Mark Haddon

Photo: simonkanephotography.co.uk 2008 Thursday, June 4th, 2015, 6pm Simon Stephens (THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME) in conversation with Christian Parker on HEISENBERG

Join Simon Stephens (author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME) in conversation with Christian Parker about his latest play HEISENBERG. HEISENBERG premiers June 3rd at the Manhattan Theatre Company, directed by Mark Brokaw with Denis Arndt & Mary-Louise Parker.

Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens is one of Britain’s best-loved playwrights. The author of more than twenty stage plays, including PUNK ROCK, PORT, THREE KINGDOMS and PORNOGRAPHY, as well as the celebrated adaptation of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, he is a former tutor on the Royal Court Young Writers Programme. Awards include the Pearson Award for Best New Play, 2001, for PORT; Olivier Award for Best New Play for ON THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD, 2005; Best Foreign Playwright, as voted by German critics in Theater Heute's annual poll, 2007; the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland for Best New Play, 2008 for PORNOGRAPHY; and the Olivier Award for Best New Play, 2013, for THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.

Christian Parker is a director, dramaturg and teacher who recently stepped down as Associate Artistic Director at the Atlantic, after nearly thirteen years with the company, in order to prioritize his freelance career. At Atlantic he collaborated closely with Neil Pepe on programming and producing the season, and oversaw commissioning and new play development. He directed several times for the company, including The Hiding Place by Jeff Whitty, Arrangements by Ken Weitzman, Birth and After Birth by Tina Howe, and Make Me by Leslie Ayvazian, as well as several short plays in 10x20 and 10x25. He is Associate Professor and Chair of the graduate Theatre program at Columbia University, where he oversees the concentration in Dramaturgy. He has also worked directing and developing plays at Sundance Theatre Labs, the O'Neill Center, the Lark, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Keen Company, P73, the Labyrinth Theatre Company, and Soho Rep, among others. He is the newly appointed Resident Director of the Kenyon Playwrights Conference. He began his career as the Literary Manager at Manhattan Theatre Club, and holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MFA from Columbia.

Save your receipt: Customers who purchase HEISENBERG at the Drama Book Shop received priority seating (first come, first seated). If you would like a signed copy of HEISENBERG but are unable to attend, please call us at 212 944-0595, Option 3, during business hours.

Location: Street: The DRAMA BOOK SHOP, Inc. Additional: 250 West 40th Street City: New York, Province: New York Postal Code: 10018-1511 Country: United States (toegevoegd uit IndieBound)… (meer)

Goodnight Moon (Board Book) by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illustrator)
Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Cesar (Spanish ed) by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Frida by Carmen Bernier-Grand, Frida Kahlo (Illustrator)

Special Event, Teen Event, Children's Event During May only, Barnes & Noble is proud to host the Books From the Heart Book Drive benefiting SW Washington foster children and teens. There are only two weeks left! Ask any bookseller how you show your support for this great cause. (toegevoegd uit Barnes & Noble)… (meer)

Gibson's Book Club reads Love, Anthony, by Lisa Genova

Monday, March 2, at 7 PM

Olivia's dream of a "normal" life shattered when her son was diagnosed with autism at age three. But just as Olivia was starting to realize that happiness and autism could coexist, he died. Now she's alone in a cottage on Nantucket, separated from her husband, desperate to understand the meaning of her son's short life.

To deepen our understanding of the issues underlying this novel, we're encouraging everyone also to read Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and What Color is Monday in preparation for this meeting.

Our book club is open to all. We've chosen an eclectic, ambitious list of books for the coming year: join us for every meeting, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you.

Most of these titles are in paperback, or should be by the time we'll read them, and they will all be discounted 25% from the publisher's price for the following year, whether you join us for meetings or not.

All meetings unless otherwise noted are on the first Monday of the month, and begin at 7:00, to give you time to have dinner and relax a bit first. Parking is free in the Capitol Commons garage and on the street, after 5 p.m...

Location: Street: 45 S Main St Additional: City: Concord , Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03301 Country: United States (toegevoegd uit IndieBound)… (meer)

Tuesday 30th September, 2014 at 6 p.m. Simon Stephens: The Curious Incident... and Punk Rock ...in Conversation Simon Stephens talks with director Christian Parker about his career and his writing. He makes fumbling attempts to read bits of his Plays out loud. Save your Drama Book Shop receipt (any Simon Stephens title) for PRIORITY SEATING Simon Stephens has written over twenty Plays that have been widely translated and produced in leading theatres throughout the world. His Plays Bluebird and Harper Regan have been staged by the Atlantic Theatre Company and Punk Rock opens this season at MCC. His version of Ibsen's A Doll's House came to BAM in the Spring. His adaptation of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime opens at the Barrymore in October. Punk Rock at MCC Theater, October 29-December 7, 2014 >> The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway, beginning September 10, 2014. >> Christian Parker is a director, dramaturg and teacher who recently stepped down as Associate Artistic Director at the Atlantic, after nearly thirteen years with the company, in order to prioritize his freelance career. At Atlantic he collaborated closely with Neil Pepe on programming and producing the season, and oversaw commissioning and new play development. He directed several times for the company, including The Hiding Place by Jeff Whitty, Arrangements by Ken Weitzman, Birth and After Birth by Tina Howe, and Make Me by Leslie Ayvazian, as well as several short Plays in 10x20 and 10x25. He is Associate Professor and Chair of the graduate Theatre program at Columbia University, where he oversees the concentration in Dramaturgy. He has also worked directing and developing Plays at Sundance Theatre Labs, the O'Neill Center, the Lark, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Keen Company, P73, the Labyrinth Theatre Company, and Soho Rep, among others. He is the newly appointed Resident Director of the Kenyon Playwrights Conference. He began his career as the Literary Manager at Manhattan Theatre Club, and holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MFA from Columbia.

Location: Street: The Drama Book Shop Additional: 250 West 40th Street City: New York, Province: New York Postal Code: 10018-1511 Country: United States (toegevoegd uit IndieBound)… (meer)

Book Talks-Book Club
A program for adults
Wednesday December 12
6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Free

Led by Pandora's Collective members, a pre-selected book will be discussed each month. Sep 12: This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin; Oct 10: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon; Nov 14: Annabelle by Kathleen Winter; Dec 12: Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat.

For more information please contact Britannia Branch at 604-665-2222 (starfishian)… (meer)