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Nourish the Beast
by Steve TesichComedy / 7m, 2f / Interior / Baba Goya is a loudmouth mother who goes through husbands and orphans like the Turkish coffee she makes in a dirty old soup pan. In Queens she presides over a household comprised of a childish orphan who happens to be a cop, an elderly gentleman who explodes every time somebody calls him grandpa, a dying husband and an errant daughter who cries all night. The husband, Baba's fifth, is already submitting an ad for her sixth. The cop catches a Japanese stealing cameras and chains him to a radiator, the daughter guiltily confesses she voted for Nixon and runs off, and the husband, who may not die after all, insists they must wait out Watergate for a Democratic.
Novel and Society in Elizabethan England (Routledge Revivals)
by null David MargoliesThe Elizabethans witnessed not only a great flowering of drama, but also a flourishing of fiction and the development of a literary entertainment business. Printing made possible a wide distribution of cheap books that found an audience in all sections of society. The large, new literary market enabled the presentation of different social viewpoints and encouraged an alternative to ‘official’ ideology. First published in 1985, Novel and Society in Elizabethan England presents a whole range of English fiction of the period against its social background. It considers the major authors of prose fiction—John Lyly, Philip Sidney, Thomas Nashe, Robert Greene, and Thomas Deloney—and examines how they organised their works for audiences with a specific social perspective.In taking a functional view of literature, treating the novels not as static literary artefacts but in terms of their social role, Margolies redefines the idea of literary value. He offers a new, coherent view of the major figures of the Elizabethan novel, which should challenge the thinking of students of the novel and the age of Shakespeare.
The Novel Stage: Narrative Form from the Restoration to Jane Austen (Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture 1650-1850)
by Marcie FrankMarcie Frank’s study traces the migration of tragicomedy, the comedy of manners, and melodrama from the stage to the novel, offering a dramatic new approach to the history of the English novel that examines how the collaboration of genres contributed to the novel’s narrative form and to the modern organization of literature. Drawing on media theory and focusing on the less-examined narrative contributions of such authors as Aphra Behn, Frances Burney, and Elizabeth Inchbald, alongside those of Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, and Jane Austen, The Novel Stage tells the story of the novel as it was shaped by the stage. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
November
by David MametDavid Mamet's new Oval Office satire depicts one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief. It's November in a Presidential election year, and incumbent Charles Smith's chances for reelection are looking grim. Approval ratings are down, his money's running out, and nuclear war might be imminent. Though his staff has thrown in the towel and his wife has begun to prepare for her post-White House life, Chuck isn't ready to give up just yet. Amidst the biggest fight of his political career, the President has to find time to pardon a couple of turkeys -- saving them from the slaughter before Thanksgiving -- and this simple PR event inspires Smith to risk it all in attempt to win back public support. With Mamet's characteristic no-holds-barred style, November is a scathingly hilarious take on the state of America today and the lengths to which people will go to win.From the Trade Paperback edition.
November (Nigro)
by Don NigroComedy / 3m, 6f / Unit Set / In the autumn of 1980, Aunt Liz is trapped in a nursing home in the hilly agricultural country of east Ohio while her niece Becky and Becky's revolting husband try to steal and destroy her farm. Her life is further complicated by a harried but sympathetic young nurse, her nomadic nephew, a bewildered friend, and her sisters cranky Molly and Dorothy, a deaf mute piano player. Memories of her beautiful and long dead Jessie also intrude, as well as her outrageous fellow inmate, Mr. Kafka, who tries to teach her about muskrat traps and immortality. This funny and moving play was first produced with great success at Capital Rep in Albany; it has particularly rich roles for a mature cast. November is part of the author's cycle of Pendragon Plays; fans will recognize some of the characters from other plays in the series.
Now F**k Off!: The Little Guide to Succession
by Orange Hippo!In January 2024, Succession won four Golden Globes - including Best Drama - from a record 13 nominations, cementing the truth in stone: no other show since The Sopranos has come close to its influence, impact and intelligence. Fuelled by the uncertainty of the global pandemic and the ugly political aftermath of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections, Succession's premise is simple but devastating: rip a despicable yet powerful family apart using jaw-droppingly innovative and original one-liners, led by a wealth of top TV talent.The Little Guide to Succession is an essential and hilarious read for fans of the Roy family and the rest of the business class ensemble's infamous and now-iconic wicked wit and quickfire quips. All the best quotes here, ready to be deployed at your command from this compact celebration of Succession."You can't make a Tomlette without breaking some Gregs."Tom, to Greg (emailed to Greg 67 times in one evening), season two, episode nine, "DC"."You're a clumsy interloper, no one trusts you and the only guy pulling for you is dead. Now you're just married to the ex-boss's daughter and she doesn't even like you. You are fairly, squarely fucked."Karl, to Tom, when he "respectfully" threw his hat into the ring for interim CEO, season four, episode four, "Honeymoon States"."You look like a dildo dipped in beard trimmings."Roman, to designer-stubbled Stewy, season two, episode two, "Vaulter".3,021The number of times the word "fuck" is said throughout the show's four seasons. That's an average of 76 "fucks" per episode, or one every 1.2 minutes.
