{"product_id":"the-motherfucker-with-the-hat-9780822225485","title":"The Motherfucker with the Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/b\u003e Struggles with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story. Jackie, a petty drug dealer, is just out of prison and trying to stay clean. He's also still in love with his coke-addicted childhood sweetheart, Veronica. Ralph D. is Jackie's too-smooth, slightly slippery sponsor. He's married to the bitter and disaffected Victoria, who, by the way, has the hots for Jackie. And then there's Julio, Jackie's cousina stand-up, \"stand by me\" kind of guy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stephen Adly Guirgis is our new reigning poet of the obsceneHe's a master when it comes to creating cranky New Yorkers whose uninhibited talking jags reveal far more about them than they ever intended; more than any other contemporary playwright, his dialogue crackles with profane comedy that, no matter how stylized, seems absolutely true of his charactersFocusing on the challenges of recovery from addiction and what he sees as a fundamental disconnect between men and women, Guirgis spins a comic tragedy out of a situation that would almost certainly be described by one of his characters as totally f-ked up.\"  - Lighting and Sound America.  \"Guirgis, a brilliant comedic talentalso has an original and knowing take on class, particularly as it plays out among the bottom-of-the-barrel working-class poor, who are virtually invisible to the wealthier men and women around them. Guirgis' characters are strivers who lack the language to 'pass' in a white-collar world; they're frustrated by limitations that they're only half aware of, and that frustration provides much of the painful hilarity in their dialogue, which piles miscommunication on top of misunderstanding.\"  - New Yorker.  \"It's tight, smart and splendidly well-made, a tough-minded, unromantically romantic comedy that keeps you laughing, then sends you home thinking.\"  - Wall Street Journal.  \"Funny indeed - not to mention surprising, disturbing and poignantdark, rich comedyBy not putting characters or their dilemmas in neat boxes, Guirgis gives us, in HAT, a slice of hard life that's as provocative as it is absorbing.\"  - USA Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDramatists Play Service Inc.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePlay\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBinding\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822225485\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822225485\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352408510508,"sku":"PRINT-9780822225485","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/the-motherfucker-with-the-hat-9780822225485.jpg?v=1791503747","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/the-motherfucker-with-the-hat-9780822225485","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}