The Baltimore Waltz and Other Plays"Paula Vogel's plays wake me up. Profoundly. They jump off the page and right at you. They go for the throat with enormous humanity, humor, and intelligence. Her plays are at once simple and complex, terrifying and encouraging, funny and heartbreaking." -Anne Bogart The first major collection of Paula Vogel's work surveys a remarkable decade of her writing for the stage. Vogel's singular voice is exhilarating, comic and heartbreaking in its examination of such contemporary issues as the feminization of poverty, the nontraditional family, the AIDS epidemic, domestic violence and pornography. Contains: The Baltimore Waltz And Baby Makes Seven The Oldest Profession Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief Hot 'N' Throbbing |
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... nods . Ruth quietly leaves the room . ) PETER : All the way to Paris ? ANNA : He'll make it . ( Pause . ) PETER : Oh , my God , you guys — what are you going to tell Cecil ? CECIL : I hope you'll tell him the truth . ( Peter turns and ...
... nods ) You'd leave your husband behind ? ( Emilia nods vigorously ) Then - not a word . ( Rises ) ( In turning to go ) Oh , Emilia , since you're just dawdling over that laundry , why not stop and peel some potatoes for Cook . When my ...