books by Theatre Communications Group

books by Theatre Communications Group

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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Part One: Millennium Approaches Part Two: Perestroika

Tony Kushner

Theatre Communications Group, 2003

A Wonderful Read
After watching the Angels in America DVD, I wanted to see how it was originally as a play, and it does not disappoint. In many ways, I think it's a better experience reading this play than it was to see it on my tiny television. Angels in America is essentially a ...

Dramatists Sourcebook 25th Edition (Dramatists Sourcebook)
Theatre Communications Group

Theatre Communications Group, 2008

"The deities of the theatre are the playwrights. These gods have their own bible-the Dramatists Sourcebook ."- Back Stage "The Sourcebook is a treasure trove of sound advice and practical information for the working writer. It provides a road map for beginning writers and is an essential reference for those well traveled."-Donald Margulies, ...

The Seafarer

Conor McPherson

Theatre Communications Group, 2007

Beautiful Ensemble Piece
The living rooms in "The Homecoming" by Harold Pinter, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" by Martin McDonagh, and in this play, "The Seafarer" by Conor McPherson are as scroungy, grotty, and disreputable as the males who inhabit these dumpy premises. The house is north of ...

Rabbit Hole

David Lindsay-Abaire

Theatre Communications Group, 2006

"You should try to relax a little."
Dealing with the most traumatic event any parent can endure--the death of a child--David Lindsay-Abaire manages to involve his audience in the grieving process and illustrate how we all grieve differently and for different lengths of time. Despite the subject matter, ...

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Sarah Ruhl

Theatre Communications Group, 2008

elegant and eloquent
Be sure to see any production of "Dead Man's Cell Phone" in your area - it will undoubtedly be produced widely as it is elegant and eloquent. Unlike many plays, it is also a great READ. Sarah Ruhl is amazing.

The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition

Anne Bogart, Tina Landau

Theatre Communications Group, 2005

FINALLY!
It took forever to finally arrive.. both in the sense that it kept getting delayed, but more importantly as a director who has trained with Viewpoints and wanted to impliment them into my work. The book is very accessible to even those who have not taken any ...

The Clean House and Other Plays

Sarah Ruhl

Theatre Communications Group, 2006

No Acting Necessary
Before Sarah Ruhl was a playwright, she was a poet. This is not a great surprise. I mean, just look at the format, imagery and dialogue found in The Clean House and Other Plays. This is drama, yeah, but it is drama that even contains poetic line-breaks!: I feel I ...

Spring Awakening

Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik

Theatre Communications Group, 2007

Love It!
I couldn't put it down when I first recieved it. Spring Awakening, is an amazing adapation of Wedekind's, Spring's Awakening first written in 1899. I own the original by Wedekind, and really appreciated how Steven Sater was able to maintain the integrity of the ...

Theatre of the Oppressed

Augusto Boal

Theatre Communications Group, 1993

Inspiration for the Artist
Perhaps the pursuit of art in this world of massive economic, social and legal inequality is simply privileged playing and bemusement? Perhaps art has no valued, but as marketable, profitable entertainment? Or, perhaps art (and specifically theatre) can actually ...

August: Osage County

Tracy Letts

Theatre Communications Group, 2008

A must-read for literature and theatre lovers alike...
By far one of the best plays I've read in a long time, maybe even since my love affair with 'Angels in America.' Bitingly funny and horribly tragic, I've yet to find one disappointed fellow reader of Letts' masterpiece.

Doubt

John Patrick Shanley

Theatre Communications Group, 2005

"What do you do when you're not sure?"
I saw "Doubt" this weekend down in the Twin Cities. While you are more likely to see a national touring company of a Tony Award winning musical, such as "The Light in the Piazza" (which we will see in a couple of weeks), Tony Award winning dramas do make it out to the ...

Company

Stephen Sondheim, George Furth

Theatre Communications Group, 1995

...wow.. just.. oh my god...it's wonderful!
When Mr. Sondheim and and Mr. Furth wrote the show they wanted to have something that would make the audience laugh all night and then stay awake the rest of the night thinking about it. And that is EXACTLY what they did! Mr. Furth developes his characters so well ...

Weir and Other Plays

Conor McPherson

Theatre Communications Group, 1999

Haunting
I found this play hauntingly original. The quality of writing by McPherson is breathtaking. Every time I read the climactic monologue by the female character I can't help but well up inside. Read this play from one of the most talented young playwrights in years.

Gypsy

Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, ...

Theatre Communications Group, 1994

Everything's coming up roses!
I agree with everything in the previous review, especially the Russell versus Midler versions of the movie. This is a wonderful show, and I am the lucky woman who gets to play Rose in my local theatre's production. I bought this book because Tams-Witmark sends out ...

Into the Woods

Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine

Theatre Communications Group, 1993

Once Upon A Time (I Wish!)
First off I wanted to comment on that I'm not under 13, I'm 18. But after reading "Discerning Viewer" said about "Into the Woods." I had to say something. Sondheim used the original, unedited versions of the Fairy Tales. Case being that the stories were more for ...