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"This fun romp covers it all-car chases, shootings, eccentric-uncles-turned-amateur-playwrights and end-of-the-world computer viruses."-Publishers Weekly
Charley Fairfax-heiress, theatrical producer, newlywed-is intent on living happily ever after with her tall, dark, and sarcastic husband Jack. The only mysteries before her are which play to choose for next season and how to decorate her dining room.
But when Jack is hired to investigate mysterious...
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A Comedy Murder Mystery Play in 2 Acts. Nothing much ever happens in the small town of Meridosa near Dead Man's Holler, nothing until now. A notorious outlaw Sergio Van Cleef is being kept in the jail for the night until Marshall Tucker can transport him to the train station to catch the 3:10 to Yuma. Mrs. Peacock, president of the Ladies Ethics Guild is none too happy about the arrangement, nor is she happy that the new Saloon "entertainer", Sadie...
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Dracula stalks the stage in this two-act thriller freely adapted from the Bram Stoker novel. Perfect for any company or community looking for a Halloween play requiring a large ensemble cast. (8 Male, 6 female, and 2 children - casting can be flexible) This version of the classic vampre tale focuses on Mina Murray, a suffragette and proto-feminist fighting social mores and facing an encroaching force for evil.Suspenseful, smart, and surprising.Includes...
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Comedy Murder mystery play. Return to the Golden age of the 1940s and the famous night club Chez Mort which was the scene of an unusual crime. As newspapers of the day reported: "Ingenue 'Sweet Sue' Blutowsky was mysteriously and fatally cut short during her debut singing performance. Inspector Constantine was quick on the scene to investigate the strange circumstances surrounding the shocking events. In attendance that night was the infamous hoodlum...
5) Pieces
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The first collection of plays by Merlin Goldman. It includes Killing Rainbows (Alma Tavern Theatre, Bordeaux Quay and the White Bear Pub, 2016-17), Our Kid (2016), Tick-Tock and TANK (Alma Tavern Theatre, 2017), A Game of Two Halves (Theatre Royal Bath, 2019), Hit Points (2019), Chainsaw (The King's Arms Theatre, 2020) and Loud Mouth (2016-20). Merlin Goldman (www.magnetical.com) writes about duality, disability, and injustice. He has written plays,...
6) Dead Air
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Radio station WEZ-Y established a winning format in the 1950s and has stuck with it ever since. Ever since the '60s, the '70s, the '80s, etc. Nothing has changed. Not the music nor the annual "Live Broadcast" hosted by Guy Godfry; 'Your voice in the night.' This particular Anniversary show proves to be a wee bit different. First of all, rumor has it the station is about to be purchased by a large media conglomerate. Secondly, Guy seems to be having...
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Hamilton, the hip-hop rap musical, has revolutionized theater. It's the story of an immigrant, "young, scrappy, and hungry," who kicked off the Revolutionary War and built the central government of today. Within this book appears the musical's backstory with many deeper insights. How do the Schuyler Sisters' signature colors reveal their personalities? Which stage equipment best amplifies the themes? What of the words like "Satisfied" and "My Shot,"...
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The high school or college English class offers a long list of technical terms: Symbolism, Irony, Metafiction, Allegory, Metaphor… With such a barrage, it can be tough to sort them all out. Yet here's the list, from Absurdity to Zeugma, all defined through the clever wordplay of Hamilton. In fact, musicals use all the rhythm and rhyme patterns of history's top poets, and the literary skill of crafting characters and straddling genre. Further, the...
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In the summer of 1864, an entrepreneur built an observation tower just outside the walls of the federal prison at Elmira, New York. He charged 15 cents for citizens to climb the tower and observe the Confederate prisoners below. Ginger cakes and drinks were sold. The venture paid for itself in a matter of weeks. Then winter came.
Shortly afterward another observation tower was constructed by another business interest, and competition being what...
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Culled from Tony Barr's 40 years' experience as a performer, director and acting teacher in Hollywood, this highly praised handbook provides readers with the practical knowledge they need when performing in front of the camera.
This updated edition includes plenty of new exercises for honing on-camera skills; additional chapters on imagination and movement; and fresh material on character development, monologues, visual focus, playing comedy and...
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In this story, Iztaccíhuatl, the daughter of an Aztec emperor, falls in love with a commoner named Popocatépetl. The emperor agrees that she may only marry him if he becomes an Eagle Knight in battle, but a cunning warrior wants Iztaccíhuatl for himself. Act out this story of the ancient Aztecs to find out who will prevail! This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language...
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In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, swaggering, carefree carnival barker Billy Bigelow captivates and marries naive millworker Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant, and – desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family – he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent "up there."...
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The Lost City of Atlantis - Tell Me A Tale ( Kids Edition )
The first book in the series, Tell Me a Tale, is the first book of an adventure that will last for 13 episodes. Theatrical scripts, unlike normal prose texts, develop only with dialogues. For this reason, our books are colorful and illustrated to attract children's attention. At the end of the books, there is a section under the heading of thought-provoking questions for children. The purpose...
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The story you are about to read is a creative narrative depiction of the thesis provided. The story of Cormac and Supercrip could be considered a character study in many of the terms and concepts from the field of Disabilities Studies. The protagonist in this story has a disability, however, there is no emphasis on the type of disability. Intentionally, that detail is left out to allow anyone with a disability to play the role of Cormac. The name...
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Two guys. One girl. A big confusing mess. I never thought I'd have two guys fighting over me. I mean, I'm totally not that girl. At least, I didn't think I was…Turns out, it's a lot more confusing than I would have thought. I ended up deciding I couldn't be with either one of them.At least for now. I need space to clear my head. Because my heart doesn't know who it wants. I'm confused, and I don't want to hurt either of these guys I care so much...
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She broke his heart. Will he ever forgive her? My school came out with a scary new policy, and now I might have to leave the academy.It's the only school my family's ever known, and we're not sure what to do.It feels like my life is falling apart. On top of that, I've messed everything up with Preston, and now I'm sure he'll never forgive me. I'm worried I've lost his friendship forever. But after what I've done, I probably deserve it. The worst part...
17) Harmony
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Will Destiny finally choose between Isaac and Preston? In the long-awaited final installment of The Destiny Trilogy, Destiny Clark has anything but harmony in her life. Destiny is dating Isaac Robinson but is not completely sure she's made the right decision. Preston Nelson re-enters her life and fights to win her back. Destiny struggles to resist the undeniable chemistry between them and is left feeling more confused than ever. When Destiny's school...
18) Destiny
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Destiny has crushed on Isaac for years, but when he finally notices her, she realizes she's gotten in way over her head. High school sophomore Destiny Clark cares about three things: avoiding bullies, staying out of trouble, and getting into Primus, her school's elite choir.Actually, there's a fourth. Isaac Robinson. Not that she's willing to admit it. He's the top singer in Primus and so gorgeous it hurts. It doesn't matter anyway. He's in a relationship,...
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When the truth is uncovered, the bullies come out to play. I've kept my forbidden boyfriend a secret.But he hates hiding.So I agree to step into the light as a couple. Bad idea. Our secret romance turns into a disaster rivaling scenes from Romeo and Juliet. Bullies emerge from all sides, and we're in serious trouble.I've worked my tail off to be bolder, but standing up for myself comes with a price. Our whirlwind romance spirals out of control.And...
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What are the stakes of cultural production in a time of war? How is artistic expression prone to manipulation by the state and international humanitarian organizations? In the charged political terrain of post-genocide Rwanda, post-civil war Uganda, and recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laura Edmondson explores performance through the lens of empire.
Instead of celebrating theatre productions as expression of cultural agency and...
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