{"product_id":"caravan-of-dreams-theater-vol-1","title":"Caravan of Dreams Theater Vol.1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first three texts in the collected works of the Caravan of Dreams Touring Theater span the world’s literature. The epic of Gilgamesh — created in the Sumerian cradle of civilization — is the earliest story we know, yet contains the deepest question man can ask: “How can I transcend death?” The story of Marouf the Cobbler is an oriental tale taken from the works of Sir Richard Burton, dedicated to the genius of the world-renowned storyteller Scheherazade. Goethe’s \u003cem\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e needs no introduction — the translation of Part One in this collection is pungent and unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Caravan of Dreams Touring Theater — also known as the “Theater of All Possibilities” — was founded in 1967 by director Kathelin Gray and dramaturge Johnny Dolphin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlays included: Gilgamesh • Marouf The Cobbler • Faust Part 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this book matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree of humanity’s greatest stories — Gilgamesh, Marouf the Cobbler, and Faust — reimagined for the stage by one of the most adventurous theater companies of the 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Caravan of Dreams Touring Theater, founded in 1967, brought the “Theater of All Possibilities” to life — a theater of ideas, energies, and the full range of human intention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilgamesh — the earliest story we know — opens the collection with the deepest question: how can we transcend death?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pungent and unusual translation of Goethe’s \u003cem\u003eFaust Part 1\u003c\/em\u003e that brings new life to a canonical text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essential document of a visionary theater tradition that stretched the boundaries of performance and the imagination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Synergetic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44719004024877,"sku":"9780607791010","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/9268\/4077\/files\/Caravan-of-Dreams-V.1-1-scaled.jpg?v=1773783682","url":"https:\/\/synergeticpress.com\/products\/caravan-of-dreams-theater-vol-1","provider":"Synergetic Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}