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A Coloring Book of the Sleeping Beauty Ballet
Mr. Laurence Senelick
Paperback (Bellerophon Books, Jan. 1, 1979)Leon Bakst's famous designs for Diaghilev's immortal production. This was a ballet a grand spectacle, and the costumes are the most elegant ever.
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Dead Souls
Laurence Senelick
Paperback (Broadway Play Publishing, Incorporated, April 3, 2019)A theatrical extravaganza drawn from Nikolay Gogol's comic epic of greed and gluttony in tsarist Russia. Over one hundred characters can be played with any number of actors from 15 on up.
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Oedipus The King
Sophocles, Laurence Senelick
Paperback (Broadway Play Publishing, Incorporated, April 10, 2019)First performed around 430 BCE, Sophocles’ OEDIPUS THE KING remains as shocking a tragedy as it must have been to the ancient Greeks. Thwarted by the will of the gods and fate, Oedipus rises to become King of Thebes by killing his father and marrying this mother, thus fulfilling the prophecy that he has sought to avoid.
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Calvacade of Clowns Coloring Book
Laurence Selenick
Paperback (Bellerophon Books, March 1, 1972)This coloring book has illustrations of the greatest clowns of history. From Scaramouche to the late Emmett Kelly.
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The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekhov, Laurence Senelick
“Senelick’s accomplishment is astounding.”―Library Journal Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov’s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memorable characters have clashing desires and lose balance in the shifting eruptions of society and a modernizing Russia. Supplementing the play is an account of Chekhov’s life; a note on the translation; an introduction to the work; and variant lines, often removed due to government censorship, which illuminate the context in which they were written. This edition is the perfect guide to enriching our understanding of this great dramatist or to staging a production.
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The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekhov, Laurence Senelick
“Senelick’s accomplishment is astounding.”—Library JournalAnton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works cherished for their brilliant wit and insight into the human condition. In this stunning new translation of one of Chekhov’s most popular and beloved plays, Laurence Senelick presents a fresh perspective on the master playwright and his groundbreaking dramas. He brings this timeless trial of art and love to life as memorable characters have clashing desires and lose balance in the shifting eruptions of society and a modernizing Russia. Supplementing the play is an account of Chekhov’s life; a note on the translation; an introduction to the work; and variant lines, often removed due to government censorship, which illuminate the context in which they were written. This edition is the perfect guide to enriching our understanding of this great dramatist or to staging a production.