Defining Form & Other Plays

ISBN: 0595431690

Author: Mccarty, Kathryn

Condition: New

The LADIES QUINTET A quintet of short solo works for mature women,includes: THE GARDEN CLUB The last surviving member of the Never-Blue Garden Club conducts the group's annual meeting. THE STAR POLISHER An elderly woman polishes Joanne Woodward's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, while reminiscing about the films that shaped her life and Nation. NOEL Clearing out her deceased sister's attic, a woman discovers Ghosts of Christmas Past. AN AMERICAN SKETCH A painter dazzles her granddaughter with her paintbrush and wit, teaching the components of a well-lived life. A REAL POSSIBLE A widow, braces herself for the arrival of her Prom date.STRAIGHT LACED: A CantataAn exploration of reparative therapy in an attempt to heal a young man of his homosexuality.BESSIE! The Life of Bessie SmithCelebrating the life of the "World's Greatest Blues Singer", Bessie Smith, who took no prisoners as she graced stages across the country forever changing the face of music as we know it.THE FITTING ROOMA peek inside a ladies dressing room in a voyeuristic perspective on the search for meaning, truth and the perfect pair of jeans.DEFINING FORMSiblings struggle over the care of their aging mother, in the early stages of Alzheimer's.