And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson


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THE STORY: In Jackson, a small town in rural Indiana, Elizabeth Ann Willow lives with her father and mother. Crippled at birth with polio, Elizabeth Ann is confined to a wheelchair and must wear leg braces, which cuts her off from the other childre




Great Monologues for Actors 3


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84 exciting selections for young actors ages 14-22 from the contemporary stage, the classical stage, and literature.







The Holdup


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THE STORY: In 1914 in a remote shack on the New Mexico prairie, two young brothers, Archie and Henry Tucker, await the eventual arrival of a wheat threshing crew. Instead they are visited by The Outlaw, a grizzled, aging gunfighter who has shot h




Red Rover, Red Rover


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THE STORY: The setting is a comfortable middle-class living room, probably suburban, and the time is early morning. Three couples, after a pleasant party, are preparing to leave for their homes, but the host suggests that, because of the hour, they




Uncle Lumpy Comes to Visit ; And, No Time


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THE STORIES: UNCLE LUMPY COMES TO VISIT. Philip (known in the family as Uncle Lumpy) is not a happy man: His wife has divorced him; he has no job; and he needs to talk to someone--so he goes to the suburban home of his older brother, Lou. Lou is o




The Chase


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THE STORY: Sheriff Hawes, honest and sincere peace officer, wearied with his job and its usual run of irritating problems, such as runaway boys, small robberies and the like, is making plans for his retirement. A local boy, Bubber Reeves, escapes f




Times and Appetites of Toulouse-Lautrec


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THE STORY: As the play begins, the young Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is already in rebellion against the constraints of his noble breeding and background, and determined to become an artist. Heading for Paris, he takes up residence in a bordello (muc




V & V Only


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Theatre World 1994-1995


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Scenes from the plays and portraits of leading actors accompany a statistical record of the current season