Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (Illustrator)A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Bechdel's sweetly gothic drawings. Like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, it's a story exhilaratingly suited to graphic memoir form. Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and a family babysitter. Through narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and fiercely funny, we are drawn into a daughter's complex yearning for her father. And yet, apart from assigned stints dusting caskets at the family-owned "fun home," as Alison and her brothers call it, the relationship achieves its most intimate expression through the shared code of books. When Alison comes out as homosexual herself in late adolescense, the denouement is swift, graphic -- and redemptive.
Mary Jane (TCG Edition) by Amy Herzog"The most profound and harrowing of Ms. Herzog's many fine plays." --Jesse Green, New York Times Armed with medicines, feeding tubes, and various medical equipment, Mary Jane is a single mother and indefatigable force when it comes to caring for her young, sick child. A moving play about the stalwart endurance of a devoted mother, Mary Jane demonstrates the prevailing strength of the human will when fueled by unconditional love.
Come from Away [Score & lyrics] by Irene Sankoff (Composed by); David Hein (Composed by)(Vocal Selections). Eleven songs for voice and piano are presented in this collection from this award-winning 2017 Broadway musical presenting the true story of airline passengers stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Includes: Blankets and Bedding * Costume Party * Finale * I Am Here * Me and the Sky * Prayer * Screech In * Somewhere * Stop the World * 28 Hours/Wherever We Are * Welcome to the Rock.
Call Number: M1508.C67 S26 2018 On reserve at the Circ Desk
ISBN: 9781540006981
Publication Date: 2018
Downstate by Bruce NorrisIn downstate Illinois, four men convicted of sex crimes against minors share a group home where they live out their lives in the shadow of the offences they committed. A man shows up to confront his childhood abuser - but does he want closure or retribution? Bruce Norris's provocative play Downstate zeroes in on the limits of our compassion and what happens when society deems anyone beyond forgiveness. Downstate received its UK premiere at the National Theatre, London, in March 2019, in the same production which had its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, in September 2018.
Call Number: PS3614.O768 D69 2019 On reserve at the Circ Desk
Call Number: PS3566.A38 G66 2014 On reserve at the Circ Desk
ISBN: 9781480024663
Publication Date: 2012
One Act Play, Dark Comedy. Cast: 3 women, 2 men.Synopsis: Jill's husband Charles mysteriously disappears after she refuses to grant him a divorce. Concerned something has happened to her husband, Jill follows a string of clues to try and find out the secret Charles was keeping from her.
Call Number: PS3607.A225 O97 2015 On reserve at the Circ Desk
ISBN: 9781619590489
Publication Date: 2015
Prima Facie: Special Edition by Suzie MillerThis special edition of the international hit play Prima Facie features the definitive version of the award-winning script, together with colour photos and exclusive additional content, giving you a fascinating behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the production and the issues it explores. In the play, Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister who has worked her way up from working-class origins to the top of her game: defending, cross-examining and winning. But when an unexpected event forces her to confront the patriarchal power of the law - where the burden of proof and morality diverge - she finds herself in a world where emotion and integrity are in conflict with the rules of the game. After acclaimed productions in Australia and winning the Australian Writers' Guild Award for Drama, Prima Facie received its European premiere in a sold-out run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End in 2022 starring Jodie Comer in her West End debut. It was named Best New Play at both the 2023 Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards. A filmed version, released in 2022, went on to become the highest-grossing event cinema release ever in the UK. This edition, published alongside Prima Facie's Broadway transfer in 2023, includes contributions from writer Suzie Miller, actor Jodie Comer, director Justin Martin, producer James Bierman and other key members of the creative team, letting you go deeper into the world of the play. There are also essays on the legal context and how the play has become a vehicle for change in attitudes towards the treatment of female victims of sexual assault.
Call Number: on order - June 2024 B&T
ISBN: 9781839042317
Publication Date: 2023
She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition by Qui NguyenA comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games in a new edition created specially for High School performing groups! She Kills Monsters tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly's Dungeons & Dragons notebook she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister&rs
Call Number: PS3614.G955 S44 2016 One reserve at the Circ Desk