{"id":2081,"date":"2022-03-21T23:25:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T23:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therobsalerno.com\/?page_id=2081"},"modified":"2022-04-12T04:54:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T04:54:24","slug":"smashing-young-man","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.therobsalerno.com\/?page_id=2081","title":{"rendered":"Smashing Young Man"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"OUT NOW!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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Rob Salerno\u2019s earliest plays marked him as a fresh new voice in Canadian theatre. This brand new collection showcases his searing wit, indelible characters, and emotional depth in a series of plays investigating what it means to be a young man today.<\/p>\n

In the Dora Award-nominated\u00a0First Day Back<\/strong><\/em>, a high school classroom is the setting for denial, accusations, and tortured confessions the day after a student commits suicide. In\u00a0Balls<\/strong><\/em>, best friends Paul and Bastian learn what it means to be men as they face testicular cancer. In\u00a0Big In Germany<\/strong><\/em>, Alex and Bruce are struggling indie rockers whose blind ambition and secret desires threaten to keep them from ever growing up. And in , John faces a decision when his high school friend Leo surprises him with a one-way ticket to Micronesia.<\/p>\n

Rob Salerno is a Dora Award-nominated playwright and performer, and a\u00a0Jeopardy!<\/em>\u00a0champion. His plays have been produced across Canada and in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n

SMASHING YOUNG MAN<\/strong> is available in paperback and Kindle format from Amazon<\/a> and Amazon.ca<\/a>. Canadians will also soon be able to order it from Indigo.ca.<\/p>\n

You can also request your local library purchase a copy by contacting your library\u2019s collections department.<\/p>\n

Reviews for the plays in\u00a0Smashing Young Man:<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

For\u00a0First Day Back:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRichly thoughtful\u2026 Salerno presents each character with emotional truth.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Now Magazine
\n<\/em>\u201cFrom the moment I sat down, I felt like I was back in high school\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s a thought-provoking yet entertaining piece of theatre.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Gay Theatre Toronto
\n<\/em>\u201cA\u00a0poignant, non-preachy, surprisingly funny work\u2026 It felt just like high school.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Xtra<\/em><\/p>\n

For\u00a0Big In Germany:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSexy, clever, and laugh-out-loud funny!\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0GCN Magazine<\/em>\u00a0Dublin, Ireland
\n\u201cA delicious bit of show business satire\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Stephen Hunt,\u00a0Calgary Herald<\/em><\/p>\n

For\u00a0Balls<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 Stars<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u201cThis is theatre at its best\u201d \u2014\u00a0Planet S<\/em>\u00a0(Saskatoon)
\n4.5 Stars<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u201cAn honest and sincere tale of friendship\u201d \u2014\u00a0Winnipeg Sun<\/em>
\n4.5 Stars<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u201cVery serious, seriously hilarious\u201d \u2014\u00a0See Magazine<\/em>\u00a0(Edmonton)
\n4 Stars<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u201cFunny and surprisingly affecting\u201d\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Vue Weekly<\/em>\u00a0(Edmonton)
\n4 Stars<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u201cClever and expertly staged\u2026 Salerno shines\u201d \u2014\u00a0Ottawa Sun<\/em>
\n\u201cYou\u2019d be nuts to miss this one!\u201d \u2014\u00a0Saskatoon Star Phoenix<\/em>
\n\u201cThe Full Package\u201d \u2014\u00a0Hamilton View<\/em>
\n\u201cMust See\u201d \u2014\u00a0Ottawa Citizen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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