{"product_id":"the-trustus-collection-9781942081203","title":"The Trustus Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of six plays written by Jon Tuttle and performed at Columbia, SC's cutting edge Trutus Theatre over a 14 year period of time we trace not just the evolution of a playwright, but that of a theatre and a culture, as well. In his introduction, Thorne Compton writes that \"In Jon Tuttle's world life is a confusing pile of colorful chips from a kaleidoscope that has long been smashed,\" and that \"the fact that life is absurd and usually ends badly does not make it any less valuable ...\" From \u003cem\u003eThe Hammerstone\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Trustus Playwright's Festival in 1994 before it went on to be performed in 17 states, to 2018's evocative \u003cem\u003eBoy About Ten\u003c\/em\u003e, Tuttle allows us to peek into the miracles and mundaneness of his characters, many of whose lack of adherence to normalcy is the most normal thing about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Tuttle is Professor of English, Director of University Honors, the Nellie Cooke Sparrow Writer-in-Residence, a J. Loren Mason Distinguished Professor, and an FMU Trustees Distinguished Scholar at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12472821\"\u003eJon Tuttle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Muddy Ford Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942081203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942081200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Muddy Ford Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488852013293,"sku":"9781942081203","price":29.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5573b2a4-12c1-42a3-9425-f8b5fc225f84.jpg?v=1700858342","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-trustus-collection-9781942081203","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}