Theresa Rebeck Complete Plays Volume IV, 2007-2012

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Theresa Rebeck Complete Plays Volume IV, 2007-2012 is written by Theresa Rebeck and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1575257963 (ISBN 10) and 9781575257969 (ISBN 13).

Mauritius - Stamp collecting is far more risky than you think. After their mother's death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. The Understudy - Franz Kafka's undiscovered masterpiece in its Broadway premiere is the hilarious and apropos setting for Rebeck's exploration of the existential vagaries of show business and life. Charged with running the understudy rehearsal for the production, Roxanne finds her professional and personal life colliding when Harry, a journeyman actor and her ex-fiancé, is cast as the understudy to Jake, a mid-tier action star yearning for legitimacy. Will the show go on? Our House - Are news and entertainment interchangeable? A cocksure TV bigshot faced with dwindling ratings installs America's favorite news anchor as host of a popular reality show. Meanwhile, in Middle America, a houseful of roommate bickers over high-stakes real-world conflicts: Merv doesn't clean the bathroom. Someone ate Alice's yogurt. And the rent is long past due. When reality collides with reality TV, we find ourselves front and center in a drama that holds the nation riveted. O Beautiful - O Beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waives...In our age of cyber-bullying and aggressive patriotism remember those lyrics - or else! Rebeck pens a theatrically inventive mash up of contemporary American life and the history that got us to this politically polarized age. Its fiercely funny story explores the lives of high school students, teachers, and their families as they cope in a world of real personal problems and extremist ideological rhetoric that gets so heated that Jesus, Saint Paul, Joan of Arc, John Adams, Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin, among others, who up to weigh in and mix it up. Seminar - In Seminar, a provocative comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee Rebeck, four aspiring young novelists sign up for private writing classes with Leonard, an international literary figure. Under his recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flounder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon and hearts are unmoored. The wordplay is not the only thing that turns vicious as innocence collides with experience in this biting Broadway comedy. Dead Accounts - the story of a brother, a sister, and a surprise reunion that turns their family upside down. A $27 million secret proves that the truth can be complicated. What We're Up Against - What happens when a group of architects are under the gun to design a new mall, but they can't figure out where to place the air ducts?