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The Taming of the Shrew (The Pelican Shakespeare)The Taming of the Shrew (The Pelican Shakespeare)
Best Price: $2.15
This is not the book I ordered--If it was a book for personal reading I would have no problem,...
Collected Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett: All That Fall, Act Without Words, Krapp's Last Tape, Cascando, Eh Joe, Footfall, Rockaby and othersCollected Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett: All That Fall, Act Without Words, Krapp's Last Tape, Cascando, Eh Joe, Footfall, Rockaby and others
Best Price: $5.99
Collected Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett: All That Fall, Act Without Words, Krapp's Last Tape,...
DogeatersDogeaters
Best Price: $7.50
People condemned colonialism as being the exploitation of one country by another. The dominant...
The Children's HourThe Children's Hour
Best Price: $4.24
This vendor was very prompt with the delivery of my order. Also, the condition of the playbill...
For God and Country (Adventures in Odyssey)For God and Country (Adventures in Odyssey)
Best Price: $12.47
This Advdenture in Odyssey series is great. My daughter is 7 years old. She enjoyed listening...


Christopher Durang Volume I: 27 Short PlaysChristopher Durang Volume I: 27 Short Plays
Best Price: $7.91
Not being an avid reader or attender of stage plays, I had never heard of Christopher Durang...
Four Tragedies and Octavia (Penguin Classics)Four Tragedies and Octavia (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $6.72
And forget what you know about Seneca the Stoic. In his tragedies, the younger Seneca gives...
Weir and Other PlaysWeir and Other Plays
Best Price: $10.46
I haven't seen any of Conor McPherson's plays, but the five dramatic texts here--this a term...
The Golden Ass: The Transformations of LuciusThe Golden Ass: The Transformations of Lucius
Best Price: $8.01
This is easily my favorite Classic work of literature. Unlike many of the other classics, such...
Bat Boy: The MusicalBat Boy: The Musical
Best Price: $4.94
Great script for an exciting, fun play. Definitely worth performing. In 2007, I recorded a...


The Lion in Winter: A PlayThe Lion in Winter: A Play
Best Price: $4.84
Insecure siblings fighting for their parents’ attention; bickering spouses who...
Tennessee Williams: Plays 1957-1980 (Library of America)Tennessee Williams: Plays 1957-1980 (Library of America)
Best Price: $25.10
My review refers to the two Ten Williams volumes of the LoA. I love the LoA. The books give me...
Boy Gets Girl: A PlayBoy Gets Girl: A Play
Best Price: $8.04
Boy gets Girl, is a truthful glimpse into the the affect of stalking on a woman and those...
The Arabian Nights: A PlayThe Arabian Nights: A Play
Best Price: $8.21
I am a theatre teacher and have read several (read around 100) plays looking for a play that...
The Maids and Deathwatch: Two PlaysThe Maids and Deathwatch: Two Plays
Best Price: $7.91
That's 3 stars for "Deathwatch" and 7 stars for "The Maids", for an average...

Plays in One ActPlays in One Act
Best Price: $5.99
This book is handy if you're a playwright looking for good names to imitate. It's handy if...
The Air-Conditioned NightmareThe Air-Conditioned Nightmare
Best Price: $8.90
A friend of mine gave me this book and said "You ought to read this, it is very old, but...
Neil Simon Monologues: Speeches from the Works of America's Foremost PlaywrightNeil Simon Monologues: Speeches from the Works of America's Foremost Playwright
Best Price: $7.70
This is a book that should be on every shelf of every theatre rat that needs to do monologue...
Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics)Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Collins Classics)
Best Price: $20.91
a most wonderful and pleasant reading throughout...i borrowed the book from the library first...
Seven GuitarsSeven Guitars
Best Price: $4.50
this is a short play - i read it in about an hour. it's okay, nothing that great other than...

The Phantom ReturnsThe Phantom Returns
Best Price: $12.95
An enjoyable and touching sequel to the movie ... as an Erik/Christine fan... I found it...
Invitation to the Party: Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and CommunityInvitation to the Party: Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and Community
Best Price: $10.13
An excellent starting point for theatre artists interested in developing a more diverse audience...
Argumentation and DebateArgumentation and Debate
Best Price: $95.96
When I learned debate, it was the 1996 version of this book, but it has gotten better! This is...
The Importance of Being Earnest (Norton Critical Editions)The Importance of Being Earnest (Norton Critical Editions)
Best Price: $10.05
The text of this Norton Critical Edition of The Importance of Being Earnest is the established...
Collected Plays of Edward Albee: 1958-1965Collected Plays of Edward Albee: 1958-1965
Best Price: $15.30
Overlook's three-volume Collected Plays of Edward Albee finally brought together all of Albee's...

Life Is a Dream (Penguin Classics)Life Is a Dream (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.72
Pedro Calderon de la Barca is one of the great playwrights of the Renaissance, and his La Vida...
Anna In The TropicsAnna In The Tropics
Best Price: $5.85
Given that most plays should be seen and not read, this play is, for contemporary drama,...
Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker (Perennial Classics)Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker (Perennial Classics)
Best Price: $7.89
Thornton Wilder's reputation as a playwright rests upon three works: the 1938 drama OUR TOWN;...
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens : Peter and Wendy (Oxford World's Classics)Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens : Peter and Wendy (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $3.89
Hmm...., Peter and Wendy is obviously a five star book all the way, but what about Peter Pan in...
MacbethMacbeth
Best Price: $1.99
Lady Macbeth wants to kill her father for power, but she is overcome with fear so she makes her...

