This anthology marks the emergence of one of the finest and most
innovative new artists writing for the theater today. "The secret of
Shinn's success is in the way he exploits the dramatic gap between what
is said and that which is left unsaid . . . writing like this is rare,"
said the London Independent. Where Do We Live, the title play, was
written shortly after 9/11 and though never referenced, it still haunts
this chronicle of the struggles of several aspiring and gifted young New
Yorkers on the Lower East Side. Like all his work, it is a deeply
affecting story of how we define our lives and our place in the world.
The Coming World
"Shinn certainly looks like a shining prospect for the future."--Daily
Telegraph
Four
"Nothing is simple emotionally. The play keeps delivering small shocks
and aches that end in a standoff, or maybe in that pause between
despair, resignation and a twinge of hope. Haunting."--Margo Jefferson,
The New York Times
Other People
"Shinn writes with graceful compassion about people trapped inside their
own skins unable to make sense of their lives."--The Guardian
What Didn't Happen
". . . is about the distance between people, and the ways in which even
friends, spouses and lovers are ultimately unknowable to one another . .
. a playwright to cherish."--The New York Times
Christopher Shinn's plays have been produced at Playwrights
Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Vineyard Theatre in New York and
often at London's Royal Court Theatre. Where Do We Live received a
2003 Olivier Award nomination for most promising playwright. His next
play, On the Mountain, premieres in New York City early in 2005.
