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Daughter & Son
ISBN: 9780881454789 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection includes two related one-act plays: DAUGHTER and SON. In DAUGHTER, a mother tries to reckon with injuries suffered by her daughter while serving in the U.S. military in Iraq. In SON, on the occasion of his sister's wedding, a man struggles with haunting flashbacks to the war and the bomb he dropped on a wedding party. "DAUGHTER is not only the best play of the five, but it's also the most accomplished. Medley writes about an African American mother dealing with the suicide of her daughter after she returns home from Iraq having her face blown off. DAUGHTER is a deep,...
This collection includes two related one-act plays: DAUGHTER and SON. In DAUGHTER, a mother tries to reckon with injuries suffered by her daughter whi...
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71,96 zł |
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Natives
ISBN: 9780881454659 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A sophisticated, contemporary comedy about a single woman in her fifties who plans a romantic retreat to France, but is thwarted when her three grown daughters boomerang home unexpectedly, with their partners and agendas in tow. "Neipris gives us real characters in this gently funny play, consistently amusing without being stuffed with one-liners." -Tucson Weekly "In the play's often hilarious dialogue, tinged with the harsh bite of reality, one daughter reminds us, 'Home is that place where, when you go there, they have to take you in.' In today's society of overachievers, everybody is...
A sophisticated, contemporary comedy about a single woman in her fifties who plans a romantic retreat to France, but is thwarted when her three grown ...
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71,96 zł |
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The Last Barbecue
ISBN: 9780881453522 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An audacious and dark comedy about a ten-year reunion of a son's high school graduation that coincides with the one-year anniversary of the next-door neighbor's death. About the playwright: "Perhaps the city's closest equivalent to a young David] Mamet." -Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune "One of the most prolific, intelligent, and innovative playwrights to write in Chicago in years, maybe decades." -Jack Helbig, PerformInk "The bard of midwestern angst." -Lucia Mauro, Chicago Magazine "Make no mistake. This is an author worth watching, and listening to." -Michael Phillips, The Chicago...
An audacious and dark comedy about a ten-year reunion of a son's high school graduation that coincides with the one-year anniversary of the next-door ...
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71,96 zł |
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Noon Day Sun
ISBN: 9780881453225 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Wendy, whose secret birth name is Zena, is a negro-identified woman who is passing for white. Suddenly, on a white hot day in August, she crosses paths with her black husband from the past. "Wendy and Brian Sims, self-described 'night school loners from Fort Wayne, ' on a roll at the big Detroit auto trade show of 1957, have just been crowned 'Autorama Couple of the Year.' With Brian's career in orbit as his company's leading salesman of automotive accessories and plate glass, and lovely, Southern-belle Wendy basking in the glow of her burgeoning pregnancy, these two 'comers' are destined to...
Wendy, whose secret birth name is Zena, is a negro-identified woman who is passing for white. Suddenly, on a white hot day in August, she crosses path...
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71,96 zł |
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Wheatley
ISBN: 9780881452792 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The real life, storybook adventures of Phillis Wheatley; a revolutionary American slave girl, whose poetic genius lifted her from New England parlor trick into the great salons of Europe and beyond. Follow her travels with the Countess Selena, Ben Franklin, and the Admiralty from Boston to London and back, where she will find love in the arms of Samson Osee Power Frock - free man of color. "WOW ... a comic-book exclamation may be the only word left in the wake of the grand torrent of language, movement and sublime imagination on display in this world premiere ... What a sense of awe and...
The real life, storybook adventures of Phillis Wheatley; a revolutionary American slave girl, whose poetic genius lifted her from New England parlor t...
