Lives of the Saints - Acting Edition [Paperback]

David Ives (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0822217465 | ISBN-13: 978-0822217466 | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

THE STORIES: ENIGMA VARIATIONS. Zany hijinks as a pair of lookalikes named Bebe W.W. Doppel-gängler solve an identity crisis with the help of Dr. William W. Williams and his nurse Fifi, who may or may not be Aphrodite the Goddess of Love. Or is she a male gym-teacher in a dress? (3 men, 2 women.) THE MYSTERY AT TWICKNAM VICARAGE. A body on the carpet, three ridiculous Masterpiece Theatre-style suspects and a bumbling Scotland Yard detective solve philosophical quandaries as they investigate: Who killed Jeremy Thumpington-Fffienes? (3 men, 2 women.) BABEL'S IN ARMS. Two blue-collar Mesopotamian construction workers are handed a provocative task: Build the Tower of Babel-or else. How many stones does it take to get to heaven, anyway? (3 men, 2 women.) SOAP OPERA. A washing-machine repairman falls in love with a picture-perfect washer. Should he tell his girlfriend Mabel? Is the washer two-timing him with a dryer? Stay tuned. (3 men, 2 women.) LIVES OF THE SAINTS. A tender and gently comic meditation. Two women preparing a funeral breakfast in a church basement muse on life, death, and the meaning of Polish jokes-and along the way achieve a kind of sanctity. (3 men, 2 women.) ARABIAN NIGHTS. Utterly normal Norman walks into utterly ordinary Flora's shop looking for a souvenir of his travels and together they find whirlwind romance, spurred on by a wacky translator. (1 man, 2 women or 2 men, 1 woman.) CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. A cautionary fable tells how Rob and Laura face a menace in their living room: a television that talks back to them and threatens to swallow them whole. (2 men, 2 women.)

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822217465
• ISBN-13: 978-0822217466
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #466,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Church, December 27, 2002

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W. B. Hutchison "bhwrite" (Santa Fe, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lives of the Saints - Acting Edition (Paperback)

David Ives is clever and understands the necessary mechanics of a play as well as the gloss that faces the audience. These short plays are by turns funny and brilliant. (And rating it low simply because one did not research it's content seems a bit ignorant and unfair.)

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent work, November 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Lives of the Saints - Acting Edition (Paperback)

This collection of plays is another wonderful testament to the brilliant David Ives. It was recently peformed in my community to good reviews and an extended run. Excellent, Witty, and a Good read!

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short and Sweet, June 22, 2003

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hs history teacher (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lives of the Saints - Acting Edition (Paperback)

David Ives short plays are truly a joy to read. They are by turns comical, sincere, intelligent, nonsensical, thought- provoking, and always totally original.