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by David Adjmi (Author)From David Adjmi the virtuosic playwright dubbed one of the "best and most original theatre artists of a generation" by Vogue come a wholly original one-woman show. Elective Affinities takes the audience into the apartment of Alice a witty octogenarian offering a funny and savage portrait of cultured life promising to initiate a vital discourse about what it means to be civilized. Number of Pages: 18 Dimensions: 0.04 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: December 31, 2014

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by Charles Busch (Author)Shortly after the death of celebrated playwright Henrik Ibsen, his widow Suzannah receives word that her husband's former prot?g?e is in town peddling a libelous diary exposing the playwright's misdeeds. Enlisting help from her sharp-witted stepmother, Ibsen's long-lost illegitimate son, a servant girl with a wayward pelvis, and an enigmatic rodent exterminator known as the Rat Wife, Suzannah sets out to preserve her husband's legacy by any means necessary. Written by...

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by Glen Williamson (Author)Taken as a biographical whole, the "final act" of the remarkable life story of Rudolf Steiner, the original and preeminent spiritual warrior of the twentieth century, begins with the destruction by fire of the original Goetheanum building on New Year's Eve 1922 and proceeds through the almost unfathomable exertions of creativity that followed before his death in 1925. Although this "final act" of a single life is in a way the main subject of Glen Williamson's Fire i...

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by Courtney Johnson (Author) Number of Pages: 62 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 06, 2025

Thomas Middleton - A Trick to Catch the Old One:

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by Thomas Middleton (Author)Thomas Middleton was born in London in April 1580 and baptised on 18th April. Middleton was aged only five when his father died. His mother remarried but this unfortunately fell apart into a fifteen year legal dispute regarding the inheritance due Thomas and his younger sister. By the time he left Oxford, at the turn of the Century, Middleton had and published Microcynicon: Six Snarling Satirese which was denounced by the Archbishop of Canterbury and publicly burne...

Contemporary Performance Translation - Hardcover

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by Jean Graham-Jones (Author) Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 12, 2024

The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights - Paperback

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by Eric Lane (Editor), Nina Shengold (Editor)Today's most exciting work for the stage is emerging far from Broadway's "mainstream," at Off and Off-off Broadway theaters, at regional companies around the country, and from abroad. Here is an up-to-the-minute collection of scenes--ideally suited for both classroom and audition use--from the best dramatists now being produced.Author BiographyEric Lane has edited 12 contemporary play anthologies for Viking Penguin and Vintage Books with his longti...

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by Elizabeth Bankes (Author)In the mid-1990s British and Irish backpackers invade Bondi. They have come for a good time and find work on building sites, in bars and strip joints. Many are regulars at the Regent Hotel, but their enjoyment is interrupted when one of their own, a gay Liverpudlian, is found dead down on Bondi Beach. As Jim Cameron knows the dead man he becomes involved in the investigation and once again joins forces with New Zealander, Detective Alan Stone. Jim engages the help ...

The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone - Paperback

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by F. Storr (Translator), Sophocles (Author)The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone Oedipus the King Oedipus the King, also known by its Latin title Oedipus Rex, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed about 429 BC. It was the second in order of Sophocles's composition of his three Theban Plays dealing with Oedipus. Thematically, however, it was the first in the plays' historical chronology, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then...

Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides - Paperback

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by Euripides (Author), Anne Carson (Translator), Anne Carson (Introduction by)Now in paperback. Euripides, the last of the three great tragedians of ancient Athens, reached the height of his renown during the disastrous Peloponnesian War, when democratic Athens was brought down by its own outsized ambitions. "Euripides," the classicist Bernard Knox has written, "was born never to live in peace with himself and to prevent the rest of mankind from doing so." His plays were shockers: he unmasked...

Heart of Redemption: a hockey romance novel - Paperback

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by Liana Tiamzon (Author)She's a princess locked in a tower of her parent's castle...Margo Hamilton has always done everything she could to please her family. Even marry a random stranger.But a long-time rival with threatening eyes and striking smile is all she needed to disobey her family's wishes. After a summer of love, he leaves her high and dry. She refuses his very attempt to wow her with gifts, flowers, and even a checklist she made him complete.When she lands herself a job as the new ...