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71,96 zł |
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This Is How It Goes: A Play
ISBN: 9780571211555 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Belinda and Cody Phipps appear a typical Midwestern couple: teenage sweethearts, children, luxurious home. Typical except that Cody is black--"rich, black, and different," in the words of Belinda, who finds herself attracted to a former (white) classmate. As the battle for her affections is waged, Belinda and Cody frankly doubt the foundation of their initial attraction, opening the door wide to a swath of bigotry and betrayal. Staged on continually shifting moral ground that challenges our received notions about gender, ethnicity, and even love itself, This Is How It Goes... Belinda and Cody Phipps appear a typical Midwestern couple: teenage sweethearts, children, luxurious home. Typical except that Cody is black... |
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60,59 zł |
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The Ladys Trial: By John Ford
ISBN: 9780719078958 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. John Ford is best known as the author of the controversial 'Tis Pity She's a Whore', but his other plays are also full of interest. The Lady's Trial, his last play, encapsulates the final development of his own unique theatrical aesthetic whilst looking back to the drama of his youth, most notably Othello, whose story is here rewritten.
In Ford's version, the supposedly wronged husband, the victorious general Auria, does not simply take the word of his friend, the well-intentioned but overly suspicious Aurelio, that his wife, Spinella, is unfaithful: instead he does what Othello... John Ford is best known as the author of the controversial 'Tis Pity She's a Whore', but his other plays are also full of interest. The Lady's Trial, ...
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415,17 zł |
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Champion
ISBN: 9781460925997 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Champion is a one-act play about Anthony Campione Jr. who was the first-born grandchild on both sides of Italian-American families. Loved and cherished by his entire family, especially his parents Anthony Sr. and Carol, no one ever questioned his darker skin but it was often 'logically' explained away. In his early thirties, after years of personal struggle and living as a "dark-Italian," Anthony unearths the truth about where he comes from and takes a drive to complete his journey of self-discovery. Champion is a compelling true story about courage, the persistence to find truth and...
Champion is a one-act play about Anthony Campione Jr. who was the first-born grandchild on both sides of Italian-American families. Loved and cherishe...
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34,35 zł |
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For the Love of Darla
ISBN: 9781439257784 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For the Love of Darla is a ghost story, romance, and an adult coming-of-age drama that takes place in Denver, Colorado.
For the Love of Darla is a ghost story, romance, and an adult coming-of-age drama that takes place in Denver, Colorado.
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55,19 zł |
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The Book of Grace
ISBN: 9781559364058 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. -The Book of Grace offers further evidence that Suzan-Lori Parks thinks big even when she thinks small... The family portrait she paints here is nothing less than a map of a nation that is divided within itself and poised to fall... This play is infused with an exciting emotional ambiguity that transforms its characters into people of splendidly confused humanity.- -Ben Brantley, New York Times
-Suzan-Lori Parks has laid out the conflicts among these characters with such economy and clarity that they run like a taut steel cord throughout the play; it's as lean and direct a... -The Book of Grace offers further evidence that Suzan-Lori Parks thinks big even when she thinks small... The family portrait she paints here i...
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60,39 zł |
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Reimagining a Raisin in the Sun: Four New Plays
ISBN: 9780810128132 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Winner, 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner, 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
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171,61 zł |
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The Gospel According to James and Other Plays
ISBN: 9780821420058 / Angielski / Miękka / 375 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This first-ever collection of five award-winning plays by Charles Smith, one of the nation's leading African American playwrights, is a journey down the complex road of race and history.
This first-ever collection of five award-winning plays by Charles Smith, one of the nation's leading African American playwrights, is a journey down t...
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120,06 zł |
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Planet Janus
ISBN: 9781453808542 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the 5th book by Ricardo, who passed away at age 20 after a tragic fall at college. Ricardo 'dictates' to his father through a process referred as channeling. Planet Janus is a fictional story although it portraits personalities familiar to us and alludes to our own Mother Earth. In this book Ricardo is concerned with the fate of our planet and its inhabitants. He takes us on a "tour" through the ages of America's history, from slavery to modern times, bringing to life characters that changed the fabric of our society defying the odds of racism and inequality amongst its citizens....
This is the 5th book by Ricardo, who passed away at age 20 after a tragic fall at college. Ricardo 'dictates' to his father through a process referred...
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63,53 zł |
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Booger Bottoms: A Tree Squirrels Story
ISBN: 9781469930701 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Booger Bottoms is a lighthearted storyline of children being disobedient to parents as portrayed by a family of tree squirrels, (Bushy, Willie, Wahoo, and their mother). An adorable story of humor, drama, fear, and excitement for all ages. Its message is to teach children at an early age to obey their parents.
