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13 by Shanley
(Applause Books). Thirteen plays by the Oscar-winning author of Moonstruck . Includes: "The Big Funk," "Savage in Limbo," "Danny & The Deep Blue Sea," "Welcome to the Moon," "The Red Coat," "Down & Out," "Let Us Go Out Into the Starry Night," "Out West," "A Lonely Impulse of Delight," "Women of Manhattan," "The Dreamer Examines His Pillow," "Italian-American Reconc...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
February 1st 2000
by Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers
(first published 1992)
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I started getting into his work when I was in college on a NYC trip for spring break. With a theater tech major in my background, I expressed desires to find something that was refreshing, unusual, and thought-provoking. A friend of mine directed a student stage version of "The Big Funk" which was my first introduction to Shanley. The experience was unreal and mindblowing. I discovered the book while in NYC and I was hooked. A series of short plays that dealt with universal yet, personal themes...more
Shanley is an incredible writer. This anthology contains thirteen of his shorter plays, including my personal favorite, "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea". There are also quite a few choice scenes for acting classes, especially in "Women of Manhattan" and "the dreamer examines his pillow".
I didn't know Shanley wrote Moonstruck, even though it's one of my favorite movies. This is a remnant from my theater days. I've read Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and Savage in Limbo, which I really liked. The characters are in pain and struggling to understand and make meaning out of their lives. I look forward to reading more by Shanley.
Now Shanley I like, even if I have trouble finding monologues that work for me. I basically bought this because there were scenes from two of the plays in my class and I loved them, particularly Italian American reconciliation, or whatever it's called. Really good stuff. This stuff is easy to identify with.
"And when I move in my writing, I have moved in my life. There is no illusion. It is all the same thing."
"Writing is acting is directing is living your life."
Raw characters in sometimes wonderfully abstract / surreal worlds.
"Writing is acting is directing is living your life."
Raw characters in sometimes wonderfully abstract / surreal worlds.
Shanley does write great dialogue, and great parts for women, but I like John Guare better, so this collection only gets three stars.
Currently directing "The Red Coat" by Shanley for my Directing I Final. Love his work!
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Shanley was born in The Bronx, New York City, to a telephone operator mother and a meat-packer father. He is a graduate of New York University, and is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre.
For his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
In 1990, Shan...more
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For his script for the 1987 film, Moonstruck, Shanley won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
In 1990, Shan...more
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