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September 5, 2008
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New Releases
Smith and Kraus Publishers' New Releases
This lovely, lyrical work is set on the estate of Lyubov Andreeva Ranevskaya, an impoverished landowner who is unable to face the necessity of selling her estate in order to avoid bankruptcy.
Genre: Comedy, Men: 7, Women: 5, Extras: tramp, station-master, post office clerk, guests, a servant, Sets: 3, Acts: 4. Price:
$9.95
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 Love. It's a beautiful, magical thing. Unless you're a clown. Pippa is a big shoe-wearing, polka-dot loving clown looking for love. But how can you be sexy wearing a red nose?
A two-act play with intermission. Cast: 5 characters, 2 females, 3 males. Go To Book Page >
Price:
$9.95
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In a series of hilarious and provocative discussions covering all aspects of dramatic writing, Rebeck attempts to address what she considers both of a writer’s primary concerns — how to tell a story with truth and vision and how to maneuver as a dramatic writer in a dangerous world.
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$17.95
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The action of A Doll House takes place at Christmas, the time of the death of the old year and the birth of the new. Two couples in this play will experience this 'turning point' of the year in radically different ways.
Three-Act Play with intermission.9 characters: 5 females; 4 males Go To Book Page >
Price:
$9.95
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 Eleven-to fourteen-year olds love making theater. But they demand dramatic material that honestly captures who they are—newly emerging individuals, struggling with school, friends and parents, eager to explore and find a place in the great big world. Written by a nationally award-winning playwright of theater for family audiences. Go To Book Page >Price:
$11.95
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This book is for truly young actors — the five- to eight-year-old set. If you’ve got a natural performer in the house, this book provides some simple pieces for auditioning, horsing around, or performing in the living room.
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$11.95
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 Herein, you will find dramas, comedies, realism, non-realism — a cornucopia of contemporary American playwriting talent. The comedies include John Cariani’s Almost, Maine and Kenny Finkle’s Indoor/Outdoor, both of which enjoyed modestly successful Off-Broadway runs. Price:
$19.95
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Will the citizens of liberal democracies retain the right to determine their own laws and public policies or will they yield these rights to transnational entities in the quest for universal order and justice?
To learn more about Redefining Sovereignty, the author, Orrin Judd and see the contributors at the Heritage Event at http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev072006a.cfm. Go To Book Page > Price:
$29.95
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Larry Silverberg speaks directly to actors at all levels, from high school and college actors to up-and-coming professionals.
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$14.95
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In these pages, you will find terrific new monologues from contemporary plays, almost all of which have been, or soon will be, published. Some of the playwrights whose work has been included herein may be familiar to you, such as Theresa Rebeck, Don Nigro, Terrence McNally, and many more!
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$11.95
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The scenes in this book have been culled from the best plays I could find published or produced during the 2005–2006 theater season. Almost all are from published, readily available plays.
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$14.95
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In these pages, you will find sixty terrific monologues, all from recently published plays. Included on the Rights and Permissions pages is information as to who published each play, so if you like a piece in this book, the entire text will be easy to track down.
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$11.95
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This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to easily create a successful comedy group. By following the techniques in this book, actors will be able to do an end run around casting directors by casting themselves in their own group’s productions.
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$15.95
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In the 1993
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$35.00
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In the 1993
Price:
$21.95
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A unique twist on a classic Smith and Kraus theme, this user-friendly book contains unique and active monologues divided into clear categories. Organized by character type and including a detailed subject index in the back, it will be easy and fun to find the piece that suits you.Go To Book Page >
Price:
$11.95
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Ten-minute plays have become a popular format for many high school drama departments. Now, in this latest volume, the plays here are all teen written. Teens acting in plays written by their peers provides a unique and authentic voice for high school theater.
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$14.95
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Spring’s Awakening is the story of adolescence at the inception of puberty, when it is still mysterious and frightening—and wonderful—confusion and elation inexplicably intermingled in an inevitable paradox.
Genre: Drama, Men: 30, Women: 7, Extras: Numerous, Sets: 19, Costumes: Provincial German, 1890s. Price:
$9.95
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