Author : Sarah Ruhl
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374535876
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Oldest Boy by : Sarah Ruhl
Download or read book The Oldest Boy written by Sarah Ruhl and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Oldest Boy, the newest work from the visionary playwright Sarah Ruhl, faith and family are put at odds when a three-year-old boy is recognized as the reincarnation of a high Buddhist Lama. Tradition requires that the boy begin the monastic life as soon as possible, a revelation that anguishes his father, a Tibetan-born restaurateur, and his mother, a Midwesterner torn between her respect for her husband's culture and her maternal instinct.The Oldest Boy utilizes song, dance, and puppetry to tell a story of mingling cultures, spiritual seeking, and parental heartbreak. With gentle humor and compassion it enacts the central struggle of any mother's experience: accepting that loving also means letting go.