{"product_id":"the-break-of-noon-isbn-9781593762858","title":"The Break of Noon","description":"What if God told you to be a better person but the world wouldn’t allow it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch is the dilemma facing Joe Smith, a run-of-the-mill white-collar businessman who survives an office shooting and is subsequently touched by what he believes to be a divine vision. His journey toward personal enlightenment—past greed and lust and the other deadly sins—is, by turns, tense, hilarious, profane, and heartbreaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the narrow path to spiritual fulfillment and how strewn it is with the funny, frantic failings of humankind, \u003ci\u003eThe Break of Noon\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Neil LaBute at his discomfiting best.\u003cb\u003eNeil LaBute\u003c\/b\u003e received his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at the Royal Court Theatre, London. He also attended the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab and is the Playwright-in-Residence with MCC Theatre in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaBute's plays include: \u003ci\u003ebash: latter-day plays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Seat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance From Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutobahn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFat Pig\u003c\/i\u003e (Olivier Award nominated for Best Comedy), \u003ci\u003eSome Girl(s)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is How It Goes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWrecks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilthy Talk for Troubled Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn a Dark Dark House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReasons to Be Pretty\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony Award nominated for Best Play) and \u003ci\u003eThe Break of Noon\u003c\/i\u003e. LaBute is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSeconds of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis films include \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Men\u003c\/i\u003e (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), \u003ci\u003eYour Friends and Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNurse Betty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, a film adaptation of his play of the same title, \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLakeview Terrace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath at a Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300705358053,"sku":"NP9781593762858","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593762858.jpg?v=1767738526","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-break-of-noon-isbn-9781593762858","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}