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Trapsongs: Three Plays
by Shannon BramerWith an introduction by Sara TilleyFrom playwright and poet Shannon Bramer comes Trapsongs, a collection of three dark comedies that navigate the realm of the surreal and absurd. In "Monarita," an intimate friendship between Mona, a frazzled new mother, and Rita, her beloved, estranged friend, is explored. Their interaction is a dance—part ballet, part mud-fight. In "The Collectors," Hanna Parson is being harassed by three ghastly collection agents who force her to confront her debt and isolation as she struggles to create meaningful art in her dishevelled apartment. And in the tragicomedy "The Hungriest Woman in the World," Aimee, a former artist, invites her preoccupied, workaholic husband, Robert, to the theatre to see a play about a sad octopus. His refusal sends her on a dark and playful journey into the topsy-turvy world of theatre itself.Trapsongs is by turns comedic, grotesque, and profane, but is all the while a tender exploration of the human condition in all its hilarious and humbling glory. Although each of these plays is a discrete creation, they contain and hold each other like a Matryoshka doll; all of the main characters are trapped within the song of their own lives.
Trapsongs: Three Plays
by Shannon BramerWith an introduction by Sara TilleyFrom playwright and poet Shannon Bramer comes Trapsongs, a collection of three dark comedies that navigate the realm of the surreal and absurd.In "Monarita," an intimate friendship between Mona, a frazzled new mother, and Rita, her beloved, estranged friend, is explored. Their interaction is a dance—part ballet, part mud-fight. In "The Collectors," Hanna Parson is being harassed by three ghastly collection agents who force her to confront her debt and isolation as she struggles to create meaningful art in her dishevelled apartment. And in the tragicomedy "The Hungriest Woman in the World," Aimee, a former artist, invites her preoccupied, workaholic husband, Robert, to the theatre to see a play about a sad octopus. His refusal sends her on a dark and playful journey into the topsy-turvy world of theatre itself.Trapsongs is by turns comedic, grotesque, and profane, but is all the while a tender exploration of the human condition in all its hilarious and humbling glory. Although each of these plays is a discrete creation, they contain and hold each other like a Matryoshka doll; all of the main characters are trapped within the song of their own lives.
Trapsongs: Three Plays
by Shannon Bramer Sara TilleyWith an introduction by Sara TilleyFrom playwright and poet Shannon Bramer comes Trapsongs, a collection of three dark comedies that navigate the realm of the surreal and absurd.In "Monarita," an intimate friendship between Mona, a frazzled new mother, and Rita, her beloved, estranged friend, is explored. Their interaction is a dance—part ballet, part mud-fight. In "The Collectors," Hanna Parson is being harassed by three ghastly collection agents who force her to confront her debt and isolation as she struggles to create meaningful art in her dishevelled apartment. And in the tragicomedy "The Hungriest Woman in the World," Aimee, a former artist, invites her preoccupied, workaholic husband, Robert, to the theatre to see a play about a sad octopus. His refusal sends her on a dark and playful journey into the topsy-turvy world of theatre itself.Trapsongs is by turns comedic, grotesque, and profane, but is all the while a tender exploration of the human condition in all its hilarious and humbling glory. Although each of these plays is a discrete creation, they contain and hold each other like a Matryoshka doll; all of the main characters are trapped within the song of their own lives.
Trauma and Embodied Healing in Dramatherapy, Theatre and Performance
by J. F. JacquesThis edited volume explores the singularity of embodiment and somatic approaches in the healing of trauma from a dramatherapy, theatre and performance perspective.Collating voices from across the fields of dramatherapy, theatre and performance, this book examines how different interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches offer unique and unexplored perspectives on the body as a medium for the exploration, expression and resolution of chronic, acute and complex trauma as well as collective and intergenerational trauma. The diverse chapters highlight how the intersection between dramatherapy and body-based approaches in theatre and performance offers additional opportunities to explore and understand the creative, expressive and imaginative capacity of the body, and its application to the healing of trauma.The book will be of particular interest to dramatherapists and other creative and expressive arts therapists. It will also appeal to counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists and theatre scholars.