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by Hannah More (Author)Hannah More was born on February 2nd, 1745 at Fishponds in the parish of Stapleton, near Bristol. She was the fourth of five daughters. The City of Bristol, at that time, was a centre for slave-trading and Hannah would, over time, become one of its staunchest critics. She was keen to learn, possessed a sharp intellect and was assiduous in studying. Hannah first wrote in 1762 with The Search after Happiness (by the mid-1780s some 10,000 copies had been sold). In 1767 Han...

White Room Virgin: An Unexpected First Love and Roommate MM Romance - Paperback

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by Cas Roman (Author)An Unexpected First Love and Roommate MM RomanceRaised with strict beliefs, Jonah suddenly realizes that he feels attracted to his roommate.In the quiet isolation of his parents' farm, Jonah has always felt like an outsider. Now, as he moves to Zurich to study, he's ready for a fresh start-new friends, new experiences, and maybe even his first romance. But the vibrant city brings unexpected challenges. Jonah soon finds himself caught between the strict religious values he...

The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays - Paperback

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by Oscar Wilde (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Introduction by), Elise Bruhl (Afterword by)A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde's theatrical genius at its brilliant best. Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happiness, and makes riposte the highest form of art. Also included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady ...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sylvan Barnet (Editor)A man's thirst for power ends in tragedy in this Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare's most powerful works. When a trio of witches foretell that Macbeth will become King of Scotland, the brave general is consumed by ambition. Encouraged by his wife to seize the throne, their quest for power leads down a blood-strewn path that ends in madness and death in this play that explores the consequences of guilt and corruption. T...

Dramascripts: Homer's Odyssey - Paperback

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by David Calcutt (Author)A hazardous voyage through a world populated by gods, goddesses, witches and monsters - one of the greatest stories in European literature has been cleverly adapted into a rapid play, moving effectively from one episode to another. Number of Pages: 96 Dimensions: 0.21 x 8.75 x 6.74 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2014

A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay - Paperback

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by Lorraine Hansberry (Author), Robert Nemiroff (Editor)Under the editorship of the late Robert Nemiroff, with a provocative and thoughtful introduction by preeminent African-American scholar Margaret B. Wilkerson and a commentary by Spike Lee, this completely restored screenplay is the accurate and authoritative edition of Lorraine Hansberry's script and a testament to her unparalled accomplishment as a Black artist. The 1961 film version of A Raisin in the Sun, with a screenplay by the auth...

Eight Great Tragedies: The Complete Texts of the World's Great Tragedies from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century - Paperback

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by Sylvan Barnet (Editor), Morton Berman (Editor), William Burto (Editor)Presenting the complete texts of eight of the world's greatest plays, this important volume illuminates the changing concept of tragedy from Sophocles to O'Neill. Some of the world's greatest dramas unfold on these pages. In the powerful and famous plays of Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripedes, Oedipus makes his disastrous marriage, Prometheus struggles against Zeus to break his painful chains, and the Love Goddess, Aphr...

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by Aeschylus (Author), Robert Fagles (Translator), Robert Fagles (Introduction by)In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. As they move from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, their spirit of struggle and regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration. In Agamemnon, a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter and turn the tide of war inflicts lasting damag...

Nkjv, Reference Bible, Compact, Leathersoft, Teal, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)An easy-to-carry Bible that easily fits in a purse or backpack with cross references allowing this Bible to be an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.Reading the Bible on the go? This compact-sized edition was designed with you in mind. Even though this Bible is small, you don't have to compromise size for readability. Plus, thousands of cross references are conveniently located at the end of verses to help you make connections throughout Scripture.Trusted b...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Russ McDonald (Editor), Russ McDonald (Introduction by)The New York Theater Workshop's production of Othello, starring Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo, and directed by Tony award-winning director Sam Gold, opened in November 2016. This production was sponsored in part by The Pelican Shakespeare series and Penguin Classics. Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14 This editio...

Selected Plays by Cuban Playwright Abel Gonz?lez Melo: Chamaco (Kiddo); Nevada; Weathered; Outside the Game; Tell Me the Whole Thing Again; Abyss - Hardcover

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by Abel Gonz?lez Melo (Author), William Gregory (Translator)"One of Cuba's most important contemporary playwrights, Abel Gonz?lez Melo is known for a hybrid poetics in which he employs contemporary formal features, such as non-linear storytelling and flashbacks, interwoven with elements from the classical tradition in order to stage the ignoble realities of postmodern life. " (Lillian Manzor, University of Miami) Born in Havana in 1980, Abel Gonz?lez Melo is a rare example of a contemporary C...

