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Books by Emily Mann






Testimonies(1st Edition)
Four Plays
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 1996 by Theatre Communications Group
ISBN-13: 978-1-55936-117-0, ISBN: 1-55936-117-4

"The first major collection by playwright Emily Mann contains four powerful docudramas. Based on extensive interviews of real people’s experiences, these plays explore various moral issues and questions that still resonate in America today.Annulla: An Autobiography is a solo piece featuring the reflections of an elderly Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust by pretending to by Aryan. Jerry Talmer of the New York Post calls Annulla “on ..."






A Seagull In The Hamptons(1st Edition)
by Emily Mann, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2013 by Broadway Play Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-88145-561-8, ISBN: 0-88145-561-X

"Emily Mann brings Chekhov's masterpiece into the 21st century with bright contemporary language and a modern Hamptons' setting. In a world of appearance, money, business, and celebrity culture, the heart of the play is a story about the heartbreaking betrayal of children by their parents. With relevance, humor, and flowing, natural language, Mann's adaptation of challenges us to think about where America's culture is going. "Emily Mann ..."






Gloria
A Life (TCG Edition)
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2019 by Theatre Communications Group
ISBN-13: 978-1-55936-960-2, ISBN: 1-55936-960-4

"“Gloria: A Life is a unique, deeply moving performance created in the hopeful, conversational spirit of its extraordinary subject.” —Sara Holdren, New York Magazine’s Vulture “One part theater, one part consciousness-raising group therapy session, Gloria: A Life offers an experience that promises to be a more intimate recollection of Steinem’s journey, not only because it’s been singularly shaped by the hands of women.” —Noor Brara, Vog ..."






Mrs Packard(1st Edition)
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2013 by Broadway Play Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-88145-558-8, ISBN: 0-88145-558-X

"Winner of the 2007 Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award. Illinois, 1861: Without proof of insanity, Elizabeth Packard is committed by her husband to an asylum. Based on historical events, Emily Mann's play tells of one woman's struggle to right a system gone wrong. "Emily Mann is one of our most urgently engaging, provocative and significant American playwrights." —Joyce Carol Oates "Elizabeth Packard emerges as a vibrant, ..."






Mrs. Packard(1st Edition)
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2009 by Theatre Communications Group
ISBN-13: 978-1-55936-334-1, ISBN: 1-55936-334-7

"“Emily Mann is one of our most urgently engaging, provocative and significant American playwrights.”—Joyce Carol Oates“Both as a socially conscious melodrama which arouses strong outrage in the viewer and as a valuable history lesson with contemporary relevance,Mrs. Packard is informative, lively and engrossing.” –Talkin’ Broadway“Elizabeth Packard emerges as a vibrant, passionate force of nature.”—The New York TimesIllinois, 1861: With ..."






Having Our Say(96th Edition)
The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years - A Play
by Emily Mann, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Sarah Louise Delany, Amy Hill Hearth
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 1996 by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-1502-8, ISBN: 0-8222-1502-0

"The credit shall read: HAVING OUR SAY a play by Emily Mann adapted from the book by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth and (2) to give the following acknowledgments on the title page of all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play: Originally produced on the New York Stage by Camille O. Cosby and Judith Rutherford James Originally produced by McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey ..."






Still Life.
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 1981 by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-1081-8, ISBN: 0-8222-1081-9

"Shaped by the author from conversations with the people whose experience she sets forth, the play explores the way that Vietnam has affected three lives: a Marine veteran, his estranged wife and his mistress. Seated at a table, with slides used occasionally to amplify and illustrate their comments, the three tell their various stories. The man confesses that he killed a Vietnamese family in cold blood and, carrying the seeds of violence ..."






Political Stages(1st Edition)
Plays That Shaped a Century
by Emily Mann, David E. Roessel, David Rossel, David Ernest Roessel
Paperback, 632 Pages, Published 2002 by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55783-490-4, ISBN: 1-55783-490-3

"(Applause Books). Warning: The plays of Political Stages do not make for a quiet evening of theatre. These are the plays which got audiences out of their seats, and sometimes out into the streets. Their words and ideas rumbled ominously down the marble hallways of legislatures and challenged, even threatened, and often changed, the thinking of millions. These are the plays which either lit or reflected the fires of those political contr ..."






First You Dream, A Financial Management Workbook
by Emily Mann, Debra Hadsall
Paperback, 92 Pages, Published 2013 by Lulu.Com
ISBN-13: 978-1-304-38515-4, ISBN: 1-304-38515-9

"First You Dream is a unique learning opportunity combining Christian teachings with basic financial management. The steps are outlined as: dreaming, analysis,planning and action. The workbook is appropriate for use by individuals, trained clergy, lay leaders and group leaders. It features the sermons of Rev Dr. Marti Zimmerman which were created as part of her studies at Iliff School of Theology. Additionally, the workbook serves as ..."






Mrs. Packard(Large Print)
Inspired by a True Story
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2013 by Readhowyouwant
Large Print
ISBN-13: 978-1-4587-8135-2, ISBN: 1-4587-8135-6

"Emily Mann is one of our most urgently engaging, provocative and significant American playwrights.'' - Joyce Carol Oates ''Elizabeth Packard emerges as a vibrant, passionate force of nature.'' - The New York Times Illinois, 1861; Without proof of insanity, Elizabeth Packard is committed by her husband to an asylum. Based on historical events, Emily Mann's play tells of one woman's struggle to right a system gone wrong in this winner of ..."