The Traveler: A Screenplay
by Charles PlatkinCNN travel reporter Seth Thomas is renowned for his rich and detailed articles and guidebooks. But he has an embarrassing secret that could ruin his career. He's never traveled a day in his life. That is, until circumstances lead him to become entangled with the mysterious and sexy Jerico, and he is forced to finally board a plane that will take him to Eastern Europe where an art heist in Poland has just occurred.THE TRAVELER is a four-act screenplay from author Charles Platkin.
The Traveling Companion & Other Plays
by Annette J. Saddik Tennessee WilliamsTwelve previously uncollected experimental shorter plays: The Chalky White Substance * The Day on Which a Man Dies (An Occidental Noh Play) * A Cavalier for Milady * The Pronoun "I" * The Remarkable Rooming House of Mme. LeMonde * Kirche, Küche, Kinder (An Outrage for the Stage) * Green Eyes * The Parade * The One Exception * Sunburst * Will Mr. Merriwether Return from Memphis? * The Traveling Companion Even with his great commercial success, Tennessee Williams always considered himself an experimental playwright. In the last 25 years of his life his explorations increased--especially in shorter forms and one-act plays--as Williams created performance pieces with elements of theater of the absurd, theater of cruelty, theater of the ridiculous, as well as motifs from Japanese forms such as Noh and Kabuki, high camp and satire, and with innovative visual and verbal styles that were entirely his own. Influenced by Beckett, Genet, and Pinter, among others, Williams worked hard to expand the boundaries of the lyric realism he was best known for. These plays were explicitly intended to be performed off-off Broadway or regionally. Sometimes disturbing, sometimes outrageous, quite often the tone of these plays is rough, bawdy or even cartoonish. While a number of these plays employ what could be termed bizarre "happy endings," others gaze unblinkingly into the darkness. Though several of Williams' lesser-known works from this period have already been published by New Directions, these twelve plays have never been collected. Most of these shorter plays are unknown to audiences and scholars--some are published here for the first time--yet all of them embrace, in one way or another, what Time magazine called "the four major concerns that have spurred Williams' dramatic imagination: loneliness, love, the violated heart and the valiancy of survival."
Traversing Tradition: Celebrating Dance in India (Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific)
by Urmimala Sarkar Munsi Stephanie BurridgeDance occupies a prestigious place in Indian performing arts, yet it curiously, to a large extent, has remained outside the arena of academic discourse. This book documents and celebrates the emergence of contemporary dance practice in India. Incorporating a multidisciplinary approach, it includes contributions from scholars, writers and commentators as well as short essays and interviews with Indian artists and performers; the latter add personal perspectives and insights to the broad themes discussed. Young Indian dance artists are courageously charting out new trajectories in dance, diverging from the time-worn paths of tradition. The classical forms of Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Odissi and Manipuri, to name a few, are rich resources for choreographers exploring contemporary dance. This volume speaks about their struggles of working within and outside tradition as they grapple with national and international audience expectations as well as their own values and sense of identity. The artists represented here continue to question the uneasy relationship that exists between the insular world of dance and outside reality. Simultaneously, they are actively creating new dance languages that are both articulate in a performative context and demand examination by researchers and critics.
Tre racconti gay
by Mari Hegger Annalisa GallucciTre racconti di tre ragazzi che non si conoscono ma hanno molto amore nei loro cuori. Il primo ragazzo, Alessandro, porta dentro il peso e il dolore di essere innamorato di un suo amico di scuola, Fábio, ma i loro destini saranno travolti dalle lacrime. Nel secondo racconto, l'autore tratta di una storia d'amore tra due ragazzi che durò tre mesi, ma che sembrava sarebbe durata per tutta la vita. In questo racconto, il personaggio principale imparerà una lezione: non innamorarti di qualcuno che ti amerà sino ad incontrare una persona migliore. Nell'ultimo racconto, si parlerà di un matrimonio. Un ragazzo molto coraggioso, e innamorato, farà un grande passo avanti e una domanda pericolosa al suo innamorato.
