I recently got more into plays after so many years of an interest in just musicals. I recently read AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and was wondering, what are some other plays I have to read?
''With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town'' - Helena Bonham Carter
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
THE CRUCIBLE OUR TOWN THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE SIDE MAN THE PILLOWMAN STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT PROOF COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN THE GLASS MENAGERIE THE ROYAL FAMILY DEATH AND THE MAIDEN KILLER JOE DEATH OF A SALESMAN 'NIGHT MOTHER TIME STANDS STILL ALL MY SONS WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF THE SHAPE OF THINGS SPEED THE PLOW NEXT FALL THE MERCY SEAT FIFTH OF JULY BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS EXIT THE KING FENCES HEDDA GABLER THREE SISTERS CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Some essentials: Streetcar Named Desire Death of a Salesman The Cherry Orchard A Doll's House Our Town Tartuffe Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Angels in America
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
The same playwright wrote KILLER JOE (which I included in my list) and if you don't mind something incredibly dark, I'd really suggest reading it. A film version with Matthew Mcconaughey and Gina Gershon will be out this year and I'm beyond excited to see it.
I'd add my fave, if awfully produced, Tennessee Williams play, Orpheus Descending to the list. As well as Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine which was the best theatre acting experience I ever had.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
'Night Mother and Extremities are two very powerful plays.
August is one helluva good play.
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An Inspector Calls Cloudstreet The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? God of Carnage
I thought August: Osage County was...okay. To me, it was overly long and by the third act, became the kitchen sink of family dysfunction. by the time it ended, the barrage of bombs being dropped desensitized me and I was weary with the tedium.
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