Drama

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by Nina A. Cairo (Author) Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 11, 2024

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by William Shakespeare (Author), David Bevington (Editor), David Scott Kastan (Editor)A robust and bawdy battle of the sexes, this ever popular comedy captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills-and love-with her bridegroom, Petruchio. Their boisterous conflict is set off against a more conventional romantic plot involving the wooing of Katharina's lovely and compliant sister, Bianca. Rich with the psychological themes of identity and tran...

Reflections: I Wish I'd Known: Stories of Hope for Women and Young Women - Paperback

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by Eraina Tinnin (Author), Angela Edwards (Editor)"Reflections: I Wish I'd Known" is an anthology that details astonishing and transparent testimonies of 15 amazing women, each with their own compelling testimony. From rape, molestation, physical and mental abuse, sexual harassment, bullying, and more, these women have faced various trials but did not allow their circumstances to define their future. After having gone through their individual and unique valley experiences, they now reflect ba...

Aesthetic Movement Satire: A Dramatic Anthology: The Grasshopper; Where's the Cat?; The Colonel; Patience - Hardcover

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by John Hollingshead (Author), James Albery (Author), F. C. Burnand (Author)From long-haired 'Fleshly Poets' to intense, 'ultra pre-Raphaelite' artists, few stylistic movements in the history of art and literature have provoked the imagination and indignation of British playwrights as much as the Aesthetic Movement.During an intense and short-lived period from 1877 to 1881, the London stage saw fierce competition as playwrights and theatre managers raced to capture the zeitgeist, capitalizing...

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by James W. Murphy (Author)Abduction, kidnapping, and human trafficking - words that bring fear into the heart of any parent of a young child. Author James W. Murphy brings to life Abducted, his sixth novel, a story about just such a tragedy. A two-year old child is abducted in Cheyenne, WY. Police find no evidence; no clues and no contacts are made by the kidnapper or abductors. No ransom demands. No reason or motive can be found as to why the child was taken-just gone without a trace. Enter...

The Fury, A Howard Watson Intrigue - Paperback

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by Joann Fastoff (Author)"In getting even, what price is paid?"I am writing to submit my completed novella, THE FURY, A Howard Watson Intrigue (40,000-word), for your consideration. This thriller follows FBI Special Agent Howard Watson as he navigates two treacherous paths: child labor trafficking and a personal vendetta fingering him and his wife.In this eighth Howard Watson Intrigue, I explore timely themes of child labor trafficking and the personal costs of revenge. Although a series, thi...

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by Denise J. Smith (Author)Welcome back! The Drama Club continues as everyone prepares for graduation. They ended, Senior Year at the winter dance, where things took a wildly unexpected turn for the worse. Melanie found herself choosing between her new love, Gabrielle, and a forbidden love with her teacher, Ms. Bloom. Josh joined a White Lives Matter group that quickly led him down a path of self-destruction as he pushed his girlfriend of six years, Crystal, into the loving arms of Jesuse. To...

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by Stephanie Alison Walker (Author)One out of every 54 homes in America received a foreclosure notice in 2008. Stephanie Alison Walker takes us on a deeply personal journey through recent history as she shines a light on three out of the millions of stories of loss. A young couple faces eviction from the dream house they stretched to buy, an elderly widow falls prey to a reverse mortgage scheme, and a minister of the prosperity gospel must face the flock she's led astray. AMERICAN HOME takes ...

The Theatrical Rambles of Mr. and Mrs. John Greene - Hardcover

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by Charles Durang (Author), William L. Slout (Editor)The Greenes were representative of a class of journeymen actors, who received but little attention by chroniclers of early nineteenth-century theatre history. Along with hundreds of other craftsmen of their day, they experienced frequent moments of tribulation and rare occasions of triumph-respected artists who bore their daily vicissitudes as an expected part of the theatrical life. They traveled from place to place applying their craft, a...

The Technique And Essentials Of Drama - Paperback

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by George Pierce Baker (Author)The Technique And Essentials Of Drama is a comprehensive guidebook written by George Pierce Baker, an American educator and theatre director. The book provides a detailed analysis of the essential elements of drama, including character development, plot structure, dialogue, and stagecraft. Baker's approach emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical and cultural context of a play, as well as the psychological motivations of the characters. He provi...

Under The Gaslight: A Totally Original And Picturesque Drama Of Life And Love In These Times, In Five Acts (1867) - Paperback

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by Augustin Daly (Author)""Under The Gaslight"" is a dramatic play written by Augustin Daly in 1867. Set in the 19th century, the play explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City. The story follows the lives of a group of characters, including a wealthy businessman, a struggling actress, and a young woman forced into a life of crime. Through a series of twists and turns, the characters' lives become intertwined as they navigate the challenge...