Tres cuentos de Shakespeare
by Charles Y LambLos Cuentos de Shakespeare, escritos por los hermanos Charles y Mary Lamb a principios del siglo XIX, en pleno auge del romanticismo, son un clásico de la literatura inglesa, adaptaciones brillantes y autónomas que han contribuido a difundir y a realzar la modernidad imperecedera de William Shakespeare. Sirvan como muestra los tres que aquí ofrecemos: «Macbeth», «Romeo y Julieta» y «Hamlet, Príncipe de Dinamarca».
Tres cuentos gays
by Mari Hegger Mauricio SantosEl libro tiene tres historias que involucran tres chicos que no conocen, pero que comparten el deseo de amar. El primero es un niño llamado Alessandro, quien tiene la carga y el dolor de haber caído en el amor con su colega Fabio escuela, giros implican su destino de lágrimas. En la segunda historia, el autor cuenta la historia de tres meses de salir con dos hijos, su amor parecía ser algo para toda la vida. En este libro el personaje principal va a aprender una gran lección: no hacer cita con alguien que te ame incluso encontrar algo mejor. Finalmente una historia que implica el matrimonio, donde un niño muy valiente y apasionada hará una pregunta grande y peligroso para su amada.
Três dias em Setembro
by Luna MillerTrês dias em Setembro Uma história acerca de amizade florescente, amor e aventura, mas também acerca de infidelidade, violência e morte, que tem lugar durante três dias em Setembro. Não sentimos já todos, alguma vez, uma saudade desesperada por algo ou alguém? Talvez não saibamos sempre por quem ou por quê a sentimos embora o sentimento seja avassaladoramente forte. É isso que sente Gabriel. Mas como o artista ainda jovem, atraente e muito inquieto que é, ignora o sentimento e afasta-se, em vez disso, para uma cabana vazia em Ludvika a fim de desenvolver uma ideia. Enquanto ali está, porém, nada acontece como tinha pensado. Subitamente vê-se como uma das peças num jogo em que, cada movimento, parece ter consequências fatais. Consequências que se espalham sobre a até então sonolenta vila. Em velocidade acelerada, Anna, Kessa, Lea, Johan e Niklas são conduzidos aos seus destinos. Aqui se fala de amizade florescente, amor e aventura, mas também de manipulação, infidelidade, violência e morte. Depois destes três dias em Setembro, não há regresso possível.
Tres días en Septiembre
by Luna Miller Daniel Martín del Campo M/O¿Has sentido alguna vez un anhelo desesperado por algo o por alguien? Quizás no siempre sabemos lo que deseamos, a pesar de que la sensación sea ensordecedoramente fuerte, así es como siente Gabriel, y como el artista joven, muy atractivo y demasiado inquieto que es, ignora ese sentimiento y se va a una aldea desierta en Ludvika para desarrollar una idea de trabajo. Bueno, nada resultará como lo piensa, de repente, él es una de las piezas de un juego donde cada movimiento parece tener consecuencias fatales, consecuencias que se ramifican en una ciudad aparentemente soñolienta. A una velocidad acelerada, Anna, Kessa, Lea, Johan y Niklas pronto enfrentarán su destino, es una novela que trata de la amistad, el amor y la aventura en ciernes, pero también de la manipulación, la infidelidad, la violencia y la muerte. Después de estos tres días en septiembre, no habrá vuelta atrás.
Tres, dos uno... ¡Se abre el telón! (Cole de locos #Volumen 6)
by Dashiell Fernández Pena¡Sexta aventura del cole más loco, una divertida serie de primeras lecturas sobre la escuela, la familia y los amigos! Preparar una obra de teatro no es nada fácil, y menos todavía cuando cada uno hace lo que quiere. Lucas ha modificado el guion incluyendo sus bromas habituales, Asim no consigue recordar su parte y las gemelas no logran actuar de forma creíble. La coordinación es un drama, pero Carlos (con la ayuda de su padre), se encargará de poner orden y conseguir hacer una buenísima actuación. ¡Que empiece la función!
