| FEATURED AUTHOR: | | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley  The American Academy of Dramatic Arts recommends Danny and the Deep Blue Sea for female monologues.
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is a full length dramatic comedy by John Patrick Shanley. An explosive, deeply affecting study of alienation and the redemptive power of love.
The setting is a rundown bar in the Bronx, where two of society's rejects, Danny and Roberta, strike up a halting conversation over their beer. He is a brooding, self-loathing young man who resorts more to violence than reason; she is a divorced, guilt-ridden young woman whose troubled teenage son is now being cared for by her parents. Danny, whose fellow truck drivers call him "the animal," seems incapable of tender emotion, while Roberta, who is still haunted by the memory of an ugly sexual incident involving her father, is distrustful of men in general. And yet, as their initial reserve begins to melt, and they decide to spend the night together, the possibility of a genuine and meaningful relationship begins to emerge — the first for both of them. In the end there are no facile, easy answers, but thanks to the playwright's skill and compassion, both characters are able to probe within themselves to find an exorcism and forgiveness that, while painfully achieved, offers the hope of a future touched, at last, with more than the bitterness and loneliness that had been their lot before their fateful meeting. Our Price: $10.00
13 by Shanley by John Patrick Shanley  In this edition of John Patrick Shanley's complete plays, you will encounter one of America's major dramatists in all his many expressive incarnations and moods. His restless poetic spirit takes refuge in a whole array of forms; he impatiently prowls the aisles of comedy, melodrama, tragedy and farce as he forges an alloy all his own. Our Price: $18.95 Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Five Corners by John Patrick Shanley  The screenplays of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley have earned him a reputation as a gifted writer with a great range and imagination. His movies Moonstruck, Five Corners, and Joe Versus the Volcano have starred such Hollywood luminaries as Cher — who took home an Oscar for her performance in Moonstruck — Nicolas Cage, Jodie Foster, John Turturro, Meg Ryan, and Tom Hanks. This collection showcases John Patrick Shanley's talent for creating dialogue that is true to his characters and his ability to tell their stories in eccentric and intensely humorous situations. Our Price: $19.50 |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Keep a civil tongue.