"Internationally renowned actor-playwright adapts Henrik Ibsen'sMaster Builder. Shawn's plays are everything you dream of theatre being-really smart, stimulating, unsettling, hilarious, and truthful. The quality of his writing places Shawn in the company of heavyweight playwright—thinkers like Tony Kushner and Caryl Churchill." -Don SheweyKnown for his demanding and provocative prose, Wallace Shawn, working withlong-time collaborator André Gregory, has spent nearly fifteen years adapting one of Ibsen's greatest works. A film adaptation, directed by Jonathan Demme, is set for spring 2013. Wallace Shawn is the author of OBIE Award-winning playsOur Late Night,Aunt Dan and Lemon, andThe Fever. Other works includeMarie and Bruce,The Designated Mourner, and the screenplay forMy Dinner with Andre, in which he also starred