\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Suzan-Lori Parks'] dislocating stage devices, stark but poetic language and fiercely idiosyncratic images transform her work into something haunting and marvelous.\"\u0026#8212;\u003cI\u003eTime\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/P\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u0026#8212;August Wilson\u003c/P\u003e \u003cp\u003eNamed one of the \"100 Innovators for the Next New Wave\" by \u003cI\u003eTime\u003c/I\u003e 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 \u003cI\u003eTopdog/Underdog\u003c/I\u003e, \u003cI\u003eThe Book of Grace\u003c/I\u003e 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.\u003c/P\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eSuzan-Lori Parks\u003c/B\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter, songwriter, and novelist. Her plays include \u003cI\u003eTopdog/Underdog\u003c/I\u003e (winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize), \u003cI\u003eIn the Blood\u003c/I\u003e (a 2000 Pulitzer Prize finalist), \u003cI\u003eVenus\u003c/I\u003e (OBIE Award winner) and \u003cI\u003eImperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom\u003c/I\u003e (OBIE Award, Best New American Play).\u003c/P\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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