Booger Bottoms is a lighthearted storyline of children being disobedient to parents as portrayed by a family of tree squirrels, (Bushy, Willie, Wahoo,...
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55,15 zł |
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The Sho Nuff Blues
ISBN: 9780692809983 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An All-American girl carries the weight of the world on her shoulders while dancing to the beat of her heart. The star of The Sho Nuff Blues, Jazzmine, demonstrates to the world that being black in America is more of an art than a perfect science. Jazz is the masking of emotions. Hip Hop is the avoidance of emotions. The bold confrontation of emotions...well that is The Sho Nuff Blues.
An All-American girl carries the weight of the world on her shoulders while dancing to the beat of her heart. The star of The Sho Nuff Blues, Jazzmine...
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63,57 zł |
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Wings Over the Virgin Islands
ISBN: 9780692787472 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Wings Over the Virgin Islands" is the third and final installment in the Caribbean series by Aisha Banks. It's a brilliant blend of gritty inner city and tranquil island life styles that forces its characters to wrestle with personal integrity and lasting values. Challenging, not at all predictable, heart-warming to the very last word. Aisha's novels reflect her love for and many years living in the Virgin Islands. While residing in St. Thomas, she served as camera operator and producer of the CBS morning television program, "AM Virgin Islands." She also... "Wings Over the Virgin Islands" is the third and final installment in the Caribbean series by Aisha Banks. It's a brilliant blend ... |
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76,26 zł |
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Two Women, Same Place, Same Man
ISBN: 9781456377373 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Sharif Wallace, a successful, well-educated entrepreneur, is a hopeless romantic focused on the success of his own business. He is often found in business conferences that occupy his time from meeting women outside of work. Then one day it happened Sharif meets Jessica, an independent, assertive Air Force Captain whose no-none sense attitude makes it difficult for Sharif to make his move. Jessica slowly lowers her walls down and allows for Sharif to penetrate her heart after a little persuasion. But, with this new vulnerability Jessica finds it difficult to trust Sharif with her whole heart....
Sharif Wallace, a successful, well-educated entrepreneur, is a hopeless romantic focused on the success of his own business. He is often found in busi...
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46,89 zł |
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Lucky Lyle Ortiz
ISBN: 9781469944463 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. All of us find ourselves compromised by circumstances beyond our control. Young Lyle Ortiz finds himself and his sisters in a situation well beyond the resources of a fourteen year old, much less a teen without a support system that he can access with the reasonable expectation of an acceptable outcome. He must create a way to live with the loss of his grandfather. He must rely upon his own wits and intellect in a world that has been less than generous to him and his sisters. He tries to make it all work on his own, without adult supervision, only to find that he does indeed have a guardian...
All of us find ourselves compromised by circumstances beyond our control. Young Lyle Ortiz finds himself and his sisters in a situation well beyond th...
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63,36 zł |
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Second Notice
ISBN: 9781466428409 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Susan Savino and her family are driving to Church, when she persuades her husband to stop at the store to respond to a Second Notice she received. What she walks into changes the lives of her family forever.
Susan Savino and her family are driving to Church, when she persuades her husband to stop at the store to respond to a Second Notice she received. Wha...
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67,53 zł |
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Don't Start Me to Talking...: The Selected Plays
ISBN: 9781559364195 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. -Nearly five decades of on-the-job training have equipped O'Neal with the skills and charm of a master storyteller.---The Drama Review -A dramatic tale spinner with a canny sense of humor and a winning, engaging stage presence. . . . O'Neal's shows mix folksiness, a sophisticated sense of theatricality and astute observation that are a pleasure to watch.---The Philadelphia Inquirer Artist and activist John O'Neal is best known for his Junebug Jabbo Jones cycle of plays, a remarkable collection of tales and anecdotes drawn from African American oral... -Nearly five decades of on-the-job training have equipped O'Neal with the skills and charm of a master storyteller.---The Drama Review |
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100,08 zł |
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