'Six Short Plays' is, as the title puts it, a collection of short plays written by John Galsworthy. The six titles that can be found within this volume are the following: 'The First and The Last', 'The Little Man', 'Hall-marked', 'Defeat', 'The Sun', and 'Punch and Go'.
"Six Short Plays" by John Galsworthy features a collection of dramatic works that showcase the author's skill in crafting compelling narratives and exploring various themes and issues. John Galsworthy, a prominent English novelist and playwright, is best known for his series of novels titled "The Forsyte Saga," but he also made significant contributions to the genre of drama. The specific plays included in this collection may vary depending on the edition, but they typically offer a diverse range of characters, settings, and dramatic situations. Galsworthy's plays often delve into social issues, human relationships, and moral dilemmas, reflecting the concerns and conflicts of his time. As a playwright, Galsworthy's works are known for their keen observation of human nature, sharp dialogue, and thought-provoking themes. "Six Short Plays" provides readers with a glimpse into Galsworthy's versatility as a writer and his ability to capture the complexities of life through the medium of drama.
Six Short Plays Of Eugene O'Neill "I love life. But I don't love life because it is pretty. Prettiness is only clothes-deep. I am a truer lover than that. I love it naked. There is beauty to me even in its ugliness. In fact, I deny the ugliness entirely, for its vices are often nobler than its virtues, and nearly always closer to a revelation ....To me, the tragic alone has that significant beauty which is truth. It is the meaning of life -- and the hope. The noblest is eternally the most tragic. The people who succeed and do not push on to a greater failure are the spiritual middle-classers. Their stopping at success is the proof of their compromising insignificance. How petty their dreams must have been!"-- Eugene O'Neill, from the biography by Barbara and Arthur Gelb
THE STORIES: A YOUNG LADY OF PROPERTY. Wilma, a lonely girl of fifteen, lives with her aunt. Her mother is dead, and her father, who is weak and not too reliable, goes out with a Mrs. Leighton, a woman of whom the town disapproves. In a wistful mom
This one-of-a-kind anthology features thirty-six hilarious short plays by major American playwrights and emerging new voices, all guaranteed to send readers and audiences into peals of laughter. From the surrealistic wit of Steve Martin's "The Zig-Zag Woman" to the biting political satire of Steven Dietz's "The Spot," from Christopher Durang's wonderfully loopy "Wanda's Visit" to Shel Silverstein's supremely twisted "The Best Daddy," there's something in here to make everyone laugh. There are plays for casts of all sizes, from monologues to large ensembles, with diverse and challenging roles for actors of every age and type. Even the titles are funny: Mark O'Donnell's "There Shall Be No Bottom (a bad play for worse actors)," Elaine May's "The Way of All Fish," and Alan Ball's "Your Mother's Butt." A bonanza for theatergoers, performers, and comedy fans, Laugh Lines will bring down the house. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Containing plays by Chekhov, James Barrie, Sacha Guitry, W. W. Jacobs and Margaret Wood, this book provides an introduction, exercises, notes and stage directions which will be extremely useful to student performers.