I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues. At first, women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them. Women secretly love to talk about their vaginas. They get very excited, mainly because no one's ever asked them before.
So begins Eve Ensler's hilarious, eye-opening tour into the last frontier, the forbidden zone at the heart of every woman. Adapted from the award-winning one-woman show that's rocked audiences around the world, this groundbreaking book gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, and thoroughly human stories, transforming the question mark hovering over the female anatomy into a permanent victory sign. With laughter and compassion, Ensler transports her audiences to a world we've never dared to know, guaranteeing that no one who reads The Vagina Monologues will ever look at a woman's body the same way again.
When Cassie Taylor met Ethan Holt at acting school, sparks flew. She was the good girl actress. He was the bad boy about campus. But one fated casting choice for Romeo and Juliet changed it all. Like the characters they were playing, Cassie and Ethan's romance seemed destined. Until he broke her heart and betrayed her trust.
Now, the A-list heartthrob is back in her life and turning her world around. One touch at a time. Cast as romantic leads once again, they're forced to confront raw memories of the heartbreaking lows and pulse-pounding highs of their secret college affair.
But they'll also discover that people who rub each other the wrong way often make the best sparks.
No one could reach her. Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind, and mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation.
Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an almost fanatical determination, she would begin a frightening and incredibly moving struggle to tame the wild girl no one could reach, and bring Helen into the world at last.
Pressures of the Celebrity Lifestyle weigh heavily on Dayne and Katy Matthews as they take on separate movie projects. Tabloid rumors talk of trouble and unfaithfulness between the two, but finally something drastic catches Dayne's attention and makes him realize the destruction they're playing with. But will it be too late?
The Flanigan Family recognizes the deep loss of the Christian Kids Theater program, and they lead a final effort to keep the theater from being torn down. Meanwhile, John Baxter takes the next step in his growing relationship with Elaine, giving him a season to contemplate selling the Baxter house and, along with it, losing a lifetime of memories made there. As the rest of the family considers the future and what may lie ahead, they must pull together like never before. Only their undying love for each other can help the Baxters get past the trials of today for a life they know is possible... someday.
Here in one volume are the full texts of the seven extant plays of the Greek playwright Sophocles, regarded by the Greeks of his time as a kind of tragic Homer. This collection includes the revised and updated translations by Paul Roche of the Oedipus cycle, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone, as well as all-new translations of Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, and Philocetes.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in ancient Greek drama and the philosophical themes that these plays explore.
Man and Superman is a powerful drama of ideas by George Bernard Shaw, first written in 1901. Shaw intended to encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance by drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Byron's verse satire, Shakespeare, and authors such as Conan Doyle and Kipling.
The play explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and Shaw's theory of Creative Evolution. It is a satirical and buoyant exposé of the eternal struggle between the sexes, combining seriousness with comedy. The drama follows the story of Ann Whitefield, who becomes the joint ward of two men: the respectable Roebuck Ramsden and John Tanner, author of "The Revolutionist’s Handbook." Believing marriage would prevent him from achieving his higher intellectual and political ambitions, Tanner is horrified to discover that Ann intends to marry him. He flees to Spain, with the determined young woman in hot pursuit.
The chase leads them to the underworld, where the characters’ alter egos engage in a lively debate on human nature and philosophy in a scene often performed separately as "Don Juan in Hell." Shaw combines elements of comedy and serious philosophical discourse to create a work that remains a classic of twentieth-century English theatre.
Five Plays is a collection of Anton Chekhov's most celebrated works, bringing together the quintessence of Russian drama. The plays included are:
Chekhov's work is renowned for its lyricism, humor, and pathos, redefining dramatic conventions and paving the way for modern theater. Through these plays, Chekhov explores the vulnerabilities, needs, and neuroses of his characters, capturing the essence of the human condition with poignant realism.
Each play in this collection invites the reader to immerse themselves in the intricacies of Russian society, offering a unique perspective on the complexities of life, love, and loss.
Endgame & Act Without Words is a brilliant work by Samuel Beckett, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. This play is a pinnacle of Beckett's characteristic raw minimalism, offering a pure and devastating distillation of the human essence in the face of approaching death.
Originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett himself, Endgame is considered by many critics to be his greatest single work. Four characters engage in a game of life, concluding with the exit of one character and the immobility of the remaining three, in a profound study of man's relationship to his fellows.