Plays from New River: Plays from New River 1 by M. Z. Ribalow read online ebook TXT, DOC, PDF
9780786465026 0786465026 This is the first volume of Plays from New River, showcasing a place where gifted writers of plays and screenplays are paid and nurtured to write whatever they most want to write. These three very different plays are among the results. Wendy Hammond's Absence considers the American mindset of the Cold War by focusing on the intensely human story of a Mormon couple suffering the damage wreaked upon those involved in intelligence during that era. American Girls by Hilary Bettis shows us the hilariously terrifying results when teenage girls grow up in a culture that simultaneously reveres Christian ideals and celebrity. And M.Z. Ribalow's Masterpiece, by considering forged paintings in World War II Europe, raises timeless questions about the nature of creativity, the relation of reality to illusion, and how we judge art. Each play has a distinctive voice, subject and style; all were developed in the unique setting of New River Dramatists in Ashe County, North Carolina., This is the first volume of Plays from the New River, a place where gifted writers of plays and screenplays are paid and nurtured to write whatever they most want to write. These three very different plays are among the results. Wendy Hammond's Absence considers an era of American foreign policy by focusing on the intensely human story of a Mormon couple suffering the collateral damage of those times. American Girls by Hilary Bettis shows us the hilariously terrifying results when teenage girls grow up in a culture that simultaneously worships Christianity and celebrity. And Ribalow's own Masterpiece raises timeless questions about the nature of art, the relation of reality to illusion, and who gets to decide these dilemmas. Each play has a distinctive voice, subject and style; all were developed in the unique setting of New River Dramatists.
9780786465026 0786465026 This is the first volume of Plays from New River, showcasing a place where gifted writers of plays and screenplays are paid and nurtured to write whatever they most want to write. These three very different plays are among the results. Wendy Hammond's Absence considers the American mindset of the Cold War by focusing on the intensely human story of a Mormon couple suffering the damage wreaked upon those involved in intelligence during that era. American Girls by Hilary Bettis shows us the hilariously terrifying results when teenage girls grow up in a culture that simultaneously reveres Christian ideals and celebrity. And M.Z. Ribalow's Masterpiece, by considering forged paintings in World War II Europe, raises timeless questions about the nature of creativity, the relation of reality to illusion, and how we judge art. Each play has a distinctive voice, subject and style; all were developed in the unique setting of New River Dramatists in Ashe County, North Carolina., This is the first volume of Plays from the New River, a place where gifted writers of plays and screenplays are paid and nurtured to write whatever they most want to write. These three very different plays are among the results. Wendy Hammond's Absence considers an era of American foreign policy by focusing on the intensely human story of a Mormon couple suffering the collateral damage of those times. American Girls by Hilary Bettis shows us the hilariously terrifying results when teenage girls grow up in a culture that simultaneously worships Christianity and celebrity. And Ribalow's own Masterpiece raises timeless questions about the nature of art, the relation of reality to illusion, and who gets to decide these dilemmas. Each play has a distinctive voice, subject and style; all were developed in the unique setting of New River Dramatists.