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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 Aimé Césaire (Author), Richard Miller (Translator)"C saire's Tempest, in translation by Richard Miller, is a sprightly and song-filled enchantment. The luminous intelligence of Mr. C saire's meditation on the absurdities of colonialism shines through the antics of the bewildered characters." -New York Times "The weapon of poetry may be C saire's greatest gift to a modern world still searching for freedom. As one of the last truly great 'universalists' of the twentieth century, he has had a...
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by Swiyyah Nadirah Woodard (Author)She's in the middle of a breakdown. Desperate for happiness, will she at last find the light?Anika Muhammad's whole life is wrapped up in her battle with paranoid schizophrenia. Shocked to discover her wedding never actually happened, she relapses into a chaotic world of inner turmoil. And she feels devastated and completely alone when she's institutionalized against her will.As she undergoes treatment, Anika's troubled existence unravels further when her to...
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by Rafael Garc?a P?rez (Editor), David Navarro Juan (Editor), Ryan Prout (Editor)Este volumen constituye una contribuci?n innovadora y esencial al campo de los Estudios Culturales al abordar la intersecci?n entre la discapacidad y la creaci?n esc?nica, literaria y audiovisual. Es el resultado de una investigaci?n rigurosa y profunda que, atendiendo de manera preferente al contexto espa?ol contempor?neo, examina con detalle el papel que la diversidad funcional puede llegar a desempe?ar en los ...
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by Alice Birch (Author)Three generations of women -- Carol, Anna and Bonnie; mother, daughter and granddaughter -- exist in three different temporal spaces but their stories are told simultaneously. Carol is in the hospital after having attempted to kill herself by slitting her own wrists. Anna is recovering from her drug addiction and has a daughter. That daughter, Bonnie, grows up to be a skilled physician who is gay, guarded and dead-set on not having children. The play, written in a uniqu...
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by Pamela C. Zdenek (Author)SYNOPSIS: The Southern Cross is a historical fiction novel about WWII that initiates from a true tragedy-and-rescue mission in a small, shipbuilding harbor in Maine, into the shadowy auspices of the spy world in Washington D.C. The story winds its way through the vast Pacific during the pre-war stages under Roosevelt's astute guidance, and into the far reaches of Australia, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and a full-on Japanese invasion of the Philippines. PREMIS...
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by Lee Brewer Jones (Author), Kevin J. Wetmore Jr (Editor), Patrick Lonergan (Editor)In this volume, Lee Brewer Jones examines Paula Vogel as both a playwright and renowned teacher, analyzing texts and early reviews of Vogel's major plays-including Indecent, Desdemona, How I Learned to Drive, and The Baltimore Waltz-before turning attention to her influence upon other major American playwrights, including Sarah Ruhl, Lynn Nottage, and Quiara Alegr?a Hudes. Chapters explore Vogel's plays in ch...
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by Blossom Turner (Author)Where Angels Whisper and Demons Lurk, A Battle for Sweet Mara Unfolds...Growing up in1970s small-town Canada, Mara Howland strives to meet her mother's impossible demands-yet the sting of failure always follows. Each punishment leaves another wound to hide, another cruelty to hush, until that dark summer evening. Now, she holds a secret she must bury...if she wants to survive.But more is happening than the human eye can see.The mystery of the supernatural unfolds. Ma...
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by Seneca (Author), Emily Wilson (Translator)Here is a lively, readable, and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers--the only tragic playwright from ancient Rome whose work survives. Tutor to the emperor Nero, Seneca lived through uncertain, oppressive, and violent times, and his dramas depict the extremes of human behavior. Rape, suicide, child-murder, incestuous love, madness, and mutilation afflict the characters, who ...
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by Sun Tzu (Author) The Art of War is a renowned ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher. Composed around the fifth century BC, it provides valuable insights into warfare and strategy. The book emphasizes the importance of careful planning, understanding the enemy, exploiting weaknesses, and employing tactics to achieve victory. It covers various aspects of warfare, including tactics, intelligence gathering, leadership, and the importance of...
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by Lisa Soland (Author)1f, 2m / Dramatic Comedy / Interior Cabo San Lucas is a romantic comedy about two misfits and a postal employee who turn an apartment upside down while searching for love, courage and something to sell on Ebay. Two men break into a house and start grabbing everything they can. Little do they know that they're not alone. It seems that the owner, a young woman whose fianc� just left her, has taking a fistful of sleeping pills with some booze and is trying to sleep away he...
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by Anton Chekhov (Author), Laurence Senelick (Translator)Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov's most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memorable characters have clashing desires and lose balance in t...
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by Lawrence Harbison (Author)BEST CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN 18-35 Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0.45 x 7.43 x 5.86 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2014
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by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Author), Duncan Sheik (Author)Based on the electrifying novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in chic restaurants, exclusive clubs, and designer labels. But at night, Patrick takes part in a darker indulgence, and his mask of sanity is starting to slip... Number of Pages: 100 Dimensions:...
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by Colman Domingo (Author)The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood. Number of Pages: 108 Dimension...
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by John Logan (Author), Tom Kitt (Composer)From the Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Emmy Award-winning composer of Next to Normal (Tom Kitt) and the Tony Award-winning writer of Red (John Logan), Superhero is a deeply human new musical about a fractured family, the mysterious stranger in apartment 4-B, and the unexpected hero who just might save the day. Directed by Jason Moore (The Cher Show, Avenue Q), Superhero made its world premiere in January 2019 at Second Stage Theater."Kitt writes beautiful...
