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Aurand Harris, well-known playwright, director and teacher, uses his theatre knowledge and dramatic craftsmanship in editing theatre classics. Here is a collection of 12 classic plays from different countries, reflecting different cultures and written in different styles. This fine anthology is for teachers who want to stimulate interest in classic drama; for producers who do not have the facilities to give full productions; for directors of the high-school one-act play contests who want quality scripts; for actors who need scenes for classes, auditions and performances; for librarians who wish to offer samplings of important literature; and for students who want a quick survey of classics. All the included mini versions have been pre-tested, and several have won contest awards.
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This version of A Doctor in Spite of Himself is a two-act sharpened version of a charming French classic, adapted for today's producing groups.
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Ideal for high school one-act play contests, classroom studies and mini-productions, all of the highlights of the play are retained in this short adaptation
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A one-act version of Shakespeare's classic. The lyrical fantasy of a fairy kingdom, the slapstick farce of Bottom and his fellow weavers, and the wit and splendor of the duke's court all make this short comedy a triple treat of merrymaking.
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This adaptation is a celebrated play that restored "laughing comedy" to the English stage and put Goldsmith in the great tradition of Chaucer and Shakespeare. Kate "stoops" to pretending that she is a country servant and so wins her city lover.
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A Toby Show brings back to the stage an American folk character of Toby, a country bumpkin who through naiveté, honesty and homespun humor outwits the city slickers. Toby is a great role for an energetic actor. The play is a colorful segment of American drama. This farce melodrama recreates with traditional situations and stock characters through jokes and stage business.
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One of Molière's most appealing comedies, filled with comic tricks of that rascal character Scapin, farcical complications of mistaken identity, and slapstick elements of commedia dell'arte.
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