Now F**k Off!: The Little Guide to Succession
by Orange Hippo!In January 2024, Succession won four Golden Globes - including Best Drama - from a record 13 nominations, cementing the truth in stone: no other show since The Sopranos has come close to its influence, impact and intelligence. Fuelled by the uncertainty of the global pandemic and the ugly political aftermath of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections, Succession's premise is simple but devastating: rip a despicable yet powerful family apart using jaw-droppingly innovative and original one-liners, led by a wealth of top TV talent.The Little Guide to Succession is an essential and hilarious read for fans of the Roy family and the rest of the business class ensemble's infamous and now-iconic wicked wit and quickfire quips. All the best quotes here, ready to be deployed at your command from this compact celebration of Succession."You can't make a Tomlette without breaking some Gregs."Tom, to Greg (emailed to Greg 67 times in one evening), season two, episode nine, "DC"."You're a clumsy interloper, no one trusts you and the only guy pulling for you is dead. Now you're just married to the ex-boss's daughter and she doesn't even like you. You are fairly, squarely fucked."Karl, to Tom, when he "respectfully" threw his hat into the ring for interim CEO, season four, episode four, "Honeymoon States"."You look like a dildo dipped in beard trimmings."Roman, to designer-stubbled Stewy, season two, episode two, "Vaulter".3,021The number of times the word "fuck" is said throughout the show's four seasons. That's an average of 76 "fucks" per episode, or one every 1.2 minutes.
Now More Than Ever: An Edition
by Aldous HuxleyOver the course of his career, British writer Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) shifted away from elitist social satires and an atheistic outlook toward greater concern for the masses and the use of religious terms and imagery. This change in Huxley's thinking underlies the previously unpublished play Now More Than Ever. Written in 1932-1933 just after Brave New World, Now More Than Ever is a response to the social, economic, and political upheavals of its time. Huxley's protagonist is an idealistic financier whose grandiose schemes for controlling the means of production drive him to swindling and finally to suicide. His fate allows Huxley to expose the evils he perceives in free-market capitalism while pleading the case for national economic planning and the rationalization of Britain's industrial base. This volume contains the full text of Now More Than Ever, which was believed to be lost until 1976, when a copy was found at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin. A "thinker's play" that has never been produced on stage, it is the last previously unpublished piece of Huxley's major writings and immensely important to understanding his development as a writer. The editors of this volume have annotated the play for contemporary readers. Their introduction sets the play in the context of Huxley's intellectual life.
Now the Cats With Jeweled Claws & Other One-Act Plays
by Tennessee Williams Thomas Keith"The peak of my virtuosity was in the one-act plays--like firecrackers in a rope." --Tennessee Williams This new collection of fantastic, lesser-known one-acts contains some of Williams's most potent, comical and disturbing short plays?Upper East Side ladies dine out during the apocalypse in Now the Cats With Jeweled Claws, while the poet Hart Crane is confronted by his mother at the bottom of the ocean in Steps Must Be Gentle. Five previously unpublished plays include A Recluse and His Guest, and The Strange Play, in which we witness a woman's entire life lived within a twenty-four-hour span. This volume is edited, with an introduction and notes, by the editor, acting teacher, and theater scholar Thomas Keith.
Now You See Her
by Jacquelyn MitchardFor Hope Shay the entire world is a stage. Really.Acting has been her dream for as long as she can remember. She will do anything, anything, to get a leading role. Okay, maybe faking her own abduction was extreme. But a true actress suffers for her art. And Hope is a born actress if ever there was one.
Now You See Her
by Jacquelyn MitchardFor Hope Shay the entire world is a stage. Really. Acting has been her dream for as long as she can remember. She will do anything, anything, to get a leading role. Okay, maybe faking her own abduction was extreme. But a true actress suffers for her art. And Hope is a born actress if ever there was one.
Null im Verhalten: Die Zeugnisse von drei Jahren Juventus-Spiele.
by Marco Edoardo SanfeliciDie Zeugnisse von drei Jahren Juventus-Spiele. Null im Verhalten Das Buch sammelt die besten Zeugnisse von Marco Edoardo Sanfelici. Die Urteile, die nach jedem Juventus-Spiel Fotos von der Leistung des Juventus-Teams machen, sind Urteile ohne Berufung. Aus dem brillanten und leidenschaftlichen Geist eines Fan-Kommentators sind hier die urkomischen Bewertungen, die das Verhalten Ihrer größten Idole auf dem Platz besser als jedes VAR-Bild bezeugen.
