Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Kentucky

The Last Yankee & Broken Glass

Richard Nelson

'The barbarians are sweeping over us and all we do is kiss their ass.' An Englishman and his family live far-flung across the vast American continent. Brought together by tragedy, they find comfort in attacking their adopted country, ridiculing its crude ways and lack of standards. Humour and irony as well as the sense of loss and longing permeate this story of exiles unable to address a world that is passing by.

New England

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David Hare

In conflict with government, torn with internal dissension on matters of doctrine and practice, the Church of England finds itself enjoying unwelcome publicity. David Hare's play, which details the struggle of four clergymen to make sense of their mission in South London, opened to universal acclaim.

Racing Demon

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#hardcover #brain-damage #theatre #Shakespeare #mental-illness 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Minnesota

"After waking up in the hospital, Jaye returns to school to discover a mysteriously familiar boy in her class and the trappings of Shakespeare's plays all around her"--

Dreamers Often Lie

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The Film

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Famous American Plays Of The 1940s and 1950s

Scholastic, Inc. Staff

New York

Art, music, drama/theater

The History of Actors, Singers, Costumes, Audiences, and Scenery

The World of Theater

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Michael Blakemore

Simon Callow

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

(Applause Books). Noted director Michael Blakemore is renowned for such Broadway successes as Joe Egg , Noises Off and City of Angels . In the introduction, Simon Callow says of Blakemore's book, "There have been remarkable novels of the theatre, but no other book has so truly depicted the creative anarchic excitement of acting. Next Season is the finest fictional celebration of the passionate craft of the actor ... about the demands and rewards of acting, what it takes from you, what it gives you back. Acting as work, work as possion!" "An outstanding theatre novel ... extremely readable and informative." The London Times

Next Season

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Library Edition - This is one of the books that I have read for the RNL. This volume comes with some personal thoughts on this text. 

Illinois

The Peach Blossom Fan

Arthur Knight

Storage wear on jacket, subtle at the edges. Light spine indentation on jacket from binding. Pages in incredible shape. Crisp, clean, devoid of dog ears. Previous owner took very good care. Please see photos for reference.

Ohio

An Anthology

New Theatre and Film, 1934 to 1937 

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#history #music #theatre #race #biography #worldwar2

California

The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way

"For readers of Hidden Figures and Something Wonderful, Footnotes is the story of New York in the roaring twenties and the first Broadway show with an all-Black cast and creative team to achieve success-and its impact on our popular culture. Amidst a culture actively whitewashing, controlling, or trying to prevent their stories from being told, these artists changed the course of American entertainment. This groundbreaking group of performers and the creators (including composer Eubie Blake and lyricist Noble Sissle) sowed the seeds of the Harlem jazz scene and paved the way for people of color on stage and screen, ultimately leading to productions such as West Side Story, Black Panther, and of course, Hamilton"--

Footnotes

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Jarka M. Burian

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Missouri

Reflector and Conscience of a Nation

The story of Czech theatre in the twentieth century involves generations of mesmerizing players and memorable productions. Beyond these artistic considerations, however, lies a larger story: a theatre that has resonated with the intense concerns of its audiences acquires a significance and a force beyond anything created by striking individual talents or random stage hits. Amid the variety of performances during the past hundred years, that basic and provocative reality has been repeatedly demonstrated, as Jarka Burian reveals in his extraordinary history of the dramatic world of Czech theatre. Following a brief historical background, Burian provides a chronological series of perspectives and observations on the evolving nature of Czech theatre productions during this century in relation to their similarly evolving social and political contexts. Once Czechoslovak independence was achieved in 1918, a repeated interplay of theatre with political realities became the norm, sometimes stifling the creative urge but often producing even greater artistry. When playwright Vaclev Havel became president in 1990, this was but the latest and most celebrated example of the vital engagement between stage and society that has been a repeated condition of Czech theatre for the past two hundred years. Underlying all questions of the Czech theatre's relevance to its audience is the historically and culturally shaped relationship between the two. In Jarka Burian's skillfull hands, it also becomes an extremely important touchstone for understanding the history of modern theatre within western culture.

Modern Czech Theatre

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Texas

Marquis Theatre 

Playbill - Thoroughly Modern Millie

William Shakespeare

A. R. Braunmuller

Stephen Orgel

I have other Shakespeare available on my shelf 

Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and his theater, bibliography, key to famous lines and phrases, and explanatory notes.

Richard III

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Caryl Churchill

Writing in pen on the first page (blank) and writing in pencil on the outside margin of page 49. Please see pictures.

Two Plays

Two captivating new plays from one of Britain's greatest living playwrights.

Here We Go/Escaped Alone

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Camryn Garrett

New Jersey

Simone, seventeen, HIV-positive and in love for the first time, decides that facing potential bullies head-on may be better than protecting her secret.

Full Disclosure

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Robert Bolt

Unmarked copy, slight wear on the binding, one or two pages have small dog ear folds. Otherwise very good condition. 

