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Art Is Useless When You're Being Mauled by a Bear - Paperback

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by Alisa Tangredi (Author)Full-Length Play Art is Useless When You're Being Mauled by a Bear is the story of a woman finding strength and personal coping during a fantastical journey through grief, guilt, loss, and descent into madness. A series of encounters with beings real and imagined, some straight out of a Grimms' fairy tale, push her toward an ultimate and unavoidable truth. And yes, there is a bear. (6F, 3M, 3 Ensemble [Flexible]) Number of Pages: 52 Dimensions: 0.12 x 9 x 6 IN Public...

Dominoes 2nd Edition 1 Macbeth - Paperback

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by McCallum (Author)By guiding readers through the difficulties of plot and language, this handbook leave them free to enjoy the depth, beauty, and vitality of Shakespeare's works. Dimensions: 0.28 x 8.22 x 5.26 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: June 26, 2017

The Garden Party & The Fly: Level 500 Reader (H) - Paperback

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by Katherine Mansfield (Author), Doreen Lamb (Adapted by), John McLean (Editor)The Garden Party & The Fly: Level 500 Reader (H) features modernized and simplified versions of two well-known stories by Katherine Mansfield. The Garden Party (1921) revolves around a party at the home of a wealthy middle-class family. It raises questions about discrimination, love, life and death. The Fly (1922) is set in the office of a successful businessman. Two visitors, an old man and a fly, force the bu...

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by Megan Terry (Author)In this non literal series of exercises for actors, performers enter every ninety seconds or so to substitute (as in a basketball game). The enjoyment is in technique - pure virtuosity is required. Vignettes include a husband and wife eating breakfast in bed, a female bank robber and a woman who plays the God of Abraham. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.1 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 06, 2021

Play-making: a Manual of Craftsmanship - Hardcover

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by William 1856-1924 Archer (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 is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserv...

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by J. C. Raphael (Author)A large, black, prehistoric serpent that makes its home in Lake Erie. A titanic hairy humanoid with glowing orange eyes who spies on any teenagers brave enough to park near its lovers' lane home. A giant owl the size of a tree so adept at camouflage it can practically disappear. A nocturnal race of tiny, melon-headed feral humans who roam the woods looking for victims to feast on. These are but some of the creatures of cryptozoology, folklore and urban legend that rea...

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by Johann Goethe (Author), Anna Swanwick (Translator), F. H. Hedge (Introduction by)Considered by many as Johann Goethe's magnum opus, "Faust" has a peculiar history of composition and publication. What began as a project in Goethe's youth, at the age of twenty, in 1769, "Faust" would not fully be completed until 1831 very near the end of the author's life. Based on the German legend of Johann Georg Faust, a magician of the German Renaissance who reportedly gained his mystical powers by selli...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)Believed to have been written in 1599, William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is one of several plays that the bard would write that were based upon Roman history. Closely based on actual events as chronicled in Plutarch's "Lives", it is the story of the tragic downfall of Julius Caesar and of those who conspired against him. The play begins with the celebration of Caesar's return from defeating Po...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)Set in Scotland, "Macbeth" is the story of its titular character, a general in the army, who conspires with his wife to murder the King and usurp the throne. One of Shakespeare's most powerful and deeply tragic plays, the work explores the psychological consequences when an immoral path is taken to advance one's personal position. Among Shakespeare's tragedies, "Macbeth" is noted for the exception...

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

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by Laurence Senelick (Author)It 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.Author BiographyLaurence Senelick is Fletcher Professor Emeritus of Drama and Ora...

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by Paula Stanic (Author)Winner of the Alfred Fagon Award Debra wants a simple candle lit remembrance, Lenny is desperate to forget, and activist Alex thinks it's everyone's duty to provoke change. Having missed her mother's funeral, Gina finally turns up a year late. Amid recurring memories, intensifying relations and mixed news reports on escalating knife crime, each walks in and out on each other, struggling to make sense of an increasingly troubled time. A story of two sisters, responsibil...

