Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238217
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Amber and Tom, finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it be called consent? With lyricism and wit, ACTUALLY investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the three sides to every story.
Actually
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238217
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Amber and Tom, finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it be called consent? With lyricism and wit, ACTUALLY investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the three sides to every story.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238217
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Amber and Tom, finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it be called consent? With lyricism and wit, ACTUALLY investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the three sides to every story.
Boy
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822235331
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s BOY explores the tricky terrain of finding love amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822235331
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s BOY explores the tricky terrain of finding love amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold.
The Last Match
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238535
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Played out under the bright lights of the US Open semifinals, THE LAST MATCH pits rising Russian star Sergei Sergeyev against American great Tim Porter in an epic showdown that follows two tennis titans through pivotal moments in their lives both on and off the court. This gripping, fast-paced story captures the intense world of competitive sports, and human rivalry, and what it means to want something—and the lengths we will go to in order to feel relevant, important, and young.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238535
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Played out under the bright lights of the US Open semifinals, THE LAST MATCH pits rising Russian star Sergei Sergeyev against American great Tim Porter in an epic showdown that follows two tennis titans through pivotal moments in their lives both on and off the court. This gripping, fast-paced story captures the intense world of competitive sports, and human rivalry, and what it means to want something—and the lengths we will go to in order to feel relevant, important, and young.
Anna Ziegler: Plays One
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783193166
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The first collection of plays from a major American playwright, Plays One includes: Photograph 51, A Delicate Ship, Boy and The Last Match Photograph 51: Does Rosalind Franklin know how precious her photograph is? In the race to unlock the secret of life it could be the one to hold the key. With rival scientists looking everywhere for the answer, who will be first to see it and more importantly, understand it? Anna Ziegler’s extraordinary play looks at the woman who cracked DNA and asks what is sacrificed in the pursuit of science, love and a place in history. A Delicate Ship: A haunting love triangle triggers an unexpected chain of events in this poetic play. A humorous and heartbreaking look at love and memory. This play received its world premiere in March 2014 at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Boy: Inspired by a true story, Boy explores the complicated terrain of trying to find love in a new body, and the inextricable bonds between doctor and patient – creator and creation. Commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Sloan Foundation. The Last Match: The semifinals of the U.S. Open are underway. Sergei Sergeyev, an up-and-coming Russian phenom, and Tim Porter, a great American superstar in the twilight of his career, battle under the lights on center court. As the intense, back-and-forth action unfolds, Anna Ziegler take us inside the minds of these two extraordinary players to contemplate athleticism, masculinity and marriage. And by match point, much more has been won and lost than a game of tennis.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783193166
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
The first collection of plays from a major American playwright, Plays One includes: Photograph 51, A Delicate Ship, Boy and The Last Match Photograph 51: Does Rosalind Franklin know how precious her photograph is? In the race to unlock the secret of life it could be the one to hold the key. With rival scientists looking everywhere for the answer, who will be first to see it and more importantly, understand it? Anna Ziegler’s extraordinary play looks at the woman who cracked DNA and asks what is sacrificed in the pursuit of science, love and a place in history. A Delicate Ship: A haunting love triangle triggers an unexpected chain of events in this poetic play. A humorous and heartbreaking look at love and memory. This play received its world premiere in March 2014 at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Boy: Inspired by a true story, Boy explores the complicated terrain of trying to find love in a new body, and the inextricable bonds between doctor and patient – creator and creation. Commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Sloan Foundation. The Last Match: The semifinals of the U.S. Open are underway. Sergei Sergeyev, an up-and-coming Russian phenom, and Tim Porter, a great American superstar in the twilight of his career, battle under the lights on center court. As the intense, back-and-forth action unfolds, Anna Ziegler take us inside the minds of these two extraordinary players to contemplate athleticism, masculinity and marriage. And by match point, much more has been won and lost than a game of tennis.