I, Black Pharaoh: Rise to Power (Kemet Edition) - Hardcover

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by Emmanuel Kulu (Author)This written Masterpiece brings light to the accurate imagery of African kings never seen before by the western world! The ancient Egyptians before the coming of Greeks and later Romans were, African people. The novel is a powerful mythological story based on the Historical Life of the expansionist Warrior "King Thutmose III", who is also called the "Napoleon of Egypt." A prophecy is given to the sorcerer by way of dream, about a coming birth of a child that would bec...

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by Shakemore Dirani (Author)An ageing king decides to step down from the throne but he is at a dilemma: his twin boys, Hunter and Farmer, both eye the high seat. Once word of the Old Man's intention to step down reaches them, the two boys come up with creative, and later cunning, ways to outdo each other. Somehow the young men overdo it. The situation deteriorates; violence, fear and uncertainty grip the kingdom. The young, the aged, all the people are thrown in the fray. Although the story i...

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by Margaret Edson (Author)Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, and the Oppenheimer Award.Adapted to an Emmy Award-winning television movie, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson.Margaret Edson's powerfully imagined Pulitzer Prize-winning play examines what makes life worth living through her exploration of one of existence's unifying experiences--mortalit...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Barbara a. Mowat (Editor), Paul Werstine (Editor)In The Merchant of Venice, the path to marriage is hazardous. To win Portia, Bassanio must pass a test prescribed by her father's will, choosing correctly among three caskets or chests. If he fails, he may never marry at all. Bassanio and Portia also face a magnificent villain, the moneylender Shylock. In creating Shylock, Shakespeare seems to have shared in a widespread prejudice against Jews. Shylock would hav...

Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown - Paperback

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by Anaïs Mitchell (Author)"Working On A Song is one of the best books about lyric writing for the theater I've read."--Lin-Manuel Miranda Anaïs Mitchell named to TIME's List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2020 An illuminating book of lyrics and stories from Hadestown--the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical--from its author, songwriter Anaïs Mitchell with a foreword by Steve Earle On Broadway, this fresh take on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has ...

Sam Shepard: Seven Plays: Buried Child, Curse of the Starving Class, the Tooth of Crime, La Turista, Tongues, Savage Love, True West - Paperback

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by Sam Shepard (Author), Richard Gilman (Introduction by)Brilliant, prolific, uniquely American, Pulitzer prizewinning playwright Sam Separd is a major voice in contemporary theatre. And here are seven of his very best. "One of the most original, prolific and gifted dramatists at work today."--The New Yorker "The greatest American playwright of his generation...the most inventive in language and revolutionary in craft, he] is the writer whose work most accurately maps the interior and exteri...

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by John M. Powers (Author)There is no calamity greater than lavish desiresThere is no greater guilt than discontent There is no greater disaster than greed." Lao-tzuBUMWAD a novel by John M Powers ....a story that plays out in the remarkable settings of The Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Key West, Gitmo & Havana, Cuba. With a mysterious Latin Beauty named Lena, Big Money Marlin Tournaments, a huge Drug Empire, US Marine Special Forces 4Stars, a Full Bird, Mayor Rudy Giuliani & Greed...

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by Grace Chapple (Author)Northern Ireland, 1987. Deirdre is stuck - between arguments, nations, and the lives she almost lived. But when her old schoolfriends gather in her kitchen yet again for Christmas Eve, their growing differences push to the surface a powder-keg, waiting the tiniest spark. And then one of them turns up with her surprise fianc?.He's English.Set against the backdrop of The Troubles, this brilliant debut play is an unforgettable drama of home, friends, the decision to leav...

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by Justin Drafts (Author) At first glance, you'd think Jesse Troupe is a young man with the world in his hands... a pilot, unattached, a free spirit in a career where not even the sky is the limit. But if you could truly know him, you'd never want anything close to his life. Neither does he. It would seem death has stalked him, taking so many of those he's held dear. The only reaction he can muster is a frigid shoulder to anyone near him. Caroline Kaden might have foolishly tried to give him ...

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by Ian Feldman (Author)LOGLINE: A treasure hunter and his estranged wife team up to search for a legendary sunken WWII Japanese warship carrying China's looted Gold Treasures.THE PAST: The background of the story begins as WWII is Ending for Japan - August, 1945: Yellow Sea. . . Japan's troops are evacuating all of China. Commander Ozawa is tasked with transporting gold and jewels looted from China's mainland on his destroyer KAGA-5505, when he learns that both Atomic Bombs have been dropped ...