Drama 7

Travesties" was born out of Stoppard's noting that in 1917 three of the twentieth century's most crucial revolutionaries -- James Joyce, the Dadaist founder Tristan Tzara, and Lenin -- were all living in Zurich. Also living in Zurich at this time was a British consula official called Henry Carr, a……続きを見る

You'll find plays, readings, and monologs for all likes and all ages in this anthology, but they all center around one theme: dramatizing the true meaning of Christmas. The one-act plays included contain both traditional and contemporary settings, drama and humor, new offerings and old favorites. ……続きを見る

A variety of stories from the pens of classical and contemporary writers, journalists and playwrights have been adapted for Readers Theatre performance in this new collection of scripts by a nationally-known authority on the subject. The success of Readers Theatre proves you don't need scenery or ……続きを見る

Most of the twenty-three one-act plays in this book are easily adapted to classroom or stage performance. Suggestive props and simple costuming will provide the mood and setting. The emphasis is on contemporary characters in contemporary situations. Parts for actors of all ages from teens to middl……続きを見る

Walter Arndt s translation of Faust reproduces the sense of the German original and Goethe s enormously varied metrics and rhyme schemes.続きを見る

The Century Cycle" is August Wilson's epic dramatization of the African-American experience and heritage in the 20th century. Wilson's extraordinary lifework has been called one of the most ambitious dramatic projects ever undertaken. "(New York Times)" It is presented here for the first time in i……続きを見る

The play is filled with a new take on language that is fun for all ages.続きを見る

This first major collection of contemporary Native American writing for the theatre features work by Native American writers throughout the United States, including Hawaii, and also Canada. The plays range from the groundbreaking BODY INDIAN--one of the first to treat Native Americans in a contemp……続きを見る

The greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world.--"Time続きを見る

Little gems, as observant as anything in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads."--Guardian続きを見る

The Greek playwright Euripedes was misunderstood in his own time, but the topics he chose to write about--women's role in society, war, religion, and the human condition--are still relevant today. Included here: "Alcestis", "Hippolytus", "Ion", "Electra", "Iphigenia at Aulis", "Iphigenia Among the……続きを見る

The fragmentary plays of Euripides are a body of texts still regularly increasing in number and extent. They are of very great interest in themselves, apart from the significant aid they give to the fuller appreciation of the surviving complete plays. This volume contains: Alexandros (together wit……続きを見る

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARYTHE WORLD'S LEADING CENTER FOR SHAKESPEARE STUDIES"This edition includes: "Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the page facing each sonnet and poemA brief introduction to each sonnet and poem, providing insight and contextIntroductions to reading Shakespeare's l……続きを見る

A major collection by the preeminent Asian-American playwright.続きを見る

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author of "Angels in America," turns his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures.続きを見る

A newly published translation by Kenneth McLeish, with an introduction by Stephen Mulrine.続きを見る

The first U.S. collection of an extraordinary new voice in Irish drama.続きを見る

Yes! Yet another brilliant young Irish playwright makes his debut.続きを見る

Exuberantly up-to-minute comedy" -The Guardian続きを見る

Drama. Latino American Studies. Luis Valdez is a leading figure in Hispanic theater with outstanding achievements from a variety of venues from flatbed truck and conventional stages to the silver and small screens. With his many successes Valdez has remained a rebel and an innovator, as well as th……続きを見る

The classic one-volume Shakespeare compendium, including all the plays and poems of the Bard, is now completely revised and updated. Comes in a full linen case with a ribbon marker. Illustrations throughout.続きを見る