{"id":841,"date":"2019-04-11T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T15:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/?p=841"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:25:56","slug":"material-of-the-week-john-krasinskis-senior-thesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/material-of-the-week-john-krasinskis-senior-thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Material of the Week: John Krasinski&#8217;s Senior Thesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published: April 2001, Providence, RI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Famed Brown alum John Krasinski &#8217;01 wrote &#8220;Contents Under Pressure&#8221; for his senior honors thesis in the Theatre Arts and Performance Studies department. The two-act play is set in Ray&#8217;s Auto and follows the increasingly intense exchange between Jack Taylor, a young struggling son who has returned to town after his father&#8217;s death, and Ed O&#8217;Neil, a passerby. The suspenseful script is a quick and riveting 60 pages.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"su_carousel_6abb2587c13e6\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-no su-carousel-responsive-yes\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/04\/Contents-Under-Pressure-cover-page-e1748610739558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Contents Under Pressure cover page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/04\/Contents-Under-Pressure-cover-page-e1748610739558.jpg\" alt=\"Contents Under Pressure cover page\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Contents Under Pressure cover page<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/04\/Contents-Under-Pressure-John-Krasinskis-signature-e1748610754171.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Contents Under Pressure &#8211; John Krasinski&#8217;s signature\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/04\/Contents-Under-Pressure-John-Krasinskis-signature-e1748610754171.jpg\" alt=\"Contents Under Pressure &#8211; John Krasinski&#8217;s signature\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Contents Under Pressure &#8211; John Krasinski&#8217;s signature<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/04\/Contents-Under-Pressure-dedication-page-e1748610772819.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Contents Under Pressure &#8211; dedication page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/04\/Contents-Under-Pressure-dedication-page-e1748610772819.jpg\" alt=\"Contents Under Pressure &#8211; dedication page\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Contents Under Pressure &#8211; dedication page<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published: April 2001, Providence, RI Famed Brown alum John Krasinski &#8217;01 wrote &#8220;Contents Under Pressure&#8221; for his senior honors thesis in the Theatre Arts and Performance Studies department. 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