The Best Plays of 2014 (Applause Books) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1480396656 ISBN 13: 9781480396654

Verlag: Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 2015

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Reseña del editor:

Comical offbeat poignant and fresh EThe Best Plays of 2014E presents six of the most original plays of the year in a single volume a selected by renowned editor Lawrence Harbison.THTHU EThe Country HouseE a comedy about a deeply dramatic family by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies.THTHU EDinner with the BoysE 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 a and tie up some loose ends before dessert.THTHU EMala HierbaE by Tanya Saracho inspired by Latin American culture which pits human yearnings against the power of culturally predetermined obligations.THTHU Based on real events EOur Lady of KibehoE by Katori Hall was hailed as the most important new play of the year! by Terry Teachout of EThe Wall Street JournalE.THTHU EWhen January Feels Like SummerE by Cori Thomas presents five lives colliding as a feeling of change hums in the air during one strangely warm winter in Central Harlem.THTHU EYear of the RoosterE (ENew York TimesE Critics' Pick) by Eric Dufault a fiercely comic play about cockfighting connections and clawing your way to the top.

Biografía del autor:

For over thirty years, LAWRENCE HARBISON (Brooklyn, NY) was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time his work on behalf of playwrights resulted in the publication of hundreds of plays, by playwrights such as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, Jerry Sterner, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller, and Ken Ludwig among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as Smoke on the Mountain, A ...My Name Is Alice, Little Shop of Horrors, and Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down. He is the author of Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35 and Best Contemporary Monologues for Women 18-35, and 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens. His column, "On the Aisle with Larry," is a regular feature at www.smithandkraus.com. He is a member of the Outer Critics Circle as well as the Drama Desk and was a member of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons.

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• Verlag: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1480396656
• ISBN 13: 9781480396654
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 408
• Herausgeber: Harbison Lawrence