Heaven and Hell (on Earth): A Divine Comedy - Acting Edition

by William Mastrosimone

• ISBN13: 9780822218241
• ISBN10: 0822218240
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-31
• Publisher: DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE INC
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Summary

THE STORIES: In this comic anthology, written for an ensemble of young actors, an array of devilishly talented playwrights put a contemporary spin on a fascinating eternal obsession. Grappling with their own diverse experiences of vice and virtue, salvation and damnation, characters from the twenty-something generation interpret their world with amusing revelations and surprising insights. BAD-ASS OF THE RIP ETERNAL by Elizabeth Wong (1 man); CAPITALISM 101 by Rebecca Gilman (2 men); COCO PUFFS by Alice Tuan (1 woman); GONE GOTH by Melanie Marnich (1 woman); I-KISSANDTELL by Michael Kassin (1 man); JUST HOLD ME by William Mastrosimone (1 man, 1 woman); THE MILLENNIUM FALLACY by Richard Strand (1 woman); NOTE TO SELF by Hilly Hicks, Jr. (1 man, 1 woman); RED POPCORN by Robert Alexander (1 woman); RIOT GRRRRL GUITAR by Robert Alexander (1 woman); ROBIN by Sarah Schulman (1 woman); ROSA'S EULOGY by Richard Strand (1 woman); SAINTS AT THE RAVE by Guillermo Reyes (2 men); SWIRLING WITH MERLIN by Keith Glover (1 man); BAREFOOT WOMAN IN THE RED DRESS by Jane Martin (1 woman); THE VICTIMLESS CRIME by Deborah Lynn Frockt (1 woman); VIRTUAL VIRTUE by Elizabeth Dewberry (1 man, 1 woman); WHITE ELEPHANTS by Jane Martin (1 woman); WORLDNESS by Jenny Lyn Bader (2 women); YOUNG MAN PRAYING by Karen Hines (1 man); THE WAY DOWN by Richard Strand (1 man); THE WAY DOWN by Richard Strand (1 man); 11 men, 11 women (flexible casting).

Table of Contents

The Victimless Crime	7	(1)
Deborah Lynn Frockt
Saints at the Rave	8	(4)
Guillermo Reyes
Coco Puffs	12	(2)
Alice Tuan
Just Hold Me	14	(4)
William Mastrosimone
Robin	18	(2)
Sarah Schulman
I-Kissandtell	20	(2)
Michael Kassin
Virtual Virtue	22	(3)
Elizabeth Dewberry
Young Man Praying	25	(2)
Karen Hines
Capitalism 101	27	(4)
Rebecca Gilman
White Elephants	31	(1)
Jane Martin
Swirling with Merlin	32	(1)
Keith Glover
Worldness	33	(3)
Jenny Lyn Bader
Riot Grrrrrl Guitar	36	(2)
Robert Alexander
Note to Self	38	(4)
Hilly Hicks, Jr.
Rosa's Eulogy	42	(2)
Richard Strand
Bad-Ass of the Rip Eternal	44	(2)
Elizabeth Wong
Red Popcorn	46	(1)
Robert Alexander
Barefoot Woman in a Red Dress	47	(3)
Jane Martin
Gone Goth	50	(2)
Melanie Marnich
The Way Down	52	(2)
Richard Strand
The Millennium Fallacy	54
Richard Strand