Meshugah - Acting Edition
(Acting Edition for Theater Productions)
by Emily Mann, Isaac Bashevis Singer
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2005 by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-1984-2, ISBN: 0-8222-1984-0

"A Comic Tragedy Emily Mann, Isaac Bashevis Singer ... Less than two weeks after the events of September 11th, an editor named Joan comes together with a fire captain to help craft eulogies for firemen lost in the attack. Based on a true story. “Ms. Nelson's play...gives credible and powerful voice to a very specific kind of pain...perhaps the keenest message to ... Set in a drawing room, this droll comedy of errors follows two sche ..."






The American Theatre
A Sum of Its Parts
by Emily Mann -., Henry B. Williams, Samuel French Inc
Paperback, 431 Pages, Published 1986 by Samuel French Press -
ISBN-13: 978-0-573-69002-0, ISBN: 0-573-69002-2

"Execution of Justice is an ensemble play by Emily Mann chronicling the case of Dan White,[1] who assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk in November 1978. The play was originally commissioned by the Eureka Theater Company and had an early production by Arena Stage in their 1984/1985 season.[2] It opened on Broadway on March 13, 1986 with John Spencer playing Dan White and a cast that in ..."






Hoodwinked
(TCG Edition)
by Emily Mann
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2020 by Theatre Communications Group
ISBN-13: 978-1-55936-563-5, ISBN: 1-55936-563-3

"Inspired by the tragic events of the Fort Hood massacre in 2009, Emily Mann's new documentary-style play uses first-person accounts to examine the response of a nation in a fear-driven political climate. This unique work explores Radical Islam and the dangers that ideology can pose not only to Western nations, but also to moderate and traditional Muslims around the world. The experimental dramatic structure weaves together scenes inspir ..."






Scenes from a Marriage
by Ingmar Bergman, Emily Mann
Paperback, 60 Pages, Published 2017 by Dramatist's Play Service
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-3392-3, ISBN: 0-8222-3392-4

"Erin Gann KATRINA ............................................................ Carmen Zilles EVA ............ .......................................................... Emma Ramos MRS. JACOBI/MOTHER ................ .................... Mia Katigbak CHARACTERS JOHAN MARIANNE, his wife PETER, ..."






Political Stages
Plays That Shaped a Century
by Emily Mann, David Roessel
632 Pages, Published 2002 by Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-1-4768-4775-7, ISBN: 1-4768-4775-4

"Another American: Asking and Telling is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts with funding provided by: Michael Palm Foundation, Manhattan Community Arts Fund; Barbara Bell & Stephen Remen, Andrew Blatter, Luceil & John Carroll, James Cottrell & Joseph Lovett, John DaSilva, Michael Dively, Guillermo Fernandez, Rudy & Judy Froeschle, Corinne & RolfHoexter, Marie & Jim Karanfilian, Anita & Jay ... Ellis, Ted Sno ..."






The House of Bernarda Alba - Acting Edition(99th Edition)
(Acting Edition for Theater Productions)
by Emily Mann, Federico Garcia Lorca
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 1998 by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-1653-7, ISBN: 0-8222-1653-1

"'Better never to lay eyes on a man, never to have seen one. Ever since I was a child, I've been frightened: the look of men, yoking up the oxen, picking up sacks of wheat, calling to each other, their thick voices, their thick boots. Every time I passed, fear of their hands, of their touch. God made me weak and ugly. It's his way of keeping them away.' So pronounces one of five unmarried daughters before her elder sister, being the rich ..."






Out Front(1st Edition)
Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Plays
by Robert Chesley, Harvey Fierstein, William M. Hoffman, Holly Hughes, Harry Kondoleon, Emily Mann, Terrence Mcnally, Martin Sherman, Evan Smith, Don Shewey
Paperback, 564 Pages, Published 1988 by Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-3025-9, ISBN: 0-8021-3025-9

"Gathers eleven plays, that deal with the social, psychological, and emotional aspects of homosexual life"






The Cherry Orchard - Acting Edition(99th Edition)
by Emily Mann, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2000 by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-1779-4, ISBN: 0-8222-1779-1

"‘The Cherry Orchard’ is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Although Chekhov intended it as a comedy, and it does contain some elements of farce, Stanislavski insisted on directing the play as a tragedy. Since this initial production, directors have had to contend with the dual nature of the play. The play concerns ..."






The Worlds of William Penn
by Andrew R. Murphy, John Smolenski, Elizabeth Milroy, Catharine Dann Roeber, Emily Mann, Marcus Gallo, Audrey Horning, Elizabeth Sauer, Scott Sowerby, Patrick M. Erben, Michael Goode, Alexander Mazzaferro, Catie Gill, Adrian Chastain Weimer, Rachel Love Monroy, Evan Haefeli, Patrick Cecil, Shuichi Wanibuchi
Hardcover, 438 Pages, Published 2019 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-978801-81-3, ISBN: 1-978801-81-5

"William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by controversy and contention in both England and America. This volume looks at William Penn with fresh eyes, bringing together scholars from a range of discipline ..."






The Worlds of William Penn
by Andrew R. Murphy, John Smolenski, Elizabeth Milroy, Catharine Dann Roeber, Emily Mann, Marcus Gallo, Audrey Horning, Elizabeth Sauer, Scott Sowerby, Patrick M. Erben, Michael Goode, Alexander Mazzaferro, Catie Gill, Adrian Chastain Weimer, Rachel Love Monroy, Evan Haefeli, Patrick Cecil, Shuichi Wanibuchi, Rutgers University Press
Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2019 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-978801-77-6, ISBN: 1-978801-77-7

"William Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by controversy and contention in both England and America. This volume looks at William Penn with fresh eyes, bringing together scholars from a range of discipline ..."



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