The Book of Grace

"[Suzan-Lori Parks'] dislocating stage devices, stark but poetic language and fiercely idiosyncratic images transform her work into something haunting and marvelous."--"Time"

"An original whose fierce intelligence and fearless approach to craft subvert theatrical convention and produce a mature and inimitable art that is as exciting as it is fresh."--August Wilson

Named one of the "100 Innovators for the Next New Wave" by "Time" magazine, Suzan-Lori Parks is a truly original voice of the American theater. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur "Genius" Award, Parks is renowned for her groundbreaking language, theatricality, and an aesthetic that continues to evolve in unexpected ways. Her first full-length play since her award-winning "Topdog/Underdog," "The Book of Grace" is a scorching three-person drama in which a young man returns home to south Texas to confront his father, unearthing deep-seated passions and ambition. The play premiered in spring 2010 at the Public Theater, where Parks is in the midst of a three-year residency as the first recipient of the theater's master writer chair.

Suzan-Lori Parks is a playwright, screenwriter, songwriter, and novelist. Her plays include "Topdog/Underdog" (winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize), "In the Blood" (a 2000 Pulitzer Prize finalist), "Venus" (OBIE Award winner) and "Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom" (OBIE Award, Best New American Play).