Maryland

The classic dramatization of Sir Thomas More's historic conflict with Henry VIII--a compelling portrait of a courageous man who died for his convictions.

Sir Thomas More--the brilliant nobleman, lawyer, humanist, author of such works as Utopia--was a long-time friend and favorite of Henry VIII, ascending to the position of Lord Chancellor in 1529. Yet he was also a staunch Catholic, and when Henry broke with the Church in 1531 after the Pope had refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, More resigned the Chancellorship. In 1534, Parliament passed a bill requiring all subjects to take an oath acknowledging the supremacy of England's king over all foreign sovereigns--including the Pope. More refused, was imprisoned, and finally was executed in 1535.

An enduring modern classic, A Man for All Seasons "challenges the mind, and, in the end, touches the heart" (New York Times).

A Man for All Seasons

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Sophocles

Francis Storr

Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus (Translated by Francis Storr with Introductions by Richard C. Jebb)

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 dramas includes "Antigone" the story of its title character, a strong heroine whose complete commitment to familial duty brings her to challenge the will of her king; "Oedipus the King," the legend of Oedipus who is exiled as an infant by his royal father because of a prophesy of patricide and incest; and "Oedipus at Colonus," a drama which finds Oedipus at the end of his life caught between the warring kings of Athens and Thebes who each desire that Oedipus's final resting place be in their respective lands. These tragedies are some of the finest examples from classical antiquity and their influence on the development of modern drama cannot be overstated. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, follows the translations of Francis Storr, and includes introductions by R. C. Jebb.

*LAST CHANCE The Three Theban Plays

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#paperback #french #theatre #theater #diderot This is in French. 

Oregon

Denis Diderot (1713-1784), ne a Langres, est un ecrivain, philosophe et encyclopediste francais. Diderot fut un des grands animateurs intellectuels du XVIIIe siecle par sa curiosite, sa vaste culture, sa connaissance des langues, son esprit critique et sa force de travail. L'annee 1743 marque egalement le debut de la carriere litteraire de Diderot, par le biais de la traduction. Il traduit The Grecian History de Temple Stanyan. En 1745 parait sa traduction, largement augmentee de ses reflexions personnelles, d' An Inquiry Concerning Virtue or Merit de Shaftesbury, sous le titre Essai sur le Merite et la Vertu, premier manifeste du glissement de Diderot de la foi chretienne vers le deisme, bientot confirme par la publication de sa premiere oeuvre originale, les Pensees Philosophiques en 1746. De 1746 a 1748, il collabore avec Marc-Antoine Eidous et Francois-Vincent Toussaint a la traduction du Medicinal Dictionnary de Robert James.

Paradoxe Sur le Comedien

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Alaska

Lydia tires of Charles' philandering, Thomas discovers his true parentage, and each member of the Brett family learns the others' secrets

The Bretts

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Julianna Deering

Answering a plea for help from an old flame, Drew and his fiance, Madeline, discover murder and more behind the scenes of a theater production.

When a celebrated ACTOR IS FOUND MURDERED IN HIS DRESSING ROOM, all signs point to Drew's old flame. But behind the curtains nothing is what it seems and this quickly becomes his MOST puzzling case YET. Just as Drew Farthering thinks his life has calmed down some, Fleur Landis, a former girlfriend, reappears, in dire need of his help. She's married now, no longer an actress--but the lead actor in her former troupe's production of The Mikado has been murdered, and Fleur is the police's number one suspect. Drew would rather focus on his fiancée, Madeline Parker, and their upcoming wedding, but he can't leave Fleur and her family in the lurch--even if she did break his heart once. As Drew, Nick, and Madeline begin investigating, they discover more going on behind the scenes of the theater troupe than could ever have been imagined. It seems nearly everyone had a motive, and alibis are few and far between. Both the murder case and the presence of the beautiful, exotic Fleur put a heavy strain on Drew and Madeline's relationship. Will their still-young romance survive the pressure? "Deering gives us an enchanting mystery set around an England country estate in the 1930s... Rules of Murder is a wonderful, inspirational novel for those of you who love a good murder mystery."--Fresh Fiction

Murder at the Mikado

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Ted Sennett

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

North Carolina

The Musicals of Broadway

Broadway. The very word is magical, conjuring up lush melodies, exhilarating dances, and star-making performances. From the first American musical theater production in the late nineteenth century to the newest Broadway show, Song and Dance: The Musicals of Broadway offers a compelling look at the influences that have shaped musical theater. Each theatrical period is covered in illuminating detail, and representative musicals and performers from every era are brought to life with a lively, knowledgeable discussion of the creation, trials, and successes of each show. -- Filled with posters, playbills, and photographs of the people who brought each musical to life -- Each show has a special box that lists the creators, cast members, and performance run of the original production -- The author's wit, insight, and deep love of musical theater make this volume a must-have for every Broadway fan

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