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Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello; Robert Brustein (Adapted by)
ISBN: 9780929587585
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Student edition with notes, of one of the most extraordinary plays of the twentieth century.
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen; Simon Stephens (Adapted by, Translator)
ISBN: 9781472526410
Publication Date: 2013-08-29
Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premiered in 1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by Ibsen, and immediately provoked controversy with its apparently feminist message and exposure of the hypocrisy of Victorian middle-class marriage. This compelling new version of Ibsen's masterpiece by playwright Simon Stephens premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, on 29 June 2012. It was updated with minor changes in 2013.
The Light in the Piazza by Craig Lucas; Adam Guettel
ISBN: 9781559362672
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
The book and lyrics of the hit Broadway musical based on Elizabeth Spencer's 1960 novella. The Light in the Piazza is a musical with a book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. It was premiered on Broadway in April 2005 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center, winning six Tony Awards including Best Original Score.
The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me by Larry Kramer; Tony Kushner (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781555846688
Publication Date: 2007-12-01
The Normal Heart, set during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, has been produced and taught all over the world. The Normal Heart was selected as one of the 100 Greatest Plays of the Twentieth Century by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. The Destiny of Me, its companion play, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, a double Obie winner, and the recipient of the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Play of the Year.
Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez; Edna Ochoa (Translator); Jorge Huerta (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781558854390
Publication Date: 2004-11-01
"This bilingual edition of Zoot Suit combines the original English-language version with the first-ever Spanish translation of the critically acclaimed play by Luis Valdez, a work that cracked open the depiction of Chicanos on the stage, challenging viewers to revisit a troubled moment in our nation's history.
The Thanksgiving Play / What Would Crazy Horse Do? by Larissa FastHorse
ISBN: 9781559369619
Publication Date: 2021-06-22
The Thanksgiving play: A group of well-intentioned white teaching artists scramble to create an ambitious "woke" Thanksgiving pageant. Despite their eager efforts to put on the most culturally sensitive show possible, it quickly becomes clear that even those with good intentions can be undone by their own blind spots.

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