Nunsense
by Dan GogginMusical / 5f / Unit set Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off Broadway Musical in its original New York production, this hilarious international hit was revived in New York with a male cast Nunsense A Men!. The show is a fund raiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia (Child of God). Up dated with new jokes, additional lyrics, two new arrangements and a brand new song, this zany musical has been videotaped for television starring Rue McClanahan as the Mother Superior. "A hail of fun and frolic! Wacky and outrageous with a hysterical anything goes sense of fun!" N.Y. Times. "You don't have to be Catholic to love Nunsense!" Entertainment Tonight. "Inspired madness! Go see it!" Jewish Post and Opinion. "Guaranteed to lift your spirits...Very, very funny." National Catholic News.
Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version
by Dan GogginMusical . Characters: 1 male, 9 female, chorus, and extras . Unit Set . "Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version" is here! All the fun of the original "Nunsense" has been super-sized! If you're looking for a Large Cast Musical Comedy this award-winning show is the perfect choice. "Mega-Nunsense" starring the original five nuns features five new (male and female)characters including the never- before-seen infamous convent cook, Sister Julia, Child of God. In addition there is a large chorus of men, women and children. A new song ("One Last Hope") and two expanded dance numbers have been added as well as an optional guest spot for a local celebrity. "Nunsense", the winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Musical was called "A hail of fun and frolic" by the New York Times. And now it's bigger and better than ever! It would be a sin to pass up the opportunity to present it!
Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii
by Allan StrattonFarce comedy / 3m, 4f / One set / When Vivien Bliss, writer of Harlequin Romance novels, comes to spend a romantic weekend with respectably married school teacher Edgar Chisholm, she starts a train of events which involves all the classic elements of farce confused identities, disguise, long lost relatives, ambushes, chases and glorious mayhem. How Vivien gets her new novel finished in the face of, behind the back of, in spite of and with the help of an advice columnist, a nosy reporter, a doctor in panty hose, an orphan with a cake and Helga the evil Russian physicist, is the story of this hilarious play.
The Nutcracker: The Original Holiday Classic
by E. T. HoffmanOn Christmas Eve, seven-year-old Marie and her eight-year-old brother Fritz anxiously await their Christmas gifts. When their godfather—a clock builder and toymaker—arrives, he unveils an ornate clockwork castle adorned with whirling figurines for the children. While Fritz plays with the clock, Marie is taken aside and given another gift—a nutcracker. After Fritz grabs the nutcracker from Marie and breaks its jaw by cracking too many nuts, their playtime ends and they head off to bed. When the clock strikes twelve, magic makes its way into this enduring tale and an epic battle ensues. This timeless classic, featuring all-new full-color and black-and-white illustrations by artist Arkady Roytman and abridged text by Gina Gold, is the perfect story to get anyone in the holiday spirit!
The Nutcracker
by Karen KainMisha and Marie are thrilled that Christmas is coming. It’s a frosty night, the neighbors are all invited, and Peter the stable boy is sweeping the barn in preparation for the dancing to come. But there’s a disappointment in store. Instead of the beautiful doll she’d hoped for, the only thing strange old Uncle Nikolai has for Marie is a wooden nutcracker. Marie thinks it’s a wonderful gift. Little does she know that it will lead her and her brother on the adventure of a lifetime.When Misha and Marie finally go to bed on Christmas Eve, they sleep fitfully and are beset by nightmares. In one particularly bad dream, they join forces — unusual for the squabbling children — and conquer an army that might harm the nutcracker. Their reward is splendid: they are swept to the realm of the Snow Queen for a night of wonders.James Kudelka, the Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada, is one of North America’s foremost dance artists. His vision of The Nutcracker is elegantly told by Karen Kain and beautifully rendered by artist Rajka Kupesic, herself a ballet dancer.
Nutrition for Dancers: Basics, Performance Enhancement, Practical Tips
by Liane Simmel Eva-Maria KraftDancers are top performance athletes on stage – to keep fit andhealthy proper nutrition is an integral part of an optimal dancetraining. Nutrition for Dancers provides the principles of nutritionfor dancers of all genres. Authors Liane Simmel and Eva-Maria Kraft clarify widespread nutritional mistakes and giveadvice on how a healthy diet can be incorporated into the everydaylife of dancers.
