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"A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the transformative power of drag--perfect for fans of RuPaul's Drag Race and Pumpkin. Peter Thompkins needs a public image overhaul. After a tense confrontation with one of the few other queer kids in his small-town high school, rumors about him are becoming more elaborate by the day. Meanwhile, his best friend Alan (aka teen drag queen Aggie Culture) is...
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"From New York Times bestselling author and house treasure Francine Prose comes this ingenious, darkly humorous novel that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated with an off-off-off-off Broadway children's theater production"--
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Meet Charles Paris: a washed-up actor with a taste for wine, women . . . and solving crimes! A binge-worthy cozy mystery series from the original king of British cozy crime, internationally best-selling, award-winning author Simon Brett, OBE. For fans of Richard Osman - but with added bite!
"Like a little malice in your mysteries? Some cynicism in your cosies? Simon Brett is happy to oblige" THE NEW YORK TIMES
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4) Unscripted
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2020.
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When seventeen-year-old Zelda is chosen for an elite team at a prestigious improvisation camp, it is a big step toward achieving her dreams, but first she must survive her teammates' sexism and coach's cruelty.
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Professor Theo Ryan lives a quiet life teaching drama at Cavendish University in North Carolina, but everything gets turned upside down when he meets Ford Rexford—America's best-known playwright. Ford is the most talented and the most impossible man Theo has ever met. And Ford's genius, his reckless romanticism, and his fearless love of life profoundly influence the reticent scholar.
When Ford discovers that Theo has written a play, a madcap
...6) Uncle Vanya
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Uncle Vanya (1898) is a four-act play by Russian short story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1899, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Astrov. Reviews were lukewarm at first, but as the play continued to run, Uncle Vanya gained both popularity and critical prowess, and has since become one of the most influential dramas ever produced.
When retired...
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Lives of the Circus Animals is a brilliant new comedy about New York theater people: actors, writers, personal assistants, and a drama critic for the New York Times. They are male, female, straight, gay, in love with their work or in love with each other, and one of them, British star Henry Lewse, "the Hamlet of his generation," is famous.
Award-winning novelist Christopher Bram gives us ten days and nights in this small-town world in the heart of...
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Three Sisters (1900) is a drama in four acts by Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Aleksandr Ignatyevich Vershinin, a philosophizing artillery officer in love with middle Prozorov sister Masha. Reviews were mixed at first, but as the play continued to run, Three Sisters became a popular success,...
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This second collection of Heart of the City comics by award-winning author Steenz includes an entire school year's worth of friendship, drama, comedy, and middle school life lessons. You'll want to book a front-row seat!
Heart Lamarr wants to follow in her father's footsteps as an actor, but she hasn't seen him in years-until he shows up on Christmas Eve with a surprise gift. It's an especially timely reappearance after Heart's dreams of stardom...
10) The Seagull
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The Seagull is Anton Chekhov's brilliant four-act play that is considered a monumental work of drama, and one of the most sublime literary examinations of the complexities of love and friendship. First performed over a century ago, this play remains one of the most widely staged productions throughout the world.
The four protagonists in The Seagull are all artists; Trigorin is a well-established writer, Arkadina is a renowned yet aging actress, her...
12) Pygmalion
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One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion is based on ancient Greek mythology. Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era British playwrights.
Shaw's updated and revised version of this ancient Greek legend was first presented in England in 1914. Poking fun of the antiquated British class system, it introduces Henry Higgins, a professor...
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Extrait: "Franchissons la sombre allée de cette maison de la rue de l'Échiquier. Gravissons les quatre étages de cet étroit escalier aux marches de pierre rongées par un perpétuel piétinement. Ouvrons cette porte sur laquelle est fixé un grand écusson portant cette inscription gravée dans son cuivre: AGENCE DRAMATIQUE — F ondée en 1803, par Anatole de Sainte-Agathe. GONTRAN FLORIVAL, SUCCESSEUR. Paris — Province — Étranger."
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A lighthearted novella for everybody who's ever had a sibling who drives them crazy. . . .
When the Hunter brothers get roped into a small-town production of Romeo and Juliet, their longtime differences could tank the performance, break a heart, ruin their already-rocky relationship--and maybe even get somebody killed. En garde!
Perfect for readers who love theater (especially community theater) and Shakespeare.
15) L'Avare
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Une édition de référence de L'Avare de Molière, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« La Flèche
Je suis votre valet, et tu ne connais pas encore le seigneur Harpagon. Le seigneur Harpagon est de tous les humains l'humain le moins humain, le mortel de tous les mortels le plus dur et le plus serré. Il n'est point de service qui pousse sa reconnaissance jusqu'à lui faire ouvrir les mains. De la louange, de l'estime,...
16) Le Misanthrope
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Le Misanthrope est un chef-d'œuvre de la comédie classique française écrit par Molière en 1666. Il met en scène Alceste, un homme qui critique la société hypocrite et les faux-semblants des gens autour de lui, tout en luttant contre ses propres contradictions. Le livre est rempli d'une ironie acérée, de situations comiques, de personnages hauts en couleur, et de dialogues incisifs. Il explore les thèmes de l'amour, de l'amitié, de l'hypocrisie,...
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"The Three Doctors" is a musical play in two acts by English writer Thomas Love Peacock, first published in 1903. A musical farce, it aims at entertaining the audience through a highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable situation. This play concerns doctors and their contemporary role in English society, presented in a satirical and highly amusing musical form. Imbued with Peacock's cutting wit and famous social commentary, it is highly...
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Includes: freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play; full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play; scene-by-scene plot summaries; a key to famous lines and phrases; an introduction to reading Shakespeare's language; an essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play; and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books.
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Décryptez Le roi se meurt d'Eugène Ionesco avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr !
Que faut-il retenir du Roi se meurt, la pièce tragique relatant la mort dramatique d'un roi à l'agonie ? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.
Vous trouverez notamment dans cette fiche :
• Un résumé complet
• Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que le roi Bérenger Ier, la reine...
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Backstagers volume 6
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Aziz and Sasha take it upon themselves to dig deeper into the mystery of the backstage world, while the rest of the Backstagers get closer to the cast members of the latest show.
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