The Boys from Siam
Author | : John Austin Connolly |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300141849 |
ISBN-13 | : 030014184X |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Boys from Siam written by John Austin Connolly and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Announcing the 2007 winner of the Yale Drama Series John Connolly’s The Boys from Siam has been chosen as the first winner of the Yale Drama Series. This play was selected by playwright and contest judge Edward Albee, winner of the Pulitzer prize. Based loosely on the lives of nineteenth-century brothers Chang and Eng Bunker (the source of the term "Siamese twins”), The Boys from Siam is the haunting and lyrical story of conjoined twins Pigg and Pegg. In his foreword, Edward Albee writes that the work is "a beautifully realized concentrated universe. It takes big chances along the way . . . and makes us care--really care.” For more information and complete rules for the Yale Drama Series, visit yalebooks.com