawn\u003c\/b\u003e is most recognisable as an actor, from, among others, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClueless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYoung Sheldon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, and the voice of Rex in \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e. His first play \u003ci\u003eOur Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e was produced at the Public Theater, NYC, in 1975. \u003ci\u003eAunt Dan and Lemon\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) was first performed at the Public Theater, then the Royal Court in London. \u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), a modern classic, was first performed by Shawn in his friends' apartments, then transferred to the Royal Court and the West End. \u003ci\u003eThe Designated Mourner\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) was first performed at the National Theatre (starring Mike Nichols, directed by David Hare). With André Gregory, Shawn made the films \u003ci\u003eMy Dinner with André\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanya on 42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won three Obie Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998184243474,"sku":"9780571399901","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ccc199fc-a4d7-4dff-b3ee-d64edd276da8.jpg?v=1770142703","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-we-did-before-our-moth-days-9780571399901","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}