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by A. Hart Edwards (Translator)This is a prose translation of the Bustan of Saadi, originally published as part of the Wisdom of the East series in the early 20th century, and long out of print. This book is full of practical spiritual wisdom. Saadi doesn't lean on allegory as much as other Sufi writers of the period; most of the stories in this collection have a pretty obvious moral lesson....Born in Shiraz, Iran, in 1184, Saadi (pseudonym of Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn Abdullah) is considered...

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by Thornton Wilder (Author)The Drunken Sisters is Wilder's satyr play that followed The Alcestiad his adaptation of the ancient Greek "Alcestis" story. Apollo ventures into the land of the three sisters of Fate who control the threads of each man's life and here in disguise he tricks the sisters into releasing their death hold on King Admetus. His trick: 3 flagons of wine which he declares to be Aphrodite's beauty drink but which make the sisters drunk. He then foils them with a riddle releas...

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by Reggie Oliver (Author) Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 29, 2001

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by Goethe (Author)"Faust: A Tragedy" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a masterpiece of German literature that delves into the timeless themes of ambition, knowledge, and the human condition. The story follows the eponymous protagonist, Faust, a scholar dissatisfied with his life, who makes a pact with the devil, Mephistopheles, in exchange for unlimited knowledge and boundless pleasure. Through Faust's journey, Goethe explores the profound depths of the human soul, questioning the nature of m...

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by Thornton Wilder (Author)In this play about the Deadly Sin of Lust Saint Francis almost blind and toothless and nearing the end of his life revisits Assisi where he encounters Pica a young girl with the same name as his mother; Mother Clara of Saint Damian's Convent; and Mona Lucrezia (now a mad woman) with whom he had a love affair when he was a wild willful young man known as Francis the Frenchman and she was a young married woman. Saint Francis still seeks expiation for the "load of sin"...

My Filipino Parents' Worst Nightmare - Paperback

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by Chey Caliso (Author)Jaslene Dela Cruz breaks Filipino stereotypes as she is not a straight A student, is not religious, and cannot sing. Her mother hates her views and tries to change her to be more like Jaslene's older sister, Amalia, but Jaslene's rebellious personality causes major conflict in her family.Trigger warnings: Homophobia, mention of death, physical abuse, sexual assault Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 17, 2023

Staging Black, Queer South Africa: Plays for the Gods! - Hardcover

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by S'Fundo W. Sosibo (Author)Themes of identity, tradition, and belonging blend together in this collection of five plays celebrating South Africa's vibrancy and diversity. Delving into African mythology to uncover a rich tapestry of history, spirit, and ancestry, Staging Black, Queer South Africa: Plays for the Gods!offers profound insights into the contemporary Black queer experience, shedding light on the complex interplay between identity and tradition in modern South Africa. Drawing on ...

Revelation As Drama - 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by James L. Blevins (Author)"Drama as Revelation" by James L. Blevins invites readers on a thought-provoking journey into the transformative power of theatrical storytelling intertwined with profound revelations. Through a nuanced exploration of dramatic narratives, Blevins illuminates how the art of drama can serve as a conduit for divine or spiritual truths, offering profound insights into the human condition and the mysteries of existence. Drawing upon a rich tapestry of theatrical traditi...

Amor y anarquía: escritos de Luisa Capetillo (edición revisada, ensayos críticos y testimonios) - Paperback

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by Luisa Capetillo (Author), Julio Ramos (Editor)Al conmemorar en 2022 los cien años de la prematura muerte de Luisa Capetillo, Editora Educación Emergente se honra en traer a la luz una edición revisada de Amor y anarquía: escritos de Luisa Capetillo, invaluable selección de textos de la feminista, anarquista, espiritista, periodista, escritora, pensadora, agente y performera política puertorriqueña. Originalmente publicado en 1992 por Ediciones Huracán, sello editorial ahora desaparecido, m...

The Final Curtain: The Art of Dying on Stage - Paperback

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by Laurence Senelick (Author)This is a book about dying, or, more accurately, about the representation of dying in the theatre. Its chief concern is how actors undertook to translate words and concepts into forms legible and significant to an audience. It deals with the ways in which playwrights wrote about death and attitudes towards death in their cultures. Nevertheless, the emphasis is on the practice of acting. Before the nineteenth century, when death began to be confined behind closed d...

