Two class acts two one-act plays /
"Sometimes, all the right elements come together to make a production that's just delightful. In Two Class Acts, those include forbidden romances, identity questions, academic debates, and an intriguing blend of classical themes in contemporary contexts." -- Review from backcover.
| Main Author: | Gurney, A. R. 1930-2017, |
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| Other Authors: | Dramatists Play Service (New York, N.Y.), |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: |
88 pages ; 20 cm. |
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| Summary: |
"Sometimes, all the right elements come together to make a production that's just delightful. In Two Class Acts, those include forbidden romances, identity questions, academic debates, and an intriguing blend of classical themes in contemporary contexts." -- Review from backcover. "Squash. A professor of classic literature finds himself questioning his identity when a student presents an intriguing take on Plato's Symposium. Boundaries are tested and personal lives are upended as teacher and student grapple with sexuality, love, and sport. (2 men, 1 woman.) -- Backcover. "Ajax. An intrepid student adapts Sophocles's defining war epic to the amusement of his English professor, a passionate ex-actress who finds herself entangled with every aspect of the play - including the playwright. (1 man, 1 woman). -- Backcover. |
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| Item Description: |
Squash -- Ajax. "Sometimes, all the right elements come together to make a production that's just delightful. In Two Class Acts, those include forbidden romances, identity questions, academic debates, and an intriguing blend of classical themes in contemporary contexts." -- Review from backcover. "Squash. A professor of classic literature finds himself questioning his identity when a student presents an intriguing take on Plato's Symposium. Boundaries are tested and personal lives are upended as teacher and student grapple with sexuality, love, and sport. (2 men, 1 woman.) -- Backcover. "Ajax. An intrepid student adapts Sophocles's defining war epic to the amusement of his English professor, a passionate ex-actress who finds herself entangled with every aspect of the play - including the playwright. (1 man, 1 woman). -- Backcover. |
| Physical Description: |
88 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780822236900 0822236907 |