Shared anxiety : selected plays / George F. Walker.Shared anxiety : selected plays / George F. Walker.
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Titre
Shared anxiety : selected plays / George F. Walker.
Titre alternatif
Plays. Selections.
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Description
xvii, 503 p. ; 23 cm.
Contenu
Contents: Beyond Mozambique ; 6 characters (4m, 2w). -- Zastrozzi : the master of discipline ; 6 characters (4m, 2w). -- Theatre of the film noir ; 5 characters (4m, 1w). -- The art of war ; 6 characters (4m, 2w). -- Criminals in love ; 6 characters (3m, 3w). -- Better living ; 7 characters (3m, 4w). -- Escape from happiness ; 10 characters (5m, 5w). -- Tough! ; 3 characters (2m, 1w). -- Chronology -- Works / by Georges F. Walker -- Selected criticism.
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BEYOND MOZAMBIQUE : Six white people in Mozambique: a porn star; a former Nazi death camp doctor; a disgraced Mountie; a Greek gigolo; someone who thinks she is in a Chekhov play and a drug addicted priest
ZASTROZZI : Zastrozzi tells the story of an amoral and charismatic criminal mastermind and master swordfighter who cuts a swath of destruction across Europe in the 19th century. Zastrozzi relentlessly pursues revenge against Verezzi, a naive and disturbed artist. Caught up in Zastrozzi's schemes are Julia, a young virgin; Mathilda, a seductress; Bernardo, Zastrozzi's henchman; and Victor, Verezzi's protector
ART OF WAR : Investigative reporter Tyrone M Power and his sidekick Jamie battle with Karla Mendez who is trying to get her deposed Father back in charge of a Central American country
CRIMINALS IN LOVE : A rambunctious, deft and hilarious work about destiny, love and the classes. Junior is a goofy post-adolescent in love with the smart Gail. Junior, however, has a father in prison who blackmails Junior into committing a crime. Soon Junior finds himself hooked up with an unlikely assortment of accomplices including his girlfriend, a drunk turned hero-of-the-hour, a mad, pseudo-revolutionary who kisses everyone (kiss of death? Judas kiss? lust?) and a young woman who has tried prostitution as a legitimate career choice. It can't possibly end well.
BETTER LIVING : about a family faced with the return of their abusive patriarch ten years after they tried to kill him. the three daughters find idiosyncratic ways to deal with their dysfunctional parents. the mother's out-of-the-ordinary ideas include taking a jackhammer to the basement floor to build a cavern where the family can live better. the father, an ex-cop, commandeers his wife's project, putting the whole family into survivalist mode.
TOUGH! is a raw, emotional dialogue between three teenagers. Bobby has been caught cheating on his pregnant girlfriend, Tina. Jill, Tina's best friend has hated Bobby since childhood and is piqued by an opportunity for confrontation. As the story explores the characters and their choices, Walker's play reveals teenage angst with explosive savagery and characteristic dark humour.
ISBN
0889104727
Sujets
Cote
D W179sh 1994
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