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SKU: HU.9780822209065
Play, Plays. Softcover Book. Hal Leonard Australia #9780822209065. Published by Hal Leonard Australia (HU.9780822209065).ISBN D0822209063. 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.1 inches.
THE STORIES: Unified by their shared theme of the myriad aspects of love, the plays are also related by their musical titles, which further underscore the author's intention of creating a pops program of short and virtuosic pieces. The first play, CAN CAN, is a poignant and telling fugue of overlapping soliloquies in which an ex-GI recalls his brief love affair with a French girl, while a Nashville housewife tells of the strange bond she feels for an older country woman. (1 man, 3 women.) CLAIR DE LUNE finds an older, retired couple basking in the solitude of Florida, while reminiscing, with some regret, about their chronically hell-raising children. (1 man, 1 woman.) In AVE MARIA, a tenth-century nun, Hrosvitha, the only female playwright of her time, confronts an outraged monk who is shocked by her contention that love is both spiritual and sensual. (2 men, 3 women.) GOLD AND SILVER WALTZ is a touching monologue about boyhood and first love in which the sole character is the author himself. (1 man.) YANKEE DOODLE finds a tipsy Jesse Grant, son of President Grant, at Windsor Castle and faced with a humbling slight from Queen Victoria. (2 man, 1 woman.) SONGS OF LOVE is a warmly comic study of two doughty nursing home residents who decide to marry despite the explosive reactions of their children. (3 men, 3 women.)
Comprised of six related short plays, each dealing with a different aspect of love, this delightful pops program runs the gamut from first love, through love of country, and on to the abiding love of a long-married older couple, all presented with the special warmth, humor and glinting insights that mark this writer's work. POPS is fresh, life enhancing and quite wonderful. - NY Times. when he opens the heart, a clear and bright light shines through. - Variety. a lovely evening in the American theatre. - New Jersey Nite Life.