The Drama & Plays category has 329 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 648 ratings. The most-rated is Girls & Boys.
Le Diable et le Bon Dieu
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"Pour la philosophie existentialiste, l'existence précède l'essence, c'est à dire que l'homme naît seul, libre et responsable. Il n'est lui-même qu'être et néant, mais il donne, par ses choix et les engagements de son existence, un sens à sa vie. Tout le théâtre de Sartre est empreint de cette pensée. Avec Le Diable et le Bon Dieu, Sartre réalise enfin en Goetz l'unité du personnage et donne une véritable expression dramatique au problème de la liberté. Dans l'Allemagne de la Renaissance, Goetz, personnage historique des Guerres de Religion est un soldat sanguinaire dépourvu de tout sens moral, il trahit, pille et tue sans aucun remords, et se réjouit que ses actes indignent Dieu. Un jour, il décide de devenir bon. Il s'adresse à Dieu :"Tu n'as prêté attention à moi quand je faisais le mal, peut-être me verras-tu mieux si je suis terriblement bon". Mais il découvre bientôt qu'en voulant faire le bien des hommes malgré eux, il provoque des massacres encore plus horribles. Devant cet échec, il reprend une politique de répression impitoyable." Alain Délot Avec : Pierre Brasseur : Goetz ; Michel Etcheverry : Heinrich ; Henri Nassiet : Nasty ; Fernand Blot : le banquier ; Patrick Roussel : un officier ; Marie Olivier : Catherine ; Josette Vardier : Hilda.
(P) et © Editions Eponymes
Time Heals Everything
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Beautiful Katherine Collins, a young woman from nowhere, suddenly had it all. Her promising career as an up-and-coming cabaret singer in a swinging 1930s hot spot known as Simply Blues lands her smack in the middle of a tug of war the likes of which she'd never dreamed possible. On one side stands the man who had opened the door to her career but who refuses to allow himself any further claim to her heart, and on the other stands a man who will do anything to claim Katherine as his own. Set in the tumultuous times leading up to World War Two, both men will shape her destiny in unchangeable ways, but whose heart will Katherine choose, and whose will she break forever?
©2011 Linda Swain (P)2012 Linda Swain
Partially Broken Never Destroyed: The Devil's Advocate
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What do you do when you realize the only way to maintain the lifestyle that you're adapted to is to play around with a little fire?
For Kayla, it's not only a way of life, but keeping secrets is what's keeping her alive. Her boss, Ms. Wright is a walking soap opera in the flesh and is willing to deceive anyone in order to uphold her social status.
Not only has she dragged Kayla in the middle of her drama, but Ms. Wright continues to add layers of treachery along with violence, which are things that Kayla didn't bargain for.
Unfortunate for them both, not everyone is willing to continue in this twisted debauchery and it's only a matter of time before an unstable fortress becomes a pile of rubbish.
If you enjoy African American Romance or Street Urban Fiction with a twist of suspense, you'll definitely enjoy this Urban Thriller!
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©2018 Nataisha Hill (P)2019 Nataisha Hill
Harvey the Indian: The Man Who Wouldn't Leave
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Harvey is visited by a Caucasian man looking for spiritual healing, but Harvey isn't the type of Indian who would believe in spirits.
©2015 Andrew Genaille (P)2019 Andrew Genaille
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight
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A brand spanking new bedroom farce about three couples who say what they oughtn't, do what they shouldn't, and deliver terrific one-liners while doing it. Ben and Nancy have a midnight therapy session over some unfortunate pillow talk; Grace and Gene take surprising sides over the one-night-stand issue; and therapist Mark finds his romantic rendezvous with an older man rudely interrupted.Featuring a full cast starring Richard Kind, Joey Slotnick, Jeffrey Donovan, Mandy Siegfried, Clea Lewis, and Alan Mandell.
(P)2001 L.A. Theatre Works
The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
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Raucous comedy from one of America's most outrageous playwrights! New York dilettante Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged doctor's wife, is hooked on culture - mornings at the Whitney, afternoons at MOMA, evenings at BAM. Plunged into a mid-life crisis of Medea-like proportions, she's shaken out of her lethargy by the reappearance of a fascinating childhood friend. Starring Richard Kind, Jobeth Williams, Amy Aquino, Estelle Harris, and Dileep Rao.
©2007 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2007 L.A. Theatre Works
Capri's Second Chance
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Capri's Second Chance is the tale of business owner Caprianna and her police officer husband, Marquise. To the outside world, they appear to have everything going for them. However, when tragedy strikes, not only is Caprianna's tenuous world shattered, she finds out her husband is harboring secrets of his own. But just when she thought she was at her lowest ebb, fate steps in. Can love rise out of the ashes?
©2013 Maxine Thompson (P)2016 Maxine Thompson
Chavez Ravine
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The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.Starring (in alphabetical order): Zilah MendozaRichard Montoya Ric Salinas Herbert Siguenza Musicians: John Avila Randy Rodarte Scott Rodarte
(P)2005 L.A. Theatre Works. All Rights Reserved.