Shakespeare's 'Lady Editors' - Paperback

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by Molly G. Yarn (Author)The basic history of the Shakespearean editorial tradition is familiar and well-established. For nearly three centuries, men - most of them white and financially privileged - ensconced themselves in private and hard-to-access libraries, hammering out 'their' versions of Shakespeare's text. They produced enormous, learnèd tomes: monuments to their author's greatness and their own reputations. What if this is not the whole story? A bold, revisionist and alternative vers...

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by Vanessa Bates (Editor), Gabrielle Wang (Author)Adapted by Vanessa Bates from Gabrielle Wang's award-winning novel, A Ghost in My Suitcase is an action-packed adventure story that crosses cultural and spiritual worlds. Twelve-year-old Celeste - 'half French, half Chinese and all Australian' - travels to China to scatter her mother's ashes. There she meets her grandmother, Por Por, a quirky and wise woman with an unusual skill. Por Por is a ghost-hunter and her services are much in demand. ...

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by Tim McGarry (Joint Author)Tim is a young labourer with a disability. Mary is a successful mid-50s business executive. What begins as a chance meeting between them soon develops into a life-changing relationship for both. Exploring notions of love, loss and acceptance, and set in the modern day, Colleen McCullough's seminal Australian story has been sensitively adapted by playwright Tim McGarry for the stage. Number of Pages: 76 Dimensions: 0.21 x 8.27 x 5.39 IN Publication Date: July 27, 2023

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by Daniel Keene (Author)Mother is a one-woman play that tells the story of Christie, a homeless woman in a world detached, unforgiving and destructive. It gives voice to the fallen and dispossessed, to those who exist at the edge of safety, at the point of being undone. It speaks of madness, denial, ignorance and free-falling poverty. Utterly devastating, yet written with Daniel Keene's characteristic lyricism, Mother is wrought with tenderness, violence and loneliness in equal measure. Numbe...

Crimen Sin Rostro: Sindicato De Miami - Hardcover

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by Tommy Herrera (Author)Esta novela teje una apasionante historia de suspenso y arraigada en los eventos de cr?menes reales del sur de Florida, fusionando la realidad con la ficci?n. Profundiza en los temas de la ambici?n y la seductora atracci?n del poder, pintando una imagen v?vida del trasfondo din?mico pero peligroso de Miami. La ciudad, conocida por encabezar las listas de fraudes en la atenci?n m?dica, sirve como el escenario perfecto para esta fascinante historia."Crimen Sin Rostro" e...

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by Clare Barron (Author)I'll Never Love Again is a theatrical chamber piece about first love, first heartbreak and how those early teenage experiences haunt the rest of our lives - created from the playwright's actual high school diary. It's performed by a chorus of 12+ people, and it ends in late-night coffee, fellowship and music. Number of Pages: 70 Dimensions: 0.15 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 23, 2024

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by Maxine Sue Feller (Author), R. a. Feller (Author)When jobs are scarce, a hard working father is let go to make way for the boss's son. An opportunity opens to look for work on the mainland, but when the family arrives they encounter more difficulties than they had first planned on.Bullied and beaten, the teen son goes through a rough transition. Not wanting to further trouble his parents, he is soon faced with a decision of whether or not to join a gang?Could the God they first learned of ...

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by Ian Feldman (Author)A young Hindu Boy tells a fantastical tale of survival, adventure, loss and redemption, beginning in the rugged Muslim controlled Swat Valley of Pakistan. The thrilling tale begins, when he's attacked by Taliban Terrorists, but saved by a protective Hindu God that transforms him into the World's 'Fastest' Cricket Pitcher, eventually evolving him to become, an America Baseball Legend. The year is 2038. Raji Swat is 22 years-old, born on a leap year in 2016 in the Swat Va...

Nevada; Or The Lost Mine: A Drama In Three Acts - Paperback

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by George M. Baker (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: 60 Dimensions: 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN P...

Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in one Act - Hardcover

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by Raymond MacDonald Alden (Author), Elizabeth Apthorp McFadden (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notati...

Stepping Into Accountability: What Was I Thinking? - Paperback

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by Chris Glover (Author)At some point and time in our life, we have all been tempted to "take a walk on the wild side." Some may do this in the form of riding on a roller coaster, riding in a fast car, parachuting out of an airplane, or maybe trying some sort of unfamiliar and exotic cuisine. In Stepping into Accountability: What Was I Thinking?, the reader will take a fast-moving and often unimaginable journey with Chris as he unveils a lifestyle no one could have properly prepared him for. ...