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Three Children's Plays: The Poet and the Rent ; The Frog Prince and the Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock

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Pulitzer-winning playwright, David Mamet, has created these witty and imaginative children's plays that also operate on an adult level. The plays are written to allow for very flexible staging and smaller budgets. While the fast pace and outlandish (space pandas?) situations will delight children of all ages, Mamet's brilliant and incisive humor will keep mom and dad in stiches! Perfect for small theater companies and schools; since the author provides student and journey-level designer's with challenges to their imaginations instead of their budgets. These plays demonstrate why Mamet is one of the foremost theatrical craftsmen of the modern generation, and should not be overlooked simply because children will be able to enjoy them as well.

I'm currently involved in my local theatre production of this play and it's totally awesome. I haven't read the other two, but Revenge of the Space Panadas is really interesting. It can be very weird and confusing in parts, but it's absolutly hilarious!!! I really recommend this play!