{"product_id":"smashing-young-man-paperback","title":"Smashing Young Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eRob Salerno's earliest plays marked him as a fresh new voice in Canadian theatre. This collection showcases his searing wit, indelible characters, and emotional depth in a series of plays investigating what it means to be a young man today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Dora Award-nominated \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Day Back\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, a high school classroom is the setting for denial, accusations, and tortured confessions the day after a student commits suicide. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBalls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, best friends Paul and Bastian learn what it means to be men as they face testicular cancer. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig In Germany\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex and Bruce are struggling indie rockers whose blind ambition and secret desires threaten to keep them from ever growing up. And in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, John faces a decision when his high school friend Leo surprises him with a one-way ticket to Micronesia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRob Salerno is a Dora Award-nominated playwright and performer, and a \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion. His plays have been produced across Canada and in the United States and Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis other plays include \u003ci\u003eFucking Stephen Harper\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRAW\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931430224095,"sku":"9798631755307","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nNru3QQeGY9798631755307.webp?v=1791301875","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/smashing-young-man-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}