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by Archie Maddocks (Author)Print InformationTitleLanguagePrint ISBN978-0-573-13274-2Book SubtitleSeries NameSeries No.Edition NameEdition No.Publisher Reference IDAuthors & ContributorsContributor #1: RoleContributor First NameContributor Last NameContributor MiddleContributor LocationCountry Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.3 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: September 30, 2021

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by Phil Olson (Author)Five women get together for their birthdays, each with her own story, to drink, celebrate, commiserate and support each other as they negotiate through marriage, work, divorce, birth and kids, while solving the problems of the world.Cheryl, Karen, Monica and Abbie started Birthday Club five years ago when their friend Jennifer was diagnosed with cancer, as a support group to help her get through it. When Jennifer recently passed away, they had an opening for a new member...

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by Hammaad Chaudry (Author)Balancing the high expectations of the previous generation, the doctrines of their Muslim community, and the demands of secular Western culture, Azeem Bhatti and his wife Saima struggle to straddle the gap between their Pakistani heritage and their British upbringing.With deep compassion, Hammaad Chaudry brings to life a recognizable and unforgettable family, and with sharp intellect, asks potent questions about the challenges of integration and assimilation for imm...

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by Blake Archer Williams (Translator), Mozaffar Salari (Author)Hashem is a young man from a well-to-do Sunni family, who falls in love with Rihanna (who is from a poor but honorable Shi'a family) when she walks into his jewelry shop one morning. Hashem wants more than anything to marry Rihanna, but their different faiths prevent them from being able to do so. Rihanna has had a dream that prophecies the identity of the person she will marry; but it will take a miracle for the seemingly impossi...

Danny's life sentence: sometimes we are wrongly punished because of our surrounding. - Paperback

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by Brendon Mokalapa (Author)Brendon Mokalapa, a South African poem writer, author, content teacher releases one of his glamorous writing about the life of some individuals he witnessed in Southern Africa. He titles this book Danny's Life Sentence, of which is about a boy in the suburb areas, 'Danny's life sentence' is a short story to teach about the facts of life, that sometimes we are punished for crimes we know none about them. In the story we find Tacky who was a very naughty guy as he wa...

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by Chauncey Nelson (Author)Celeste Belle is a promising social studies teacher in Miami, Florida. She's young, attractive, and gullible, which is a recipe for disaster in her current teaching situation. Celeste explores her sexuality beyond boundaries to fulfill her needs no matter who she hurts. And it comes back to haunt her. Through arrogance and sexual conquests, Celeste makes formidable enemies who have a point to prove. Things take a dark turn for Celeste, and she can't stop the spiral ...

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by Euripides (Author), Gilbert Murray (Translator)The influence of Euripides on the development of the dramatic genre cannot be overstated. Along with Sophocles and Aeschylus he is regarded as one of the three great Greek tragedians from classical antiquity. One of the most important of Euripides' surviving dramas is "Medea", the story of its title character, the wife of Jason of the Argonauts, who seeks revenge upon her unfaithful husband when he abandons her for a another bride. Set in Cori...

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by Edmond Rostand (Author), Gladys Thomas (Translator), Mary F. Guillemard (Translator)Based on the real life of the seventeenth century French dramatist of the same name, "Cyrano de Bergerac" is Edmond Rostand's classic romantic play. Cyrano, a cadet in the French Army, is a talented duelist, poet, and musician, however he has extreme self-doubt in matters of love due to the large size of his nose. Cyrano is conflicted by his inability to summon the confidence to tell the woman that he adore...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)First published in the Folio of 1623, William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" is the historical drama based on the lives of its title characters. Based upon the historical accounts contained within Plutarch's "Lives", this dramatic tragedy follows the relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra from the time of the Sicilian revolt up until Cleopatra's suicide. At the outset of the play Mar...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)A pastoral comedy, William Shakespeare's "As You Like It", is the story of a Duke, who is unjustly deposed by his younger brother Frederick, and flees to the Forest of Arden. The Duke's daughter, Rosalind, remains behind at the court. When it is discovered that Orlando, the youngest son of the deceased Sir Rowland de Boys, has fallen in love with her, Orlando is forced to flee. Rosalind follows af...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)The second play in William Shakespeare's tetralogy of plays which also includes "Richard II", "Henry IV, Part 2", and "Henry V", "Henry IV, Part 1" is believed to have been written no later than 1597. A history play, the drama concerns the unquiet reign of Henry Bolingbroke. Following the usurpation of the throne, Henry IV is plagued with guilt over his role in the imprisonment and death of King R...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)Believed to have been written in 1599, William Shakespeare's "Henry V" forms the final installment of a tetralogy of plays which includes "Richard II", "Henry IV, Part I", and "Henry IV, Part II". The play focuses on the events surrounding the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. Henry, who is introduced in the earlier plays as a wild and undisciplined youth, has now come of age and ...

