{"product_id":"body-so-fluorescent-paperback","title":"Body So Fluorescent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Cordner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Di Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened last night on the dance floor? Gary knows he went to the club with his friend Desiree, but now all he has is a fuzzy memory and a text saying, \"We're done.\" Desiree has known something's been up with Gary, but she always kept her thoughts to herself. Until last night ended in an explosive fight. As Gary and Desiree retrace their steps to figure out the chain of events, perspectives shift from self to alter-ego to untangle the facts. And after the dust settles, can their friendship be rebuilt? \u003cem\u003eBody So Fluorescent\u003c\/em\u003e is an electrifying exploration that asks difficult questions about Blackness, otherness, and appropriation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Cordner\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Toronto-based creator and performer. Within her company Madonnanera, Amanda and creative partner David di Giovanni developed and toured the award-winning solo show \u003cem\u003eBody So Fluorescent\u003c\/em\u003e across North America. Madonnanera's second show, \u003cem\u003eWring the Roses\u003c\/em\u003e, was featured in Why Not Theatre's RISER Project in 2019. Amanda is also pursuing a career in film and television as a creator and actor. Her company adapted \u003cem\u003eBody So Fluorescent\u003c\/em\u003e into a short film in 2020, which was presented at the Inside Out Film Festival and won the Emerging Canadian Artist Award. TV credits include \u003cem\u003eSort Of\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBaroness von Sketch Show\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid di Giovanni\u003c\/strong\u003e is a theatre director and creator currently living in Toronto. He holds an M.F.A. in Theatre Directing from York University. In 2017, he co-founded Madonnanera, a rich creative collaboration with Amanda Cordner that is invested in making outrageous and intersectional theatre work. He has won awards for Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Play, and Outstanding Production (\u003cem\u003eNOW Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e's Best of SummerWorks) and Emerging Canadian Artist (Inside Out) for \u003cem\u003eBody So Fluorescent\u003c\/em\u003e and was nominated for Outstanding Ensemble (Dora Mavor Moore Awards) for \u003cem\u003eWring the Roses\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923669877043,"sku":"9780369104281","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VjqypI-oX49780369104281.webp?v=1793825510","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/body-so-fluorescent-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}