The Great God Pan

by Amy Herzog

Overview

The newest play by 'one of the brightest new talents in the theater.'"—The New York Times

"Herzog's writing is surefooted and quietly brilliant. . . . At 33, she has the grace and insights of a mature writer."—Slant Magazine

"An intelligent, delicately articulate writer."—The Village Voice

Jamie's life in Brooklyn seems just fine: a beautiful girlfriend, a burgeoning journalism career, and parents who live just far enough away. But when a possible childhood trauma comes to light, lives are thrown into a tailspin. Unsettling and deeply compassionate, The Great God Pan tells the intimate tale of what is lost and won when a hidden truth is suddenly revealed. Known for delicately detailed character studies that subtly balance humor and insight, the Obie Award–winning playwright of 4000 Miles will premiere her newest drama at New York City's Playwrights Horizons in fall 2012.

Amy Herzog received the 2011 Whiting Writers' Award and the 2008 Helen Merrill Award for Aspiring Playwrights. Her plays have been produced or developed at the Yale School of Drama, Ensemble Studio Theater, Arena Stage, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, New York Stage and Film, Provincetown Playhouse and ACT in San Francisco. Her critically acclaimed works include 4,000 Miles, After the Revolution, and Belleville.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781559367530
Publisher:	Theatre Communications Group
Publication date:	03/31/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	182 KB

About the Author

Amy Herzog's plays include 4000 Miles (Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3, upcoming at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center), After the Revolution (Williamstown Theatre Festival, Playwrights Horizons; John Gassner Award nomination, Lilly Award), Hungry (Ensemble Studio Theatre), and Belleville (Yale Rep). She has had readings/workshops at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Stage and Film, Arena Stage, and Soho Rep, among others. She holds commissions from Yale Rep and Playwrights Horizons and is an alumna of Youngblood, Play Group, and the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab; a Helen Merrill Award recipient, a former Playwrights' Realm Fellow, and Playwright-in-Residence at Ars Nova in 2010. She has taught playwriting at Bryn Mawr and Yale. Amy received her MFA from Yale School of Drama.