A Delicate Ship
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 082223453X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
THE STORY: A haunting love triangle triggers an unexpected chain of events in this poetic play. In the early stages of a new relationship, Sarah and Sam are lovers happily discovering each other. Sarah and Nate know everything about each other, best of friends since childhood and maybe something more. But when Nate shows up unannounced on Sarah’s doorstep, she’s left questioning what and who she wants in this humorous and heartbreaking look at love, memory, and the decisions that alter the course of our lives.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 082223453X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
THE STORY: A haunting love triangle triggers an unexpected chain of events in this poetic play. In the early stages of a new relationship, Sarah and Sam are lovers happily discovering each other. Sarah and Nate know everything about each other, best of friends since childhood and maybe something more. But when Nate shows up unannounced on Sarah’s doorstep, she’s left questioning what and who she wants in this humorous and heartbreaking look at love, memory, and the decisions that alter the course of our lives.
Photograph 51
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350200689
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
"Ziegler's thoughtful, empathetic play brings home with bitter comedy the unlovely male-domination of this world in the 1950s ... glorious." Independent London 1953. Scientists are on the verge of discovering what they call the secret of life: the DNA double helix. Providing the key is driven young physicist Rosalind Franklin. But if the double helix was the breakthrough of the 20th century, then what kept Franklin out of the history books? A play about ambition, isolation, and the race for greatness. Photograph 51 premiered in the UK in London's West End in 2015 in a production which starred Nicole Kidman, where it won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play. Published for the first time in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features a brand-new introduction by Mandy Greenfield.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350200689
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
"Ziegler's thoughtful, empathetic play brings home with bitter comedy the unlovely male-domination of this world in the 1950s ... glorious." Independent London 1953. Scientists are on the verge of discovering what they call the secret of life: the DNA double helix. Providing the key is driven young physicist Rosalind Franklin. But if the double helix was the breakthrough of the 20th century, then what kept Franklin out of the history books? A play about ambition, isolation, and the race for greatness. Photograph 51 premiered in the UK in London's West End in 2015 in a production which starred Nicole Kidman, where it won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play. Published for the first time in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features a brand-new introduction by Mandy Greenfield.
Life Science
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822222590
Category : Jewish teenagers
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
THE STORY: Four Jewish kids struggle to survive high school in this delightful comedy. Leah loves Tom...probably. Mike loves Leah--or maybe still Dana--or maybe just soccer. Tom--the brainy Asian kid--isn't sure about Leah or love or his Jewish parents.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822222590
Category : Jewish teenagers
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
THE STORY: Four Jewish kids struggle to survive high school in this delightful comedy. Leah loves Tom...probably. Mike loves Leah--or maybe still Dana--or maybe just soccer. Tom--the brainy Asian kid--isn't sure about Leah or love or his Jewish parents.
The Minotaur
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238233
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, THE MINOTAUR is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection. With refreshing originality and wit, it explores how we break out of history in order to shape new stories for ourselves.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822238233
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, THE MINOTAUR is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection. With refreshing originality and wit, it explores how we break out of history in order to shape new stories for ourselves.
BFF
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822222576
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
THE STORY: Best friends Lauren and Eliza are challenged by the onset of adulthood in this deeply felt and incisive meditation on young women coming of age.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822222576
Category : Female friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
THE STORY: Best friends Lauren and Eliza are challenged by the onset of adulthood in this deeply felt and incisive meditation on young women coming of age.
Spring Awakening
Author: Frank Wedekind
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625585934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Set in late 19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The plays performance was threatened with closure when the city's Commissioner of Licenses claimed that the play was pornographic, due to its portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse, and suicide, but a New York trial court issued an injunction to allow the production to proceed.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625585934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Set in late 19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The plays performance was threatened with closure when the city's Commissioner of Licenses claimed that the play was pornographic, due to its portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse, and suicide, but a New York trial court issued an injunction to allow the production to proceed.