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Value Of Names & Other Plays
Jeffrey Sweet
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Description for Value Of Names & Other Plays
Paperback. A collection of plays which demonstrate the playwright eye for the drama of human relationships. It includes "Porch", "American Enterprise", "Stay Till Morning", and, "The Action Against Sol Schumann". It also offers introduction from the playwright as well as performance notes for each script. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Spanning a quarter of a century, this collection of plays demonstrates playwright Sweet's eye for the drama of human relationships. This title details Sweet's works with sensitivity and irony to confront both personal politics and the impact of historical change. These ten works, taken together, present a playwright who extends the struggles of his small circles of characters to his audience and humanity in general.The title work, first mounted in 1982, is a comedy-drama about the aftermath of the blacklist whose continued relevance makes it a frequently produced play today. The family drama 'Porch' suggests larger social changes through the ... Read more
Spanning a quarter of a century, this collection of plays demonstrates playwright Sweet's eye for the drama of human relationships. This title details Sweet's works with sensitivity and irony to confront both personal politics and the impact of historical change. These ten works, taken together, present a playwright who extends the struggles of his small circles of characters to his audience and humanity in general.The title work, first mounted in 1982, is a comedy-drama about the aftermath of the blacklist whose continued relevance makes it a frequently produced play today. The family drama 'Porch' suggests larger social changes through the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
Number of Pages
578
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810123953
SKU
V9780810123953
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Ref
99-3
About Jeffrey Sweet
In addition to his many plays, Jeffrey Sweet is the author of The Dramatist's Toolkit, Solving Your Script, and The Second City oral history Something Wonderful Right Away. He is a playwright-in-residence at the Victory Gardens Theater and past winner of the Joseph Jefferson Award, the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award, the Outer Circle Critics Award, and ... Read more
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