The Trespassers
by Morris PanychLowell is no average teenager-and his grandfather, Hardy, is no conventional role model. Hardy may once have owned the abandoned orchard at the heart of town where they spend time trespassing and discussing ethics as if it were nothing more than a game. When inspector Milton shows up to investigate a murder, Lowell's truths are put to the ultimate test.
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
by Daniel BerriganOn May 17, 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, nine men and women entered a Selective Service office outside Baltimore. They removed military draft records, took them outside, and set them afire with napalm. The Catholic activists involved in this protest against the war included Daniel and Philip Berrigan; all were found guilty of destroying government property and sentenced to three years in jail. Dan Berrigan fled but later turned himself in.The Trial of the Catonsville Nine became a powerful expression of the conflicts between conscience and conduct, power and justice, law and morality. Drawing on court transcripts, Berrigan wrote a dramatic accountof the trial and the issues it so vividly embodied. The result is a landmark work of art that has been performed frequently over the past thirty-five years, both as a piece of theater and a motion picture.
Tribes
by Nina RaineIn Tribes, Billy, who is deaf, is the only one who actually listens in his idiosyncratic, fiercely argumentative bohemian family. But when he meets Sylvia, who is going deaf, he decides he finally wants to be heard. With excoriating dialogue and sharp, compassionate insights, Nina Raine crafts a penetrating play about belonging, family and the limitations of communication. Nominated for both the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Play, Tribes premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2011. Under the direction of David Cromer, the comic drama is currently receiving its North American premiere in New York City at Barrow Street Theatre through June 3, 2012.
Trickster Theatre: The Poetics of Freedom in Urban Africa (African Expressive Cultures)
by Jesse Weaver ShipleyTrickster Theatre traces the changing social significance of national theatre in Ghana from its rise as an idealistic state project from the time of independence to its reinvention in recent electronic, market-oriented genres. Jesse Weaver Shipley presents portraits of many key figures in Ghanaian theatre and examines how Akan trickster tales were adapted as the basis of a modern national theatre. This performance style tied Accra's evolving urban identity to rural origins and to Pan-African liberation politics. Contradictions emerge, however, when the ideal Ghanaian citizen is a mythic hustler who stands at the crossroads between personal desires and collective obligations. Shipley examines the interplay between on-stage action and off-stage events to show how trickster theatre shapes an evolving urban world.
The Trident Tragedy
by Robert J. Szilagye Stanley MonroeAMERICA'S MOST AWESOME NUCLEAR WEAPON-IT RETURNED FROM ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE AS FLAWLESS AS IT HAD LEFT-WITH EVERY MAN ABOARD DEAD.... A HANDPICKED CREW One hundred sixty-one men-proud officers and crew-on the test voyage of a submarine unlike any other in the world. They knew their ship. They knew their duty. But they never suspected their fate. A MYSTERIOUS DISASTER What had happened aboard the U.S.S. Trident? Why had it been found with every man lying dead at his station? Was it a freak accident? Criminal negligence? Or was it sabotage? TWO RELENTLESS INVESTIGATORS One was a female reporter who hated the Navy. The other was a Naval Intelligence officer who mistrusted the press. Separately, they were getting nowhere. Together, they were uncovering just enough to get themselves killed. And should they perish, who would be left to uncover the stunning truth behind ....
