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1) Uncle Vanya
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Uncle Vanya (1898) is a four-act play by Russian short story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1899, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Astrov. Reviews were lukewarm at first, but as the play continued to run, Uncle Vanya gained both popularity and critical prowess, and has since become one of the most influential dramas ever produced.
When retired...
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A short monologue.
Scene: the present day. It's nearly ten to midnight on Christmas Eve. A hospital radio studio at a medium-sized community hospital near Wigan. 68 year-old volunteer amateur broadcaster ROLAND GOOLE is finishing his program before the station frequency switches to BBC Radio 2 at midnight...
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"The Dead Stage — the period of time between completing the working draft of a stage play and placing it with an interested party." — Dan WeathererDan Weatherer, an author turned playwright, learned quickly that there are practices playwrights can implement to dramatically increase the appeal of their work.
Inside, you'll find advice that will enable you to better tailor your work to the needs of the theatre industry, without having to compromise...
5) The Promise
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It's the beginning of World War I and Herbert Samuel-the first practicing Jew ever to sit in a British Cabinet-dreams of using British power to back a return of the Jews to Palestine after 1800 years. However, his cousin, Edwin Montagu-also in the Cabinet-is implacably opposed to the idea, a conflict complicated by Montagu's passion for the beautiful aristocrat, Venetia Stanley, a confidante of the Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith.
Politics, religion...
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Ever wonder what it's like to be a real working actor? Wonder no more! Michael Kostroff is here to reveal, in hilarious detail, just what it's like to travel with the road companies of The Producers and Les Miserables. His firsthand account of the exciting, funny, and sometimes bizarre highlights of his journey includes working at a temp job when his agent calls to say, "You got the part!"; singing on a revolving stage while lugging a dead body; seeing...
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This drama is intended primarily as a music drama and, more specifically, as an operetta, as it contains passages of very quick dialogue that are written to be spoken, not sung. I would compose music underscore for these in an operetta version. The dramas could also be staged a "straight" spoken play, with some specific musical episodes. Given the convergence that has taken place in media it is imperative that a writer takes a flexible attitude to...
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In My Mothers Front Porch, four siblings celebrate their mother's life while struggling to deal with her declining years. Staying Connected offers an older persons frustrated yelp against technology mayhem. In 8th Grade Reunion, childhood friends discover who they are 35 years later. Brooklyn Rx follows a musical romance in a beloved neighborhood. In Sister Spirit, a chaplain nun makes a difference on Ricers Island. Homeland Security parodies a real...
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Breaking the Silence of Bullying is a play for educators and community leaders written to ignite a discussion about bullying. Each of its three acts illustrates examples of bullying endured by Cheryl, a middle school student struggling with the loss of her mother at home and the cruelty of one particular boy, Wallace, at school. Wallaces sidekick is Vernon, who serves as a cheerleader for Wallaces intimidating behaviors. Finally, the play gives us...
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I thank God for the power and knowledge that he have given me to write these plays through His grace and honor it allows me to get the opportunity to minister "The Word of God" to non-believers as well as believers. I truly believe that thru my plays a message is sent, but most of all received. My prayer is that someone's life is change or delivered through watching or performing in these plays. To share with others how powerful God is and that it...
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Something is rotten in the state of the interrogation room'. While it seems that the usual murder has occurred it soon becomes evident that things are far more twisted than they first appear. While events in the interrogation room seem to be getting worse and worse, back at home, the tale is slowly unfolding to reveal what really happened.
Was it murder, or was it just an accident?
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This Volume assembles the three winning plays of The Bread & Roses Playwriting Award 2019 (which all premiered at the theatre between 2019 and 2022), making them available in printed format to an even wider audience for the very first time.
• “Hungerland” by Rachel O'Regan
Nicole is preparing the perfect Christmas dinner for her perfect boyfriend in her perfect house. Nothing could ruin her evening - except the arrival of her estranged sister...
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Cheering and laughing throughout the audiences. You go! The audiences are screaming, cheering with the stomping of the feet throughout the auditorium. And the dancers of dance on fire are on stage, break dancing. Within seconds the boy dancers slide in front of the girls with their dance moves, pin down. As the audiences are jumping up and down screaming, " Go! " while some are screaming, dance on fire." At that moment, Kellisha steps in front of...
14) Going Global
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With the globalization of business, American snack maker Boltz Foods is expanding into world markets and a nave American businessman whos never traveled abroad is selected to lead the way. Pursued by a Japanese competitor bent on sabotage, this comic adventure weaves in and out of different time- zones through a Japanese resort, Russian sauna, French restaurant, German barbershop, Westminster Abbey, Spanish bullring and the Tower of Babel. Going Global...
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A MOMENT ON THE CLOCK OF THE WORLD is an invitation to consider how we make the world, together. It collects the voices of people who respond to this invitation with their living lives and prolific work: artists, social justice practitioners, cultural critics and public intellectuals - Cornel West, Taylor Mac, Alisa Solomon, Robin D.G. Kelley and Laura Flanders among them - whose own inquiries intersected with that of the award-winning Foundry Theatre...
16) Pieces
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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,...
17) Two Halfs
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John Andrew Murray is a writer, architect and travelogue publisher. He was born and lived in west Belfast through the 60s, 70s and 80s at the height of the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland.John is from a working class family. He joined a local running club and completed 4 full marathons before he was 16 years old. He worked for an architect's office when he left school at 16 then moved to England at the age of 20 where he continued working and studying...
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Comical, offbeat, poignant, and fresh, The Best Plays of 2014 presents six of the most original plays of the year in a single volume – selected by renowned editor Lawrence Harbison.
• The Country House, a comedy about a deeply dramatic family, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies.
• Dinner with the Boys, an offbeat, dark comedy by Dan Lauria about some old-time wise guys who want to have a good Italian meal and a few laughs...
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Imagine a shy young man working for The Mob with a boss who is less than honorable and he is unfortunate enough to be in the next room when his boss is eliminated. Sharp enough to know that he must go on the lam, drop out of sight and live an invisible life. Well, our creative young man, with heart pounding, follows his instincts and follows his true dream to perform torch songs on stage in the heart of New Orleans. His new identity is Tina Lake....
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