Plays

This is a story of a Viking warrior who thought there must be more to life than rape and pillage. Erick's doubts about his own lifestyle begin when he inadvertently falls in love with a rather pretty girl he has just killed. Not that he meant to kill her, you understand, but - this being the legendary Age of Ragnarok - killing people is rather in fashion, and mishaps are bound to occur. According to the Old Norse legend, this is the age when Fenrir the Wolf has swallowed the Sun, and the Great Winter has settled over the World. It is an Axe Age, a Sword Age, when brother will turn against brother, and men will fight each other until the World is finally destroyed...unless...unless someone can awaken the gods and bring the Sun back to shine upon the Earth once again. Comedy, spectacular adventure and pure fantasy combine to tell this story of a man's attempt to bring peace to a war-torn world.

THE BACCHAE was not only the last and greatest of Euripides' tragedies, it was very close to the last of the great Greek tragedies. The story of the play is in part about this cultural dissolution in Athens. It's also about the theatre itself, and how a sane society needs strong, intelligent theatre to survive. THE BACCHAE makes a perfect first entry in the new Applause series of classic dramas, because it argues so passionately and beautifully and convincingly for the need for such a theatre, in our era as much as in Euripides'. Herbert Golder in his new translation has turned an ancient play into a new one, one just as potent for an applicable to our troubled times as Euripides' own.

Hey you! Are you browsing bookstores again, feeling guilty because you'd rather be home watching The Jetsons? Well, say goodbye to guilt, and say goodbye to books! Yes, it's true, you can finally tell parents, teachers and other high-brow busybodies where to turn off! Long suppressed by university presidents and Librarians of Congress, this book systematically reveals all the secrets of life TV has taught us over the years!

Based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, this is the screenplay of the movie. Includes thoughts by both Tony Grisoni and Terry Gilliam. Transferred to the screen by Gilliam with a fidelity to the author's imagery ... here it is in all its splendiferous funhouse terror; the closest sensory approximation of an acid trip ever achieved by a mainstream movie. - The New York Times

This enduring biography of the popular writer begins with Ferber's last years in New York City, exploring the setting in which she did all of her great writing. Diaries, copious correspondence, and the cooperation of distinguished living friends have resulted in a rich portrait of a period and a literary circle not yet fully documented, and an insightful engaging analysis of a woman writer highly influential in the shaping of twentieth century America.

Feydeau was the greatest of a great age of French farceurs and the first to enter the modern repertory. Of the more than 40 plays Feydeau wrote, over a third were one-acts. In this volume, Shapiro has selected and translated eight of these one-act plays, among them Feydeau's first and last works. Includes: Ladies' Man Wooed and Viewed Romance in A Flat Fit to Be Tried, or, Stepbrothers in Crime Mixed Doubles The Boor Hug Caught with His Trance Down Tooth and Consequences, or, Hortense Said: No Skin Off My Ass!

This book features 67 articles from experts all over the world on the theme of coaching actors for performances in film, broadcast and e-media. Covers a wide variety of topics, from Breathing Principles & Pedagogy to Dialect/Accent Studies to Private Studio Practice.

This landmark publication is printed in clear, legible type. Each play has its own comprehensive introduction as well as extensive, expert annotations. Highlighted areas show where lines have been altered over time and also shows where verse has been changed to prose in the past (but not here!) The original compositions are marked and folio clues are highlighted.

A collection of five screenplays by this Academy Award-winning writer. Includes: All the President's Men Magic Harper Maverick The Great Waldo Pepper. Also features essays by Goldman: Getting Even or Creative Accounting, Sneak Previews, or Why Did She Have to Die?, Hype or Consequences: A Brief History of the Future, Shooting from the Hip: Don't You Know Anything About Screenwriting?, and Nothing for Me to Steal: The Secret Life of an Adaptation.

A collection of five screenplays by this Academy Award-winning writer. Includes: All the President's Men Magic Harper Maverick The Great Waldo Pepper. Also features essays by Goldman: Getting Even or Creative Accounting, Sneak Previews, or Why Did She Have to Die?, Hype or Consequences: A Brief History of the Future, Shooting from the Hip: Don't You Know Anything About Screenwriting?, and Nothing for Me to Steal: The Secret Life of an Adaptation.