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Humana Festival 2006
the complete plays
By Hansel, Adrien-Alice & Bock, Adam & Dubiner, Julie Felise & Coble, Eric & Rha Goddess & Harrison, Jordan & Rolin Jones & Martin, Jane Roland & Mee, Charles L. & Rebeck, Theresa & Sharr White & Adams, Liz Duffy
- ISBN
- 978-0-97090-461-4
- Publisher
- New York : Playscripts, Inc., c2007.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on June 15, 2007
Reading a new play is not as exciting as seeing the first production, but there's still a frisson when the cover is turned-and the added benefit that frustration does not require leaving at intermission but just hurling the book aside. Alas, the latest collection of plays from the Humana Festival met the floor several times. Except for Eric Coble'sNatural Selection , Adam Bock'sThree Guys and a Brenda , and Sharr White'sSix Years (also included inNew Playwrights ), the works are disappointing.Natural Selection , set at a time when the world outdoors is viewed with fear and suspicion, is funny and off balance-a sort of sequel to Thornton Wilder'sThe Skin of Our Teeth. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
