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Book Review: Radio Golf (The Century Cycle #10)

Posted on April 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Radio Golf (The Century Cycle #10), by August Wilson In this play the author ends his century cycle where he began it, at the very same address, in struggling with the reality and the rhetoric of urban renewal in 1990’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fences (The Century Cycle #6)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Fences (The Century Cycle #6), by August Wilson I must admit that this is the first play I have read by the author that I have actually heard of, thanks to its somewhat recent film adaptation (that I have not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jitney (The Century Cycle #8)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by nathanalbright

Jitney (The Century Cycle #8), by August Wilson In this play the author manages to again provide a thoughtful look at the black experience, in this case looking at the gap between the hopes and aspirations of blacks in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Henry V

Posted on March 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

Henry V, by William Shakespeare I first remember hearing about this play, at least indirectly, as a child.  Although I did not grow up reading (or watching) Shakespeare’s historical plays, since I did not come from a family that was … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Posted on February 6, 2018 by nathanalbright

Last night I had the chance to watch the direct-to-video 1999 film version of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.  Throughout the film, which was fast-paced and filled nonstop with a wide variety of generally very catchy music, I was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Captain’s Daughter

Posted on June 8, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Captain’s Daughter (London Beginnings #1), by Jennifer Delamere [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] I am of two minds regarding this book.  On the one hand, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: No Exit & The Flies

Posted on March 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

No Exit & The Flies, by Jean-Paul Sartre I first became familiar with the writings and thinking of Sartre [1] as a high school student doing a dramatic reading of the part of Garcin in No Exit.  I happened to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blood Wedding

Posted on March 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

Blood Wedding, by Federico García Lorca in a version by Ted Hughes It is easy to see, when one knows a little about the lives of both García Lorca and Ted Hughes, why the materials in this play were of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Present Laughter

Posted on March 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

Present Laughter:  A Light Comedy In Three Acts, by Noël Coward I enjoy light comedic drama [1], and although this piece is fairly obscure, it is an enjoyable drama nonetheless, with some moral reservations.  Laughter is generally a way we … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Playwright’s Handbook

Posted on March 9, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Playwright’s Handbook:  For Beginning And Professional Playwrights–A Complete Guide To Writing A Full-Length Play And Getting It Produced, by Frank Pike and Thomas G. Dunn I purchased this book when I went to my last Powell’s trip, and although … Continue reading →

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