false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172031578m/134063.jpg 134063 3 <div>"Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works...Hidden in the back seat of a sedan, I quickly realized how deep the chasm or intense the claustrophobia could be inside your average family car." --Neil LaBute<br><br>Be it the medium for clandestine couplings, arguments, shelter, or ultimately transportation, the automobile is perhaps the most authentically American of spaces. In <i>Autobahn</i>, Neil LaBute's provocative new collection of one-act plays set within the confines of the front seat, the playwright employs his signature plaintive insight to great effect, investigating the inchoate apprehension that surrounds the steering wheel. Each of these seven brief vignettes explore the ethos of perception and relationship--from a make-out session gone awry to a kidnapping thinly disguised as a road trip, a reconnaissance mission involving the rescue of a Nintendo 64 to a daughter's long ride home after her release from rehab. The result is an unsettling montage that gradually reveals the scabrous force of words left unsaid while illuminating the delicate interplay between intention and morality, capturing the essence of middle America and the myriad paths which cross its surface.<br></div> 129153 3 1 2005 Autobahn: A Short-Play Cycle total:63|5:9|4:24|3:21|2:9|1:0| 63 222 82 4 4 0 false false Mon Jul 13 08:23:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 08:29:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 12:49:42 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 12:51:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Oct 08 17:00:44 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 17:02:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 06:42:43 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 06:43:51 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Nov 29 14:04:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 14:04:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 10:20:56 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:21:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 20:27:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 20:27:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 29 11:00:02 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 11:00:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 07 21:34:41 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 21:34:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 07 01:26:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 01:26:15 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 06 21:19:31 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 21:19:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 09:58:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 09:58:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 11:43:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:43:13 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jul 06 22:50:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 22:50:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 02 18:58:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 18:59:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 08:45:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 08:45:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 10 08:08:26 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 08:08:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 23:11:42 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 23:11:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 22 16:20:03 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:20:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 11:47:03 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 11:47:03 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=134063