{"title":"Drama--American--African American \u0026 Black","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sweat-tcg-edition","title":"Sweat (TCG Edition)","description":"A hard-hitting new drama from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of \u003ci\u003eRuined.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1559365323\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781559365321\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Nottage, Lynn, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jun 2017)","offer_id":45660111012037,"sku":"9781559365321","price":23.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781559365321.jpg?v=1768918370"},{"product_id":"king-hedley-ii","title":"King Hedley II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Wilson's melody here is the mournful sound of what might have been, a blues-tinged tale about a driven, almost demonic man. 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