| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 628 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Vintage original"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
Three tall women / Edward Albee -- Independence / Lee Blessing -- Beautiful bodies / Laura Cunningham -- Bedtime / Mary Gallagher -- Most massive woman wins / Madeleine George -- Tea / Velina Hasu Houston -- Appearances / Tina Howe -- David's redhaired death / Sherry Kramer -- Catholic school girls / Casey Kurtti -- Waterbabies / Adam LeFevre -- Credo / Craig Lucas -- Poof! / Lynn Nottage -- Winged man / José Rivera -- Lives of the great waitresses / Nina Shengold -- Desdemona : a play about a handkerchief / Paula Vogel -- Workout / Wendy Wasserstein -- Role of Della / John J. Wooten. |
| Summary |
The seven full-length and ten one-act selections in "Plays for Actresses" range in tone from the unabashed theatricality of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Three Tall Women" to the blistering black comedy of Laura Cunningham's "Beautiful Bodies." |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
American drama -- 20th century.
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American drama. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Women -- Drama.
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Women -- Drama. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Lane, Eric.
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Shengold, Nina.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Plays for actresses. 1st ed. New York : Vintage Books, 1997 (OCoLC)645842416 |
| ISBN |
0679772812 paperback |
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9780679772811 paperback |
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