Trilogy of Resistance
by Antonio NegriWith Trilogy of Resistance, the political philosopher Antonio Negri extends his intervention in contemporary politics and culture into a new medium: drama. The three plays collected for the first time in this volume dramatize the central concepts of the innovative and influential thought he has articulated in his best-selling books Empire and Multitude, coauthored with Michael Hardt. In the tradition of Bertolt Brecht and Heiner Müller, Negri&’s political dramas are designed to provoke debate around the fundamental questions they raise about resistance, violence, and tyranny. In Swarm, the protagonist searches for an effective mode of activism; with the help of a Greek-style chorus, she tries on different roles, from the suicide bomber and party apparatchik to the multitude. The Bent Man, set in fascist Italy, focuses on a woodcutter who resists fascism by bending himself in two and using his own now-twisted body as a weapon against war. In Cithaeron, perhaps the most audacious of the three plays, Negri reworks Euripides&’s Bacchae to explore the circumstances that would compel a diverse and creative community to withdraw from both the despotic government that constrains it and the traditional family relationships that reinforce that despotism.First published in France in 2009 and featuring an introduction by Negri, Trilogy of Resistance provides a direct and passionate distillation of Negri&’s concepts and offers insights into one of the most important projects in political philosophy currently under way, as well as a timely reminder of the power of theater to effectively dramatize complex and challenging ideas.
The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking
by Olivia LaingIn this book, the author takes a journey across America, examining the links between creativity and alcohol in the work and lives of six extraordinary men: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, John Cheever, and Raymond Carver. Captivating and highly original, this book strips away the myth of the alcoholic writer to reveal the terrible price creativity can exert.
Triplet
by Kitty JohnsonComedy \ 3 f. \ Int. \ This insightful look at growing up female takes place on a wedding day. As the bride gets ready for the big event, she converses with herself as a 13-year-old princess and as a 21-year-old virgin. The "three" reveal various truths about themselves, their lives as they thought they would be and as they actually are. This is a wonderful play by a distinct and clever voice.
Triptych and Iphigenia: Two Plays (Books That Changed the World)
by Edna O'BrienTwo plays by the acclaimed Irish author: an adaption of Euripides and an “emotionally bruising drama” of three women obsessed with the same man (The New York Times).TriptychWith searing acuity, O’Brien presents the story of three women—a mistress, a wife, and a daughter—who are all helplessly drawn to Henry: their lover, husband, and father. While Henry himself never appears, his specter is never absent as these women confront the ways that love can simultaneously liberate and entrap. Triptych is a powerful work that explores sex, marriage, and predatory relationships.IphigeniaIn this modern take on the Greek tragedy, O’Brien takes creative license with Euripides’s tale of a daughter sacrificed for the sake of war. This taut, contemporary version presents, in O’Brien’s own words, “a more equal representation of the power and presence of both male and female characters” (Edna O’Brien, Independent, UK).“Intriguingly original . . . emotionally brave and engagingly clever.” –R. Hurwitt, The San Francisco Chronicle
Tristan
by Don NigroFull Length, Drama / 3 m, 3 f / Unit set. / A mysterious young girl appears at the aging Pendragon mansion in Armitage, Ohio one night in the midst of a storm and is rescued by Rhys. This young man is enchanted by the girl, but the servant girl Sara, who loves Rhys, resents her, and Rhys's parents are disturbed by her resemblance to a sorceress who was driven from the house long ago. Betrayal and family violence follow in this darkly powerful chapter in the author's series the Pendragon Plays
Troilus and Cressida
by William ShakespeareThe story of the Trojan War unfolds from the perspectives of Troilus and Cressida—a Trojan prince and his true love, one of whom is traded to the Greeks as part of a prisoner exchange.
Troilus and Cressida (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
by William ShakespeareA tragedy of jealousy and betrayal as well as a satire of the consequences of greed and lust, this drama unfolds amid the violent desperation of the Trojan War. After seven years of bloodshed, few illusions remain about the glory of war. The fate of two young lovers - Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Cressida, the fickle daughter of a traitorous priest - is intertwined with the exploits of Ulysses, Achilles, and other immortal figures of classical mythology.Based in part on Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Shakespeare's work offers a darker and more cynical vision than its predecessor. Comic, tragic, and ironic by turns, the drama shifts between the intimacy of the central romance to the broader perspective of the armies' pointless skirmishes. Frequently regarded as the most modern of Shakespeare's dramas, the play debunks heroic ideals and delivers a powerful statement about the futility of war.