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by Arthur Miller (Author), Christopher W. E. Bigsby (Introduction by)A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community A Penguin Classic "I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history," Arthur Miller wrote in an introduction to The Crucible, his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Mill...
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by Sean Michael Redenbaugh (Author)1000 Shades of Red is the first-person, emotional, and existential journey of a new freshman starting college at Indiana University. It follows him through four years exploring campus, self-discovery, poetic expression, absorption in music, friendships, shenanigans, temptation, and the intense moments of a young man experiencing love gained and love lost for the first time. All of this is set in the beautiful and magical nearly 2000-acre campus of Indiana Un...
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by Suzanne Gossett (Editor)Of all of Jonson's plays, Bartholomew Fair with its focus on the conflict between a carnivalesque enjoyment of the flesh and society's desire for order and control, speaks most directly to the modern audience. This edition is the first to use the findings of feminist scholarship in examining the play's concern with forced marriage, pregnancy, sexual commerce and widowhood. Glosses and notes are provided for students and theatre-goers clarifying the language and dial...
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by Thomas Nelson (Author)The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible Large Print Edition has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at any size.The classic King James Version, one of the most influential and beautiful works of art in the English language, continues to be the standard translation for numerous churches and milli...
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by William Shakespeare (Author), Peter Holland (Editor), Peter Holland (Introduction by)The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14 This edition of The Tempest is edited with an introduction and notes by Peter Holland and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illust...
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by Stephen Watkins (Author) Number of Pages: 102 Dimensions: 0.22 x 7 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 06, 2025
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by August Wilson (Author)NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING VIOLA DAVIS AND CHADWICK BOSEMAN From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences and The Piano Lesson comes the extraordinary Ma Rainey's Black Bottom--winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. The time is 1927. The place is a run-down recording studio in Chicago. Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer, is due to arrive with her entourage to cut new sides of old favorites. Waiting for her are her Black musician sidem...
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by William Shakespeare (Author), Adrian Edwards (Introduction by), British Library of London (With)A full-size facsimile of one of the most complete early copies of the famed First Folio, selected and luxuriously produced by the British Library, is a must-have for actors, playwrights, and bibliophiles as well as anyone who truly loves the art of the English language. Published in association with the British Library on the 400th anniversary of the first publication of the First Folio, this ha...
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by Roger E. Timm (Author)Roger Timm follows up his previous volumes Acting Out the Messages of Mark and John and Acting Out Matthew's Message with another poignant collection of dialogues. Acting Out Luke's Message: Lenten Dialogues Exploring the Gospel of Luke includes three series of Lenten dialogues based on the Gospel of Luke, intended for use during Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary, plus a fourth series on Lenten Commemorations. Working with the assumption that Lent is a time for...
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by Aleks Sierz (Author)Look Back in Anger is one of the few works of drama that are indisputably central to British culture in general, and its name is one of the most well-known in postwar cultural history. Its premiere in 1956 sparked off the first "new wave" of kitchen-sink drama and the cultural phenomenon of the angry young man. The play's anti-hero, Jimmy Porter, became the spokesman of a generation. Osborne's play is a key milestone in "new writing" for British theatre, and the Royal C...
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by Jan Silverman (Author)Based on the classic stories of Rudyard KiplingAdaptation, TYA 6 - 22 actors Simple Set Playwright Jan Silverman adapts the much beloved Just So Stories of Rudyard Kipling into a theatrical and strikingly imaginative stage play that can be performed for and by young theatre lovers. Including favorites tales such as "How the Camel Got His Hump," "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," "The Elephant's Child," "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo," "The Beginning of the Armad...
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by Eleanor Ter Horst (Editor), Edward H. Friedman (Editor), Ali S. Zaidi (Editor)This collection of essays honors Robert ter Horst, a scholar of comparative literature and literature of the Spanish Golden Age. The contributions reflect the diversity of the honoree's interests: while most of the essays focus on Spanish literature of the late 15th through the 17th centuries, other national traditions are represented, and the essays exhibit a variety of scholarly approaches. The texts under scru...
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by An English Physician (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 436 Dimensions: 0.89 x 9 x ...
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by D. W. Myatt (Author)A translation expressive of the warrior, pagan, culture celebrated by Homer and manifest in the story of the chieftain Agamemnon triumphantly returning from the Trojan war with his prize - the beautiful priestess Cassandra - only for both of them to be killed by his wife Clytemnestra. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.19 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: April 15, 2013
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by William Shakespeare (Author)A play by William Shakespeare in 16 point type. Number of Pages: 226 Dimensions: 0.51 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: January 26, 2014 Large Print: Yes Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: Henry VIII Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12 Reading Level: 8.9 Point Value: 5
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by J. B. Phillips (Author)J. B. Phillips, best known hitherto for his widely acclaimed translation of the New Testament, has in this series of short plays about the life of Christ preserved the same direct speech and simple, dignified language that so distinguish his translation. The series starts with the first public appearance of the boy Jesus when he talks to the elders in the temple, and ends with a moving reconstruction of the crucifixion as witnessed by the soldiers, by Nicodemus, and ...