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“The Glory of Living” A play script Vangie13 cbr #49

The Glory of Living by Rebecca Gilman

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by Rebecca Gilman “They did. Because they’re of that type. It’s just a thing that happens to a type. And it woulda kept happenin’ forever.” The Present. Rural deep South. Imagine a triangle, with the points being Murfreesboro, TN; Atlanta, GA; and Birmingham AL. Poverty. Poor education. Nothing to do. Lisa is 15. Her mother is a prostitute and she entertains her clients behind a sheet in the living room of the trailer house where she lives with her kids. Lisa has literally seen it […]

“Hush” A play script Vangie13 cbr #48

Hush by April de Angelis

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by April de Angelis “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” — Macbeth Act 5, Scene 5” Hush is set on a dismal beach a year after Jo has mysteriously disappeared. It is about the effects that the disappearance is having on those she left behind. Or else it’s about socialism and the failure […]

“Waiting for Godot”: Vangie13 cbr #45

Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett

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by Samuel Beckett I read a lot of scripts for my job.  It’s time for season selection/design, so it’s time to read scripts.  It’s been cutting into my CBR review time.  And then I realized: I’m still reading stories.  Here’s one of those stories. “Well? Shall we go?” Act I Two men, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), meet by a leafless tree near an empty road. They have a conversation that reveals they are waiting there for a man named Godot. They’re uncertain if they’ve […]



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