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Post by iamahexagon on Jun 8, 2011 13:29:28 GMT -5
I, along with many others, have not read many plays, but I would definitely recommend Spring Awakening by Frank Wendekind. Just make sure you read the play first before the musical because the musical is a lot lighter. Either one is a good read/watch, but I would go with the play first.
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Post by casey on Jun 8, 2011 17:03:22 GMT -5
I really dug topdog/underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and I found Sam Shepard's Buried Child both challenging and enjoyable.
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Post by meh on Jun 8, 2011 19:31:26 GMT -5
Hamlet, Pygmalian, A Doll's House, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Importance of Being Earnest, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 8, 2011 21:03:36 GMT -5
I saw a really amazing production of Iphigenia at SFU that made me appreciate the Greek classics a bit more.
Anyway, fave plays.
To Read
Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Dracula: the Musical? by Rick Abbot
To Perform
Criminal Genius by George F Walker
To Watch (whether staged or film adaptation)
This is a Play by Daniel MacIvor
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged by the Reduced Shakespeare Company
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Post by Dobby on Jun 9, 2011 21:42:11 GMT -5
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night
Antigone
Arsenic and Old Lace
Pygmalion
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Post by Dobby on Jun 9, 2011 21:43:35 GMT -5
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged by the Reduced Shakespeare Company[/quote]
WOWSA is WONDERFUL. How could I possibly forget that? It's absolutely brilliant.
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 9, 2011 23:53:04 GMT -5
WOWSA is WONDERFUL. How could I possibly forget that? It's absolutely brilliant. I know, I love it. I saw it live the first time and loved the audience participation part. It's on Google video, if anyone is interested. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 10, 2011 1:33:29 GMT -5
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged by the Reduced Shakespeare Company is WONDERFUL. How could I possibly forget that? It's absolutely brilliant. [/quote] YES. It is. And the abbreviation is awesome. |
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Post by Josefine on Jun 10, 2011 5:07:03 GMT -5
Can I just hijack this thread for a second?
For my Multi Ethnic American Drama class I've decided to compare the American Dream in A Raisin in the Sun to the portrayal of the American Dream in a "white" drama for my term paper. I've been trying to figure out which "white" drama to use, but since I haven't actually read all that many plays in general (yet!), I was wondering if someone could suggest anything? I've been thinking Tennessee Williams or Edward Albee, because that would certainly fit the American Dream theme, I just don't know how to pick one when I haven't read most of them.
Any ideas, dearest Armadillos?
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Post by moosethemoose on Jun 10, 2011 21:27:08 GMT -5
'Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead', 'Waiting for Godot', and 'Rhinoceros' are probably my favourites.
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 23, 2011 19:43:01 GMT -5
Can I just hijack this thread for a second? For my Multi Ethnic American Drama class I've decided to compare the American Dream in A Raisin in the Sun to the portrayal of the American Dream in a "white" drama for my term paper. I've been trying to figure out which "white" drama to use, but since I haven't actually read all that many plays in general (yet!), I was wondering if someone could suggest anything? I've been thinking Tennessee Williams or Edward Albee, because that would certainly fit the American Dream theme, I just don't know how to pick one when I haven't read most of them. Any ideas, dearest Armadillos? Maybe Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman ? |
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