Mimi's Guide
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The sensuality of Louisiana's humid, jasmine-scented air permeates this love triangle about three people who are haunted by the memories of the Vietnam war.
©2009 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2009 L.A. Theatre Works
Stealing Lincoln: The Radio Play (The Cleveland Radio Players)
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Stealing Lincoln is a one-act historical-based spoof of the attempted kidnapping of Former President Abraham Lincoln's dead body. Based on a true story, this is a re-enact-imagiment of what it would be like to by a fly-on-the-wall in Big Jim Kennally's counterfeit gang in their first bodysnatching heist. The gang is infiltrated by one of the first Secret Service spies, Lewis Swegel. Although the real conversations may never be known, The Cleveland Radio Players would like to think it happened something like this... Starring: (in order of appearance) Robert Branch - Abraham Lincoln, James "Big Jim" Kenally, Jack Matuszewski - Lincoln Honor Guard, Denny Castiglione - Father, Giovanni Castiglione - Son, Llenelle Gibson - Daughter, Cody Zack - Terrence Mullen, Charles Hargrave - Jack Hughes, Logan Smith - Lewis Swegel, Milton Horowitz - Patrick D. Tyrrelle, Cory Shy - Secret Service Agent, David Flynt - Billy Brown, Train Conductor The Cleveland Radio Players is the only company dedicated to the production of modern radio plays in the 21st century. Our radio plays include a unique voice for each character, sound effects, and music for an engaging listening experience. No other acting ensemble produces dramatized or Radio Play style storytelling from live performances. The Cleveland Radio Players reproduce works of living playwrights only.
©2015 Milton Matthew Horowitz (P)2015 Milton Matthew Horowitz
Notes from the Field
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"Smith’s powerful style of living journalism uses the collective, cathartic nature of the theater to move us from despair toward hope.” (The Village Voice) Anna Deavere Smith’s extraordinary form of documentary theater shines a light on injustices by portraying the real-life people who have experienced them. "One of her most ambitious and powerful works on how matters of race continue to divide and enslave the nation.” (Variety) Smith renders a host of figures who have lived and fought the system that pushes students of color out of the classroom and into prisons. (As Smith has put it: “Rich kids get mischief, poor kids get pathologized and incarcerated.”) Using people’s own words, culled from interviews and speeches, Smith depicts Rev. Jamal Harrison Bryant, who eulogized Freddie Gray; Niya Kenny, a high school student who confronted a violent police deputy; activist Bree Newsome, who took the Confederate flag down from the South Carolina State House grounds; and many others. Their voices bear powerful witness to a great iniquity of our time - and call us to action with their accounts of resistance and hope.
©2019 Anna Deavere Smith (P)2019 Random House Audio
La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu
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La Guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu a été créée en 1935, par les soins de Louis Jouvet. Après Siegfried, elle s'affirma - son succès en a témoigné - comme une des rares œuvres maîtresses du répertoire français contemporain à aborder un des grands problèmes politiques du temps. Jean Vilar l'a montée en 1962, pour le Festival d'Avignon, et l'a reprise au Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) en 1963. Hector, le chef troyen, revient victorieux d'une guerre. A Troie, il est beaucoup question de l'enlèvement d'Hélène, reine de Sparte, par le prince Pâris. Hector retrouve sa femme, Andromaque ; il apprend qu'elle attend un enfant. Voici les extraits que vous pouvez écouter : Acte I - Scène 3 : En présence du roi Priam et des notables troyens, Hector va procéder à la fermeture solennelle des "portes de la guerre". Il doit traditionnellement dédier un discours aux morts de la dernière guerre. Acte II - Scène 4 : L'enlèvement d'Hélène risque d'être un cas de guerre. Andromaque, épouse et mère, éprouve profondément la menace. Alors qu'Hector se persuade que la restitution d'Hélène aux Grecs écartera le danger, Andromaque veut une explication franche, vraie, totale, avec Hélène. Acte II - Scène 7 : Ulysse, ambassadeur des Grecs, se présente à Troie. Hector le reçoit. Acte II - Scène 12 : Pour conserver la vérité de l'action théâtrale, cet enregistrement a été réalisé pendant une représentation de la pièce au Palais de Chaillot.
©2017 Compagnie du Savoir (P)2017 Compagnie du Savoir
Bad Faith
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In his provocative new show, Bad Faith, celebrated solo artist Mike Daisey sinks his teeth into a harsh reality: Bad faith is becoming more rampant in today’s culture. From the president and our politics to climate and corporate rule, Daisey unpacks how bad faith - a twisted kind of deception - spreads, why people choose bad faith over goodwill, and how this growing epidemic impacts our lives. Using heartbreaking and darkly hilarious stories from his own life, Daisey wrestles with the big questions: How do we know we’re not part of the problem, and how do we make sure the worst people don’t come out on top? Bad Faith was recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theatre for Audible listeners globally.