The Three Theban Plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus - Paperback

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by Sophocles (Author), Francis Storr (Translator), Richard Claverhouse Jebb (Introduction by)Sophocles, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, is considered one of three important ancient Greek tragedians. Writing during the 5th century BC, Sophocles created some one hundred and twenty three plays during his lifetime, of which only seven have survived in their entirety. In this edition are included the three "Theban" plays, which are widely considered his most important works. This collection of...

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by Sophocles (Author), E. H. Plumptre (Translator)The second Theban play written by Sophocles, "Oedipus Rex", or "Oedipus the King", is the drama which chronologically begins the Oedipus cycle. After Laius, King of Thebes, learns from an oracle that he is doomed to perish by the hand of his own son, he binds the feet of his newborn child and orders his wife Jocasta to kill the infant. Unable to kill her own child, Jocasta entrusts a servant with the task instead, who takes the baby to a mount...

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by William Tex Pointer (Author)This book was written in the 1950s by our dad. The manuscript was found after he passed away. This is his story of what hate, ignorance, poverty, and racism can do to a nation. What if you could change the direction of your life? Would you have the strength to make sacrifices to get there? Bill Pointer had that strength. In these pages, you will see the price he paid for security and happiness. His life started out just like most people. There was mom, dad, frie...

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by William Shakespeare (Author)William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth, or Macbeth, is one of his shorter tragedies, and was probably written between 1599-1606. Shakespeare penned the play during the reign of James V1, who was a patron of the playwright's acting company. The play is set primarily in Scotland, and follows the character of Macbeth, a bold Scottish general, as he becomes power-hungry and demented with political ambition. Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witch...

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by Darina Al Joundi (Author), Helen Vassallo (Translator)Noun, the heroine of The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing, has left Lebanon to make a life for herself in Paris. Marseillaise My Way follows Noun's adventures as she flees her home country and arrives in France, a place she believes to be the most secular country in the world, only to find her freedom threatened there too by soul-destroying red tape and the reality of cultural segregation. After having survived civil war, drug addiction,...

Washington Square Plays: 1. The Clod, by Lewis Beach. 2. Eugenically Speaking, by Edward Goodman. 3. Overtones, by Alice Gerstenberg. 4. Helena - Paperback

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by Lewis Beach (Author), Edward 1888-1962 Goodman (Author), Alice Gerstenberg (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 is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur...

Twelfth Night: Shakespeare Retold - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author), James Anthony (Author)TWELFTH NIGHT: SHAKESPEARE RETOLDShakespeare's 400-year-old language can be tough to understand...but, with Shakespeare Retold, it's easy!Written line-by-line in the same iambic pentameter versification of the originals, it offers a contemporary interpretation of the Bard's lines in the same form and pacing.Quickly understand each character, each plot twist, each convoluted phrase, each befuddling reference. Never get stuck on Shakespeare...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), James Anthony (Author)MACBETH: SHAKESPEARE RETOLDShakespeare's 400-year-old language can be tough to understand...but, with Shakespeare Retold, it's easy!Written line-by-line in the same iambic pentameter versification of the originals, it offers a contemporary interpretation of the Bard's lines in the same form and pacing.Quickly understand each character, each plot twist, each convoluted phrase, each befuddling reference. Never get stuck on Shakespeare's lan...

The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I - Paperback

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by Gerhart Hauptmann (Author)This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable. Number of Pages: 438 Dimensions: 0.97 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 22, 2021