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Tag Archives: Eugene O’Neill
The Books: “Anna Christie” (Eugene O’Neill)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Next on the script shelf: Still on Eugene O’Neill – next play on the shelf is
The Books: “The Iceman Cometh” (Eugene O’Neill)
And here is my next excerpt of the day from my script library. Still on Eugene O’Neill – next play on the shelf is The Iceman Cometh Jason Robards’ original portrayal of Hickey on Broadway in the 1950s (he came … Continue reading
The Books: “Ile” (Eugene O’Neill)
Next script on my script shelf: And another one of Eugene O’Neill’s Seven Plays of the Sea. This one is called Ile. I saw this play once, when I was in college. The actors weren’t very good, as I recall, … Continue reading
The Books: “In the Zone” (Eugene O’Neill)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: The first collection of plays I have is entitled Seven Plays of the Sea There are seven one-act plays here, all having to do with the sea. This one called In the Zone. I … Continue reading
The Books: “The Long Voyage Home” (Eugene O’Neill)
>And another one of Eugene O’Neill’s Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Now we come to Eugene O’Neill. The first collection of plays I have is entitled Seven Plays of the Sea. There are seven one-act plays here, all having … Continue reading
The Books: “Bound East for Cardiff” (Eugene O’Neill)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Uhm … this is the largest bookshelf on earth, apparently – I’m still on that first bookshelf in my kitchen – However, I will have you know that we are now on the bottom … Continue reading
The Books: “Moon of the Caribees” (Eugene O’Neill)
Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Now we come to Eugene O’Neill. Yay! The first collection of plays I have is entitled Seven Plays of the Sea There are seven one-act plays here, all (duh) having to do with the … Continue reading
Snapshots
— So I’ve got a big Super Bowl bash to go to tomorrow. Lots of fun. We’re all Patriots fans. — I FINISHED UNDERWORLD THIS MORNING. I DID IT. I started that novel in … NOVEMBER? I have no idea. … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet: What Is the Movie About?
Excerpt from Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: Having decided, for whatever reason, to do a movie, I return to that all-encompassing, critical discussion: What is the movie about? Work can’t begin until its limits are defined, and this is the first … Continue reading
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