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Report copyright infringementby Ana Barahona (Author)D. says that he can not believe that this has been a Saturday, because only my stoning and another two have happened today. M. tells us that there is a huge respect in Palestine and other countries for "internationals" like us, who, M. says, leave "the comforts from your homes, your education, your work, your families, to come here and suffer with us Palestinians." Abu A. goes on about our very important mission here in Palestine and back h...

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Report copyright infringementby Alistair McCallum (Author)The Shakespeare Handbooks provide a helpful, straightforward guide to the work of the world's most celebrated dramatist. Along with a clear, easy-to-follow description of the plot, each book contains plenty of quotations from the text - with simple explanations of any unfamiliar words and phrases - and some thought-provoking comments from critics, past and present. The Shakespeare Handbooks include a few intriguing Shakespearean facts ...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Moore (Author)Following the events of young man Connor and the relationship with his best friend, Barry. We watch as the two struggle to fight the mental fights in their head, we watch their relationship fracture to a point of no return, and the effect that has on Connor. We watch him struggle with his mental health, reaching his breaking point as he loves, loses, and grieves. We watch as Connor fights the battle in his head and desperately search for answe...

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Report copyright infringementby Juliet Bredon (Author)"Hundred Altars" is a village in Northern Chinn, whose inhabitants are presented so convincingly that one recognises first-hand knowledge of the country. The main theme is the Chinaman's hunger for sons. Chinese beliefs and customs are dealt with in detail here, yet all as part of a novel full of interplay of character. In this impressive novel Juliet Bredon penetrates to the soul of that vast country, revealing its people, its customs, it...

John Fletcher & Nathan Field - Four Plays in One:

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Report copyright infringementby Nathan Field (Author), John Fletcher (Author)John Fletcher was born in December, 1579 in Rye, Sussex. He was baptised on December 20th. As can be imagined details of much of his life and career have not survived and, accordingly, only a very brief indication of his life and works can be given. Young Fletcher appears at the very young age of eleven to have entered Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University in 1591. There are no records that he ever took a de...

Unfaithful Desires - Book Two: A Little Passionate Tale Woven From Gossip - Some Whisper It's True

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Report copyright infringementby Luke Andrew (Author)What to Expect in Book Two of Unfaithful DesiresA deeper, more intricate web of love, betrayal, and forbidden passion begins to unravel. When Janice discovers that Yolaine is now involved with another man-Aston-she confronts her friend, drawing painful parallels to Yolaine's former entanglement with Glen. That affair nearly destroyed Yolaine's marriage once before, and Janice fears history may be repeating itself. As accusations fly and old ...

Our Town American Classics Edition: A Play in Three Acts

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Report copyright infringementby Thornton Wilder (Author), Jeremy McCarter (Foreword by), Sarah Ruhl (Introduction by)Winner of the Pulitzer Prize"Our Town leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth." -- The New YorkerIn celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, HarperCollins is proud to present this library of American classics drawn from our storied catalog. Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Pr...

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Report copyright infringementby Emma Bloor (Author)Reality is an illusionSomething isn't right in Addison Rae's head. Things have changed and reality doesn't seem real. The dead mayor is alive and her brother was never born. Unable to believe her memories, she struggles with who she can trust. Laszlo Sándor could hold the answers, but is her life and sanity safe in his hands?Assassin Laszlo has a contract to kill Addison Rae. When an armed team raid her house, he must choose. Let her die and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Williams (Author), Sorina Higgins (Editor)The Chapel of the Thorn is a two-act verse drama in which Christians and pagans contend for control of the Crown of Thorns. Its themes of spiritual tension, sacred vs. secular power, and religious war are as powerful now as they were when Williams wrote this play just over one hundred years ago. It is here published for the first time. Number of Pages: 152 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9.25 x 7.5 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Carlo Goldoni (Author), Goldoni (Author), Robert David MacDonald (Translator)Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793) was one of the most prolific and versatile playwrights of his century, even though most of his vast output deals with life confined to a few square miles of Northern Italy. This new edition contains two comedies about women surviving precariously in a man's world, but each taking a distinctly different approach to her problems. Mirandolina believes open deal...