The Longman Anthology of Drama and Theater: A Global Perspective, Compact EditionThe Longman Anthology of Drama and Theater: A Global Perspective, Compact Edition
Best Price: $57.71
I'm very pleased with this anthology partly because of its international scope, but also because...
The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' AntigoneThe Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone
Best Price: $6.79
After teaching years of sophomore English, I have finally found a version of Antigone that even...
Happy DaysHappy Days
Best Price: $3.99
I have been a fan of Ruth White ever since I saw her in Lullaby and Let Them Hear You Whisper...
As You Like It (Bantam Classics)As You Like It (Bantam Classics)
Best Price: $0.98
Note: This is a review of the particular "Cambridge School Shakespeare" edition...
Fiddler on the Roof: Based on Sholom Aleichem's StoriesFiddler on the Roof: Based on Sholom Aleichem's Stories
Best Price: $5.50
This moving play presents Jewish life in Tsarist Russia circa 1905. It's the story of dairyman...

Faust: Part 1 (Penguin Classics)Faust: Part 1 (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $6.17
Interesting work. Why it took decades to finish...I dunno. The contemporary feel of the...
And Still I Rise: A Selection of Poems Read by the AuthorAnd Still I Rise: A Selection of Poems Read by the Author
Best Price: $6.29
Maya Angelou's poetry is so phenomenal. And the power of her voice reading her own words, is...
A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's WindowA Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Best Price: $6.50
A raisin in the sun is a greaat book, that is about a man named Walter that wanted the best for...
12 Plays: A Portable Anthology12 Plays: A Portable Anthology
Best Price: $21.26
A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's WindowA Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Best Price: $6.50
A raisin in the sun is a greaat book, that is about a man named Walter that wanted the best for...

12 Plays: A Portable Anthology12 Plays: A Portable Anthology
Best Price: $21.26
Kicking a Dead Horse (Vintage)Kicking a Dead Horse (Vintage)
Best Price: $6.67
I saw this play recently and i think it was not helped by a very declamatory actor in the lead. ...
The Birthday Party & The RoomThe Birthday Party & The Room
Best Price: $3.82
The Birthday Party is a very good play about a young man and his inevitable and perhaps...
The Misanthrope and Other Plays: A New Selection (Penguin Classics)The Misanthrope and Other Plays: A New Selection (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $3.30
The Misanthrope (1666) is a short play, one that can be read in a single sitting. Moliere's...
Henry V (Signet Classics)Henry V (Signet Classics)
Best Price: $1.85
Once you get past the strange layout (described in other sections), this is a great edition of...

Shakespeare for DummiesShakespeare for Dummies
Best Price: $3.75
I actually got an advance copy of this because Ray Lischner is an old friend of mine. I was...
The Heidi Chronicles: Uncommon Women and Others & Isn't It RomanticThe Heidi Chronicles: Uncommon Women and Others & Isn't It Romantic
Best Price: $4.99
Wendy Wasserstein is truly a master of contemporary theater. This collection, anchored of course...
The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook (A Career Development Book) (A Career Development Book) (A Career Development Book) (A Career Development ... Book) (A Career Development Book)The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook (A Career Development Book) (A Career Development Book) (A Career Development Book) (A Career Development ... Book) (A Career Development Book)
Best Price: $6.29
Speaking as another graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse who actually studied with Sandy (as...
Angels in America, Part Two: PerestroikaAngels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Best Price: $2.14
I read this playbook without having seen the play, which I usual don't do, but this one just...
The Importance of Being Earnest (Penguin Popular Classics)The Importance of Being Earnest (Penguin Popular Classics)
Best Price: $1.09

Frogs and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)Frogs and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $6.14
Comedy is notoriously difficult to translate--not only do some cultures have entirely different...
Middle Mania: Imaginative Theater Projects for Middle School Actors (Young Actors Series) (Young Actors Series)Middle Mania: Imaginative Theater Projects for Middle School Actors (Young Actors Series) (Young Actors Series)
Best Price: $14.99
Maureen Brady Johnson's books Middle Mania: Imaginative Theater Projects for Middle School...
Some Girl(s): A PlaySome Girl(s): A Play
Best Price: $7.37
such an entertaining read. Makes me want to suggest that our nearby Theatre Company do a review...
Black Theatre, USA: Plays by African Americans: The Recent Period, 1935-TodayBlack Theatre, USA: Plays by African Americans: The Recent Period, 1935-Today
Best Price: $8.63
This anthology contain a wealth of plays written by black playwrights. While looking for less...
Shakespeare the ThinkerShakespeare the Thinker
Best Price: $10.71
After reading this excellent book, my first thought was one of admiration for Shakespeare that...

A View from the Bridge (Penguin Plays)A View from the Bridge (Penguin Plays)
Best Price: $4.95
Arthur Miller never ceases to impress me. As one of the greatest American playwrights in...
The Oxford Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Oxford World's Classics: the Oxford Shakespeare)The Oxford Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Oxford World's Classics: the Oxford Shakespeare)
Best Price: $6.14
This edition of The Merchant of Venice, based on a fresh examination of the early editions,...
Nathan the Wise: By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Bedford Series in History & Culture)Nathan the Wise: By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
Best Price: $6.95
I first read this book (actually it is a play) in highschool and though I generally hated to be...
  
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