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Arcadia (93 Edition) by Tom Stoppard Staff Pick Now this is important theatre. Yes, a play, and I recommend seeing it performed if you ever get the chance to, but read it beforehand if you want to have a chance of understanding it. I actually played Valentine in a production of Arcadia (I had a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Outlaw: The Collected Works of Miguel Pinero by Miguel Pinero Staff Pick Twenty-two years after his death, the collected writings of the great Miguel Piñero are finally back in print. Best known for his award-winning play Short Eyes, the influential Nuyorican poet, playwright, and actor had a short yet remarkable life... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri Staff Pick If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes, Lajos... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Death and the Maiden: Tie-In Edition by Ariel Dorfman Staff Pick Reminiscent of the moral perplexities that became the distinctive feature of Greek drama, Death and the Maiden is an unabashed examination of the sometimes unexpected repercussions inherent in reconciliation with the past. Set in post-Pinochet Chile, or... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know about Making an Independent Film by Reed Martin Staff Pick What's great about The Reel Truth isn't simply its usefulness, but its thoroughness. Martin doesn't gloss over the difficulties of the medium (filmmaking is a constant, uphill struggle, no matter how successful you are). Nor does he make any attempt to... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Birthday Party and the Room: Two Plays by Harold Pinter Staff Pick Written in 1957 while in his mid-20s, The Room and The Birthday Party were Harold Pinter's first two plays. The English dramatist's attempts at creating theatrical works were initially ridiculed, but Pinter is now acclaimed as one of the world's finest... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater by William T Vollmann Staff Pick Understatement isn't exactly characteristic of William T. Vollmann's writing. In his previous journalistic attempts to understand some of the more paradoxical and confusing aspects of the world, he has exercised such an unremitting onslaught of literary... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives) by Bill Bryson Staff Pick A well-researched, well-written journey through Shakespeare's England. And who better as your affable guide than Bill Bryson? This slim volume is a perfect stocking stuffer.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pedro and the Captain: A Play by Mario Benedetti Staff Pick Though long revered throughout Latin America, when Mario Benedetti passed away in 2009, the great Uruguayan novelist, poet, playwright, and journalist was little known to the English-speaking world. Few, quite unfortunately, of his over 75 works are... (read more) Your price: $10.95 New - Trade Paper 
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