Nuts
by Tom ToporTom ToporFull Length, DramaCharacters: 6 male, 3 female. Interior Set. A Broadway hit, Nuts has been called the best courtroom melodrama since Witness for the Prosecution and The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Set in a courtroom in New York's Bellevue Hospital, the story follows a high-priced call girl incarcerated on a charge for killing a violent "john". The State, represented by a court appointed psychiatrist and an aggressive prosecutor, say Claudia Faith Draper is unfit to stand trial. As testimony from experts, physicians and her parents unfolds, with her psyche and childhood dissected, she proves to the judge that she isn't "nuts" and stands legally sane at trial for manslaughter. . "[Has] the audience rooting for the good guys and hating the bad guys, as if the whole event was the most beautifully professional wrestling match you have ever seen. Nuts is a play that moves you ... you are in court watching a woman fight for what she believes is her total future."-New York Post
The Nuttalls
by Michael HealeyLiving in relative seclusion, Ev and Ec rely on the kindness of strangers as they struggle with their own internal and external problems. Ev not only suffers from agoraphobia, she believes she is dying from a fatal degenerative disease. Ec, who is obsessed with his eleventh toe (which he has named Toto), is grieving over his estranged fiancée who left him at the altar. Although Ev declares that hell hath no fury like a mother's love, the Nuttalls prove that sometimes family can be your worst enemy.
Nuyorican Feminist Performance: From the Café to Hip Hop Theater
by Patricia HerreraThe Nuyorican Poets Café has for the past forty years provided a space for multicultural artistic expression and a platform for the articulation of Puerto Rican and black cultural politics. The Café’s performances—poetry, music, hip hop, comedy, and drama—have been studied in detail, but until now, little attention has been paid to the voices of its women artists. Through archival research and interview, Nuyorican Feminist Performance examines the contributions of 1970s and ’80s performeras and how they challenged the Café’s gender politics. It also looks at recent artists who have built on that foundation with hip hop performances that speak to contemporary audiences. The book spotlights the work of foundational artists such as Sandra María Esteves, Martita Morales, Luz Rodríguez, and Amina Muñoz, before turning to contemporary artists La Bruja, Mariposa, Aya de León, and Nilaja Sun, who infuse their poetry and solo pieces with both Nuyorican and hip hop aesthetics.
O Câncer do Amor
by Mohmmed Alsofi Thayller Weverton BarpSim!! O Amor é como um câncer, porque ele o prende a alguém e a imagem dele/dela fica presa em sua mente, além disso, essa pessoa se torna seu coração, quando ele/ela se sente feliz você se sente feliz e quando ele/ela se sente triste você se sente triste, nada mais importa, a não ser dar a ele/ela qualquer coisa que ele/ela precise, mesmo se essa coisa custe sua própria felicidade, sim, isso é o amor!!
O Florim Negro
by Marco Del Pasqua Sandra SantosUmberto é um médico milanês, agora, prestes a se aposentar. Por pura curiosidade, investiga sobre a origem do seu sobrenome e descobre uma distante origem nobre toscana. O seu ancestral gibelino se refugiou em 1285 em um castelo em Siena com o bispo de Arezzo. Guglielmo, da família nobre Ubertini, instigou uma rebelião contra a cidade de Siena, que terminara meses depois, com um banho de sangue.O protagonista, fascinado pelas belezas do lugar, decide comprar uma casa nas vizinhanças do castelo, abandonado e inacessível por anos. Deixa Milão para se mudar e passar a velhice. Durante os trabalhos de restauração encontra, ao acaso, uma moeda antiga fiorentina, um florim de cobre, também chamado de florim negro, e Cesira, uma clarividente, percebeu que a moeda pertencia a um personagem muito importante: Dante Alighieri, e fora perdida em circunstâncias tumultuadas e dramáticas.O romance narra a história de Riccardo, um soldado de infantaria fiorentino, que ficara ao lado do jovem cavaleiro Dante Alighieri durante o terrível cerco ao castelo. A história do jovem Riccardo, no século XIII, se cruza com a de Umberto até os dias de hoje, para ambos, os eventos que acontecem naquele castelo mudarão a vida para sempre.Umberto, como Riccardo séculos antes, descobrirá o amor naquele mesmo lugar.Dois protagonistas de épocas diferentes, um paralelo entre eles, que desafiam o desconhecido, descobrindo novas e inesperadas paixões. Uma história aventurosa de homens, armas e amor, que se entrelaça entre a Idade Média e os dias atuais.
An O. Henry Christmas (Musical)
by Peter EkstromTwo one-act musicals / 2m, 2f or 3m, 3f / Simple set / Two heart-warming one-act musicals based on the classic O. Henry stories capture the true spirit of giving ( The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf ). This holiday favorite is set in turn-of-the-century New York City.