©2020 Mike Daisey (P)2020 AO Media LLC
Fallen Angels
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Julia and Fred and Willy and Jane are happily married and the best of friends, until a postcard arrives with news of the imminent arrival of a certain handsome Frenchman. Gay, debonair, and utterly sophisticated.
©1994 Noel Coward (P)1994 L.A. Theatre Works
The Living Room
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London in the 1950s: a mysterious house, home to a family that has seen better days, will not yield its secrets, and a love affair turns to tragedy. Graham Greene, one of the foremost writers of the 20th century, based this play on his own passionate, doomed affairs and his conflicted view of Catholicism.
© and (P) L.A. Theatre Works
Script Culture and the American Screenplay
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Script Culture and the American Screenplay treats the screenplay as a literary work in its own right, presenting analyses of screenplays from a variety of frameworks, including feminism, Marxism, structuralism, philosophy, and psychology.
Script Culture and the American Screenplay is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides a general background for screenplay studies, tracing the evolution of the screenplay from the early shot lists and continuities of George Méliès and Thomas Harper Ince, to the more detailed narratives of contemporary works. Part 2 offers specific, primarily thematic, critical examinations of screenplays, along with discussions of the original screenplay and the screenplay adaptation. In all, Boon explains that screenplay criticism distinguishes itself from traditional film studies in three major ways. The primary focus of screenplay criticism is on the screenplay rather than the film, the focus of screenplay studies is on the screenwriter rather than the director, and screenplay criticism, like literary criticism, is written to illuminate a reader's understanding of the text.
Boon demonstrates that whether we are concerned with aesthetics and identifying rules for distinguishing the literary from the non-literary, or whether we align ourselves with more contemporary theories, which recognize texts as distinguishable in their inter-relationships and marked difference, screenplays constitute a rich cache of works worthy of critical examination.
The audiobook is published by Wayne State University Press.
"Kevin Alexander Boon's stated purpose is to stimulate interest in screenplay criticism - a worthy goal, in my opinion, admirably achieved by Script Culture and the American Screenplay." (James M. Welsh, Salisbury University)
©2008 Wayne State University Press (P)2017 Redwood Audiobooks
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Dom Juan [French Version]
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Don Juan, le trompeur de Séville, l'homme aux mille visages, surgit du néant pour mieux abuser ses victimes : sa parole n'est que séduction, illusion, spectacle. À ses côtés, à la fois lâche et fidèle, drôle et pathétique, Sganarelle sera de tous ses voyages. Car Don Juan est un voyageur-né : le maître et son serviteur passent d'une ville à l'autre, font naufrage et sillonnent les campagnes. Nobles dames ou naïves paysannes, toutes les femmes sont égales aux yeux du grand séducteur. Adaptation théâtrale de Don Juan dans les années 50 au TNP (Théâtre National Populaire).
(P) et © Compagnie du Savoir
Savannah Bay, variations
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"C'est pendant l'été d'un pays du nord. C'est la fin d'un jour, juste avant la nuit. Vous voyez ? Mais déjà quand elle s'annonce, que la lumière s'allonge, illuminante, avant de s'éteindre." M. D. Savannah Bay, variations recueille des documents sonores inédits captés par Philippe Proust, retrouvés et présentés par Marie-Pierre Fernandes, spécialiste de Marguerite Duras qui a participé à sa création de Savannah Bay, accueillie triomphalement en 1983 au théâtre du Rond-Point, et assisté l'autrice pour les Lectures (1984) et La Musica deuxième (1985). Ces enregistrements exclusifs font entendre la lecture par Marguerite Duras d'une scène primitive de la pièce Savannah Bay suivie de deux répétitions sous sa direction avec Madeleine Renaud et Bulle Ogier. Elle lit ensuite L'Exposition de la peinture, poignant hommage à son scénographe, le peintre argentin Roberto Platé diffusé lors de l'exposition de ses toiles au théâtre du Rond-Point, en 1987.
©1987 Jean Mascolo (P)2021 Éditions des femmes-Antoinette Fouque
Spread Eagle
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Commerce and heroism clash when a titan of American business orchestrates a U.S. invasion of Mexico. This long-lost 1927 Broadway melodrama combines the crackling dialogue and riveting storytelling of The Front Page with Wag the Dog cynicism.
©2009 L.A. Theatre Works (P)2009 L.A. Theatre Works
Fabulation or The Re-education of Undine
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Knocked-up and seriously broke, a successful publicist is plunged into a topsy-turvy world of welfare mothers and drug addicts, and forced to confront the family she left behind. Fabulation is a darkly comic rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of falling down and reaching up to find the goodness within.Starring (in alphabetical order):Daniel Breaker as Flow, Dealer, EnsembleSaidah Arrika Ekulona as Allison, Mother, EnsembleJon Matthews as Accountant, Addict #1, EnsembleGary Perez as Herve, Guy, EnsembleMelle Powers as Stephie, Counselor, Rosa, EnsembleMyra Lucretia Taylor as Grandma/EnsembleJohn Wesley as Yoruba Priest, Father, EnsembeCharlayne Woodard as Undine
(P)2005 L.A. Theatre Works. All Rights Reserved.