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1	Romeo and Juliet for Kids more books like this by Lois Burdett add to wishlist Set during five of the most intensely dramatic days ever portrayed, ROMEO AND JULIET was probably written in 1594 or 1595, and first published in a 1597 edition, as transcribed by actors who had performed it. Other editions appeared later, but even the more authoritative versions, such as that of 1599--probably drawn from Shakespeare's own ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $5.19! \| SVS
2	Modern Canadian Plays more books like this by Jerry Wasserman (Editor) add to wishlist The second volume of this fourth edition contains: Bordertown Cafe, Polygraph, Moo, The Orphan Muses, 7 Stories, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, Amigos Blue Guitar, Lion in the Streets, Never Swim Alone, Fronteras Americanas, Harlem Duet and Problem Child. see all copies from $4.31! new only from $27.88! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Listen to the Wind more books like this by James Reaney add to wishlist Two stories intertwine and illuminate the relationship of life to its creative dream. Cast of 4 women, 4 men, 1 female child and 1 male child. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $25.96! \| first editions
4	Les Belles Soeurs: Revised more books like this by Michel Tremblay, John Van Burek (Translator), Bill Glassco (Translator) add to wishlist Michel Tremblay's classic joual play. Cast of 15 women. "A tart but human satire on Canadian life and aspirations". -- Vancouver Sun see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.88!
5	Happy Alchemy: On the Pleasures of Music and the Theatre more books like this by Robertson Davies, Brenda Davies, M.D (Introduction by), Jennifer Surridge (Introduction by) add to wishlist This autobiographical collection of pieces draws on Robertson Davies' life-long passion for the theatre, opera and music. It encompasses speeches and prologues to plays, a libretto for a children's opera, a suggestion for a film scenario and fragments from Davies' own diary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Waiting for the Parade more books like this by John Murrell add to wishlist Set in Calgary during the Second World War, five women work for the war effort while their men are away. Cast of 5 women. see all copies from $3.45! new only from $12.52! \| SVS
7	1949 more books like this by David French add to wishlist Newfoundland joins Confederation in the continuing saga of the Mercer family. Cast of 6 women, 6 men, 2 male children. "Told with French's warm humour and effortless command of stage convention". -- Globe & Mail see all copies from $8.83! new only from $10.66!
8	Albertine in Five Times more books like this by Michel Tremblay add to wishlist The story of one woman, Albertine, at five times in her life. Cast of 6 women. see all copies from $9.31! new only from $27.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Buried Astrolabe more books like this by Craig Stewart Walker add to wishlist In this study, Craig Walker offers a critical introduction to contemporary Canadian playwriting, providing a context for the study of Canadian drama and showing how it developed from Western European philosophical, literary, and dramatic traditions. Walker devotes the main body of his work to critical readings of James Reaney, Michael Cook, Sharon ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.10!
10	Fortune, My Foe and Eros at Breakfast more books like this by Robertson Davies add to wishlist Robertson Davies has been called the most important Canadian playwright of the post-war period. These two plays from the 1940s prove that great writing and important themes never go out of style. see all copies from $13.06! new only from $30.21! \| first editions
11 view cover	Ecstasy of Rita Joe more books like this by George Ryga add to wishlist George Ryga's The Ecstasy of Rita Joe is perhaps the best known contemporary Canadian play - a lyric documentary about a young Indian girl who comes to the city only to die on Skid Row, a victim of white man's violence and his paternalistic attitude toward Native Peoples. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.10! \| first editions
12 view cover	Hosanna more books like this by Michel Tremblay add to wishlist A play about illusions. Cast of 2 men. "Written by a real playwright who can write poetic prose, handle literary technique and create character". -- New York Post see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout: A "String Quartet" for Four Female Actors more books like this by Tomson Highway add to wishlist Based on a deposition signed by fourteen Chiefs of the Thomson River basin on the occasion of a visit to their lands by Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1910, "Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout" is a ritualized retelling of how the Native Peoples of British Columbia lost their fishing, hunting and grazing rights, their lands, and ... see all copies from $12.46! new only from $12.46! \| SVS
14 view cover	Dunsmuirs more books like this by Rod Langley add to wishlist A dark family secret emerges in this second play about the wealthy and ill-fated Dunsmuir family. Cast of 3 women and 6 men. "The writing is tight and lively". -- Victoria Times-Colonist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Noam Chomsky Lectures more books like this by Daniel Brooks, Guillermo Verdecchia add to wishlist An innovative, multi-layered deconstruction of mass media and politics. Cast of 2 men. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| SVS
16 view cover	Walsh more books like this by Sharon Pollock add to wishlist A historical documentary of Sitting Bull's exile in Canada after the Montana massacre at Little Big Horn. Cast of 3 women and 11 men. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Talking Bodies more books like this by Larry Tremblay, Sheila Fischman (Translator) add to wishlist A collection of Larry Tremblay's four memorable solo performances for the stage: A Trick of Fate, Anatomy Lessons, The Dragonfly of Chi Coutimi and Ogre. With an introduction by Jane M. Moss. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.46!
18 view cover	Billy Bishop Goes to War more books like this by John Gray, Eric Peterson add to wishlist A musical about Canada's W.W.I flying ace. Cast of 2 men. Winner of the Governor general's Award for Drama, 1982 see all copies from $7.01! new only from $47.12! \| first editions
19 view cover	Jacob's Wake more books like this by Michael Cook add to wishlist A Maritime family's tragedy, set in a raging storm. Cast of 2 women and 5 men. see all copies from $3.33! new only from $10.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Poor Super Man: A Play with Captions more books like this by Brad Fraser add to wishlist Frustrated by the lack of love and affection in his life, celebrated gay painter David McMillan returns to his humble beginnings as a waiter where he hopes to find his lost creativity. He finds that more and more in the arms of his married male employer, Matt. Matt inspires David to paint the best pictures of his life. However, the affair forces ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Setting the Stage more books like this by Herbert Whittaker, Jonathan Rittenhouse (Introduction by), Christopher Plummer (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Setting the Stage" is the story of Montreal's theatrical cultures and their part in the development of Canadian theatre - a story that only Herbert Whittaker, Canada's first and foremost theatre critic, can tell. Before his long and distinguished career with the Globe and Mail, Whittaker had already had three careers in Montreal - as stage ... see all copies from $6.35! new only from $19.98! \| first editions
22 view cover	Fair Liberty's Call more books like this by Sharon Pollock add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25! \| first editions
23 view cover	Crabdance more books like this by Beverly Simons add to wishlist A tragicomedy in which a lonely woman plays elaborate, ritualistic games with 3 men forced to play her son, her husband and her lover. Cast of 1 woman and 3 men. "An unusual and searing play about a woman caught in a cage of frustration". -- Vancouver Sun see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.39! \| SVS
24 view cover	Esker Mike and His Wife, Agiluk more books like this by Herschel Hardin add to wishlist A classic tragedy about Inuit life and how it is affected by white settlers, priests and government officials. Cast of 6 women and 9 men. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Twenty Years at Play: A New Play Ce more books like this by Jerry Wasserman (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of eight of the finest plays produced by Vancouver's New Play Centre marks the company's twentieth year. see all copies from $7.51! SVS

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