Jane Martin Collected Works Volume I: Collected Plays 1980-1995 - Paper
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1880399202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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The play ends with a self-abortion by Keely while Du is imprisoned. . The most striking of all the plays is Keely and Du, which involves a young woman who was raped by her ex-husband. During the months of Keely's pregnancy, the two women begin to listen to each other's beliefs. An evocative collection of plays. From Library Journal While there is some confusion as to whether Jane Martin is a pseudonym for a male playwright, these plays speak to women's frustrations with male-dominated society. Lib., Ga.Copyright 1996 Reed Busine
- Marcia Dixcy, Introduction. Martin achieves her effects through the wild creativity of her characterizations coupled with her tremendously visceral, idiomatic language
"A collection of hillarious socially probing modern satire" according to Ed Pfueller (eap1108@rit.edu). Theater for people who thought they did'nt like theater. Jane Martin is a rare non-pretentious (Her identity is unknown) yet artistically challenging playwright. This collection is a mix of short and long pieces of theater with a common thread for you to ponder. The dialogue is quick, smart, crude and fall over funny. Feminine issues are explored with refreshing honesty and incl. "So good, it's gone!" according to A Customer. This is a "must-have" for any lover of contemporary theatre. My copy was stolen from my backpack! They left everything else, but took my Jane Martin!All of her(?) works are finely crafted and shaped. Through this volume, I was exposed to her popular "Keely & Du" (breathtaking), while at the same time discovering a new favorite in "Vital Signs."I've successfully used several mono. "!!!!" according to Marie Farrell. This has a lot of great scenes and monologues for female actors. The writing is terrific. I really enjoy it.
Her full-length plays include Cementville, the Pulitzer nominated Keely and Du, which won the 1994 American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, Criminal Hearts and Middle-Aged White Guys. . This play has been performed around the world, winning the Best Foreign Play of the Year award in Germany. Ms. Martin's other collected works include Vital Signs and What Mama Don't Know. Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With, a collectio