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In 10-Minute Plays for Kids, young thespians will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights – such as Sharyn Rothstein, Alex Broun, Jenny Lyn Bader, Claudia I. Haas, and Mark Harvey Levine, and by others less well known but equally terrific such as Sharai Bohannon, Suzanne Bailie, and Shirley King. The characters and situations portrayed are perfect for the kid actor. Some of the plays explore relatable tales of friendship and...
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Este volumen reúne cinco obras dramáticas tempranas de Matei Visniec, escritas en rumano antes de que se exiliara a Francia en 1987. Las tres primeras tienen como eje central una espera que alude, más o menos discretamente, a la Rumanía autoritaria en que fueron escritas, pero también indagan en lo mejor y lo peor del ser humano y en las paradojas que lo envuelven. En 'Se contrata payaso viejo', tres viejos amigos que han leído un mismo anuncio...
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The first collection of plays by Merlin Goldman. It includes Killing Rainbows (Alma Tavern Theatre, Bordeaux Quay and the White Bear Pub, 2016-17), Our Kid (2016), Tick-Tock and TANK (Alma Tavern Theatre, 2017), A Game of Two Halves (Theatre Royal Bath, 2019), Hit Points (2019), Chainsaw (The King's Arms Theatre, 2020) and Loud Mouth (2016-20). Merlin Goldman (www.magnetical.com) writes about duality, disability, and injustice. He has written plays,...
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¿Por qué dos amigas no pueden tirar, por qué no tirar con los maridos o las mujeres de los amigos, por qué no desear a quien no nos desea, por qué no amar y dejarse amar sin condiciones, por qué no enamorar sin estar enamorado, por qué no dormir sin tirar, por qué no tirar sin dormir, por qué no tener una pareja no romántica o no sexual, por qué no amar a más de una persona? Ya lo hacemos, ahora dejémoslo ser.
Gabriela Wiener escribe...
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A suburban woman with a love for community theater attempts to play matchmaker in this play.
Lorraine is a saint of the suburbs. On top of trying to save her dying mother, miserable husband and estranged daughter, she's starring as Bloody Mary in the Jewish Community Center production of South Pacific. When her mother's home aide, Serbian immigrant Ljuba, asks for help finding a husband, Lorraine takes on her most challenging role to date, matchmaker.
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Diana's letter" explores tranquility, weaving a serene tapestry up to certain ideas. It delves into history, an ever-flowing river without a fixed point in time but with a known destination, anchored by vivid depictions of an alternate realm revolving around Princess Diana. Although the concept at play may evoke reminiscences of Philip K. Dick's opus, "The Man in the High Castle", the 'letter' does not venture into such magnitude. It adheres to a...
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This collection of 11 plays, from North America, the U.K., and South Africa-many published here for the first time-delves into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theatre of the South Asian diaspora. These original and provocative works explore the experience of diaspora by drawing on cultural references as diverse as classical Indian texts, adaptations of Shakespeare and Homer, current events, and world music, film, and dance. Neilesh Bose provides historical...
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Nous sommes en 2038. Le nombre des naissances de garçons est en chute libre depuis une vingtaine d'années, sans raison apparente. L'homme rejoint les espèces en voie de dispari-tion. Les politiques tentent d'apporter des solutions sur le court terme, et les chercheurs des explications plausibles auxquelles se raccrocher. Face à l'urgence de la situation et au vi-sage changeant de la société, les hommes et les femmes n'ont pas d'autre choix que...
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Dans l'atelier parisien de Madame Suzanne, cantatrice sur le déclin et professeure de chant de renom, les jeunes chanteurs lyriques se réunissent pour une séance de travail collective : cours de chant et de technique vocale, o ils s'écoutent mutuellement. La soprano Clémence, le ténor Victor et le baryton Franck n'y chanteront finalement que brièvement, se faisant interrompre par des envies de confessions intimes et des visites et performances...
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In brilliant rhymed couplets, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur renders two of seventeenth-century French playwright Moliere's comic masterpieces into English, capturing not only the form and spirit of the language but also its substance.
The Misanthrope is a searching comic study of falsity, shallowness, and self-righteousness through the character of Alceste, a man whose conscience and and sincerity are too rigorous for his time. In...
11) Consultations
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Le docteur Marie-Clotilde Ciboulot est une femme âgée d'une cinquantaine d'années qui exerce la médecine traditionnelle. Elle forme un duo inattendu avec un jeune interne passionné par la médecine moderne. Ensemble, ils se retrouvent face à toute une galerie de patients aux histoires variées. C'est un duel de pratiques médicales. Qui sortira victorieux de cette joute ?
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Elsa Krim, neurologue dans le sud-ouest de...
12) Un malentendu
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Harris et Aldo, les deux personnages de cette pièce, se rendent à la fête de la Nativité après avoir reçu une invitation de Mad, un individu mystérieux. Leur rencontre déclenche un dialogue existentiel portant sur des sujets profonds tels que le sens de la vie et de l'histoire, le tout dans un décor de plus en plus désertique. La pièce explore les défis de l'existence humaine avec une touche d'absurdité, et l'on se demande si c'est un...
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Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Oedipus the King is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg.
Praised by Aristotle as the pinnacle of Greek drama, Oedipus the King is the ancient world's most shocking and memorable tragedy; the story of Thebes's resilient hero and his royal family brought to...
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The story you are about to read is a creative narrative depiction of the thesis provided. The story of Cormac and Supercrip could be considered a character study in many of the terms and concepts from the field of Disabilities Studies. The protagonist in this story has a disability, however, there is no emphasis on the type of disability. Intentionally, that detail is left out to allow anyone with a disability to play the role of Cormac. The name...
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"[Julius] Green turned detective himself and scoured archives around the world to uncover a number of unpublished, unknown works . . . This book is a treat." -Independent (UK)
From the producer of numerous Agatha Christie stage plays comes the first book to examine the world's bestselling mystery writer's career and work as a playwright, published to commemorate her 125th birthday.
Agatha Christie has long been revered around the world for her mysteries...
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Venture into the intricate realm of diseases in this reference guide designed for aspiring fiction writers and health enthusiasts alike. "Ian Talks Diseases for Fiction Writers A-Z" by Ian Eress delves into the fascinating, and often terrifying, world of diseases, equipping the novice with the knowledge to skillfully integrate these medical realities into their narratives.In this book, you will learn:An A-Z overview of crucial disease topics, from...