Defining Form & Other Plays - Softcover

Mccarty, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595431690 ISBN 13: 9780595431694

Verlag: iUniverse, 2007

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the LADIES QUINTETA quintet of short solo works for mature women,includes:THE GARDEN CLUBThe last surviving member of the Never-BlueGarden Club conducts the group's annualmeeting.THE STAR POLISHERAn elderly woman polishes Joanne Woodward'sstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, reminiscingabout the films that shaped her life and Nation.NOELClearing out her deceased sister's attic, a womandiscovers Ghosts of Christmas Past.AN AMERICAN SKETCHA painter dazzles her granddaughter with herpaintbrush and wit teaching the compenents of awell-lived life.A REAL POSSIBLEA widow, braces herself for the arrival of herProm date.STRAIGHT LACED: A CantataAn exploration of reparative therapy in anattempt to heal a young man of his homosexuality.BESSIE! The Life of Bessie SmithCelebrating the life of the "World's GreatestBlues Singer", Bessie Smith, who took noprisoners as she graced stages across the countryforever changing the face of music as we know it.THE FITTING ROOMA peek inside a ladies dressing room in avoyeuristic perspective on the search formeaning, truth and the perfect pair of jeans.DEFINING FORMSiblings struggle over the care of their agingmother, in the early stages of Alzheimer's.

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the LADIES QUINTET
A quintet of short solo works for mature women, includes:
THE GARDEN CLUB
The last surviving member of the Never-Blue Garden Club conducts the group's annual meeting.
THE STAR POLISHER
An elderly woman polishes Joanne Woodward's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, reminiscing about the films that shaped her life and Nation.
NOEL
Clearing out her deceased sister's attic, a woman discovers Ghosts of Christmas Past.
AN AMERICAN SKETCH
A painter dazzles her granddaughter with her paintbrush and wit teaching the compenents of a well-lived life.
A REAL POSSIBLE
A widow, braces herself for the arrival of her Prom date.

STRAIGHT LACED: A Cantata
An exploration of reparative therapy in an attempt to heal a young man of his homosexuality.

BESSIE! The Life of Bessie Smith
Celebrating the life of the "World's Greatest Blues Singer", Bessie Smith, who took no prisoners as she graced stages across the country forever changing the face of music as we know it.

THE FITTING ROOM
A peek inside a ladies dressing room in a voyeuristic perspective on the search for meaning, truth and the perfect pair of jeans.

DEFINING FORM
Siblings struggle over the care of their aging mother, in the early stages of Alzheimer's.

Biografía del autor

Kathryn G. McCarty, a Southern ILnative, is Founder/Artistic Director ofGalatean Players Ensemble. Her plays havebeen produced throughout the SanFrancisco area, Los Angeles and Chicago.Her theatrical resume includes work inEurope, NYC and the Bay Area where shenow resides.More Info:http://www.kgmccarty.homestead.com/

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0595431690
• ISBN 13: 9780595431694
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 230
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