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Report copyright infringementby Justine Cope (Author)'The Trial of Rattenfanger' is a one-act play which uses a range of documentary sources, poetry and verse to explore the story of the Pied Piper.The piece presents possible solutions to the loss of 130 children from the town of Hamelin, Saxony, Germany as charted in the towns scriptures and depicted in the stained-glass window commissioned for Hamelin church in 1300 which was later destroyed by fire. Number of Pages: 30 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Justine Cope (Author)This thought-provoking play by Justine Cope is a great addition to any youth drama group.Set in an underground bunker, we follow a group of young apocalyptic 'survivors' with dreams of urban exploration as they delve into the past to make sense of the future. They are guided by two adults referred to only as 'The Wise'. But who are the Wise and are they hiding something? And what of Nostradamus and the quatrains? Do they really hold the key...

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Report copyright infringementby Aristophanes (Author)The reality is that little is known of Aristophanes actual life but eleven of his forty plays survive intact and upon those rest his deserved reputation as the Father of Comedy or, The Prince of Ancient Comedy. Accounts agree that he was born sometime between 456BC and 446 BC. Many cities claim the honor of his birthplace and the most probable story makes him the son of Philippus of gina, and therefore only an adopted citizen of Athens, a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Pierre Louis Duchartre (Author)"The Italian Comedy" provides an exhaustive and fascinating exploration of the Commedia dell'arte, the vibrant form of professional improvised theater that originated in Italy and spread its influence across Europe. Written by Pierre Louis Duchartre, this seminal work delves into the origins, evolution, and enduring legacy of the genre, offering a comprehensive look at the various regional troupes and their distinctive styles of p...

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Report copyright infringementby M. Turandot (Author)Muirgen's Carousel: The Hope of Return is a mythic libretto where satire collides with sincerity, and a rusted seaside carousel becomes the symbol of a world stalled by avoidance. Through humor, haunting beauty, and a journey of sacrifice, a fisherman is asked to listen deeply enough to transform guilt into renewal-and to discover whether healing the self can help heal the sea.Synopsis: Set in a struggling Irish seaside town, the story foll...

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Report copyright infringementby Hugh Grady (Author)Closely examining the relationship between the political and the utopian in five major plays from different phases of Shakespeare's career, Hugh Grady shows the dialectical link between the earlier political dramas and the late plays or tragicomedies. Reading Julius Caesar and Macbeth from the tragic period alongside The Winter's Tale and Tempest from the utopian end of Shakespeare's career, with Antony and Cleopatra acting as a transition, G...

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Report copyright infringementby Ray Castleton (Author)The play On Behalf of The People was commissioned by The National Coal Mining Museum for England to mark the seventieth anniversary of the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. This is a moving story of Connie and George, Tom and Liz as the country emerges from war. A story of family, community and hope for a brighter future - where public good and welfare for all come before private profit. Number of Pages: 102 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kenneth Lonergan (Author)In 1982 on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the wealthy, articulate, pot-smoking teenagers who were small children in the '60s have emerged as young adults in a country that has just resoundingly rejected everything they were brought up to believe in. The very last wave of New York City's '60s-style liberalism has come of age - and there's nowhere left to go. Funny, painful and compassionate, This Is Our Youth is a living snapshot of the mo...

Euripides I: Alcestis/Medea/The Children of Heracles/Hippolytus

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Report copyright infringementby Euripides (Author), Mark Griffith (Editor), Glenn W. Most (Editor)Euripides I contains the plays "Alcestis," translated by Richmond Lattimore; "Medea," translated by Oliver Taplin; "The Children of Heracles," translated by Mark Griffith; and "Hippolytus," translated by David Grene. Many years ago, the University of Chicago Press undertook a momentous project: a new translation of the Greek tragedies that would be the ultimate resource for teachers, students, a...

Shakespeare and Comics: Negotiating Cultural Value

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Casey (Editor), Brandon Christopher (Editor), Mark Thornton Burnett (Editor)From their inception, 'low culture' comics have intersected with the 'high culture' of Shakespeare. This is the first book-length collection dedicated entirely to the exploration of this collision. Its chapters illuminate the ways in which different texts, time periods, politics, authors, media, approaches and forms interact. Ranging from Classic Comics to Marvel, from tebeo to man...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (One-Act) (Wells)

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Report copyright infringementby Tracy Wells (Author)This one-act adaptation of Washington Irving's classic tale brings the eerie charm of colonial America to life in a spooky and delightfully witty stage production. When quirky schoolmaster Ichabod Crane arrives in the mysterious village of Sleepy Hollow, he hopes to find purpose, community, and maybe even love. But whispers of a fearsome ghost - the Headless Horseman - haunt the woods, and Ichabod quickly finds himself entangled in the disap...

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Report copyright infringementby Trisha Hughes (Author)As a heavy mist rolls into the hinterland of Surfers Paradise, a dog digs up a small bone in the rainforest. His owner, a local doctor, immediately recognises it as the humerus of a child and calls the police.When Jack Curtis and his partner, Samantha Neil, arrive at the crime scene, Jack's instincts tell him something isn't right and this may just be the tip of the iceberg. One day later, four more small bodies are found and the shocking ...

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew Powell Op (Introduction by), Dominic Rover Op (Author)In 1956, Fr. Dominic Rover, O.P. was asked by the producers of N.B.C.'s The Catholic Hour television and radio program to write a series of scripts. Two of those plays are the ones contained here. Till the Green Word Grew recounts St. Dominic's legendary encounter one night with an innkeeper steeped in the Albigensian heresy and his efforts to win him back to the truth faith.In Catherine, My Mother t...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Snyder (Author)As he plots his escape from the rural Midwest Travis is discovered by the one person who might convince him to stay. Two lost souls must confront the brutal truth about themselves and each other in a coming-of-age drama where a pair of headlights along one highway road illuminates a path toward a dangerous future. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.05 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: September 30, 2016 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kathleen Clark (Author)Full Length Comedy / 3 f / ExteriorFormerly titled: Soccer Moms. Three engaging women reluctantly take the field in a mothers vs. sons soccer game. They intend to let the children win but as the game unfolds they become intent on scoring. The competition ignites a fierce desire to recapture their youthful good-humor independence and sexiness paving the way toward a better understanding of themselves their families and changes they need to...

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Report copyright infringementby David Stuttard (Editor)Aeschylus' Persians is unique in being the only extant Greek tragedy on an historical subject: Greece's victory in 480 BC over the great Persian King, Xerxes, eight years before the play was written and first performed in 472 BC. Looking at Persians examines how Aeschylus responded to such a turning point in Athenian history and how his audience may have reacted to his play. As well as considering the play's relationship with earlier lost...

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Report copyright infringementby Eduardo Machado (Author)Full Length Play / 6m. 4f. / Unit Set / Dark ComedyIn the Eye of the Hurricane is Machado's fourth play based on the tribulations of his family in Cuba. It is 1960 in a small Cuban town. A family gathers for a sumptuous leisurely lunch of shrimp and avocado only to find Fidel Castro is nationalizing the family bus company: the business in which the entire family has invested all of its energies and all of its resources. The business is t...

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Report copyright infringementby Mart Crowley (Author)ComedyCharacters: 4 male 3 femaleThis two-act comedic collision seems at first like a straightforward romp about marital grumblings. But there are all sorts of surprising complexities in the failed marriage of Kit the WASP flame-haired rich girl and Manny the wry wise-cracking Jewish TV composer which has produced two precocious sassy children and a situation in which the ex-wife and the ex-husband can't seem to live with each other or with...

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Report copyright infringementby George Kelly (Author)"Craig's Wife" is a compelling drama that explores the suffocating nature of domestic perfectionism and the fragility of marriage. Written by George Kelly, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play centers on Harriet Craig, a woman whose singular devotion to her immaculate home and social status eclipses her emotional connection to her husband, Walter. Through sharp dialogue and a tense, domestic atmosphere, the work examines the psychological motiv...

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Report copyright infringementby David Stuttard (Editor)Ajax is perhaps the earliest of Sophocles' tragedies, yet the issues at its heart remain profoundly resonant today. Set in the Greek encampment during the siege of Troy, it traces not just the story of a respected war hero's mental breakdown but (like Sophocles' Antigone) the treatment of an enemy's remains and the management of his memory. Pitting the fate of the individual against not just his own community but the cosmic world of the d...

Walking By Faith: Faircourt Friends Series Book Four

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandra T. Armstrong (Author)Join the lively Cedar Street neighborhood to witness that painful histories, fearful circumstances, and sinful failures are no obstacle for God to work beautiful and abundant blessings on behalf of His children.Five, the shy and quirky barista at Latte Da, is transformed by new management, the kindness of senior citizens, and ultimately, by the gospel of grace.Grant uncovers the disturbing activity of a member of Grace Fellowship ...