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  The Importance of Being Earnest

  Oscar Wilde

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  The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on February 14th 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Some contemporary reviews praised the play's humour and the culmination of Wilde's artistic career, while others were cautious about its lack of social messages. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.  
  The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Their feud came to a climax in court, where Wilde's homosexuality was revealed to the Victorian public and he was sentenced to imprisonment. Despite the play’s early success, Wilde’s notoriety caused the play to be closed after 86 performances. After his release from prison, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no further comic or dramatic work.

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  Bump

  Chiara Atik

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  When Claudia gets pregnant she has a very clear plan for how she wants to give birth. Her pre-natal anxieties inspire her father to create a device for safer deliveries and Claudia realizes that nothing ever goes quite as expected. Includes a conversation with playwright Chiara Atik and Dr. Judith Reichman, an OB/GYN and longtime medical contributor to The Today Show.Bump is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in October 2020.Directed by Rosalind AyresProducing DIrector: Susan Albert LoewenbergLucy DeVito as Mary, Apple, ReceptionistAnna Lyse Erikson as Lemon, Third WomanAlma Martinez as MariaAnna Mathias as Midwife, Avocado, DoulaAna Ortiz as ClaudiaMoira Quirk as Walnut, Mama, Second WomanHerbert Sigüenza as LuisAndré Sogliuzzo as YouTube GuyDevon Sorvari as Grapefruit, Waiting MotherInger Tudor as Narrator, Plum, Different MamaProducer: Anna Lyse EriksonRecording Engineer, Editor and Sound Designer: Neil WogensenSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Jeff GardnerMixed by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

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  Broadway Is My Beat Collection 1

  Black Eye Entertainment

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  Broadway Is My Beat was a dark, gritty radio crime drama that ran on CBS from 1949 until 1954. The series was originally broadcast from New York with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Police Detective Danny Clover. Produced by Lester Gottlieb, it was directed by John Dietz. By the thirteenth episode, the series moved to Hollywood (still set in NYC) with producer Elliott Lewis directing a new cast with scripts by Morton Fine and David Friedkin (the duo that would later write and develop TV's popular secret-agent series I Spy). The opening theme of "I'll Take Manhattan" introduced Detective Danny Clover (now played by Larry Thor) as a hardened New York City copy who worked homicide "from Times Square to Columbus Circle—the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world." Clover narrated tales of the Great White Way to the music of Wilbur Hatch and Alexander Courage. The recreation of Manhattan's rich, aural tapestry required the talents of three sound effects artists. Cast regulars included Charles Calvert (as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia) and Jack Kruschen (as Sgt. Muggavan). Now, enjoy 12 of the finest episodes from this excellent crime series in this collection.  
   
  4/28/51 "The Taxi Dancer Knew Too Much" 5/5/51 "The Harry Foster Murder Case" 6/23/51 "The Teapot Murders" 7/22/51 "The David Blaine Murder Case" 9/15/51 "The Anna Compton Murder Case" 12/15/51 "The Christmas Party Murders" 1/31/53 "The Helen Selby Murder Case" 2/7/53 "The Peggy Warner Murder Case" 5/2/53 "The Spinster Sisters Murder" 5/23/53 "The Robin Forrest Murder" 5/30/53 "The Ruth Shea Murders" 6/6/53 "The Victor Sutro Murder"

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  Conversations After Midnight

  Kelvin Bueckert

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  Life sucks! How did we end up like this? What am I doing here anyway? Nothing ever changes! This is a collection of poems that explore the hard questions...this is a collection of ideas that were born in suffering. Yes, this a challenging read...yet, in the end, there is also inspiration and hope to be found here. Recommended for anyone who finds themselves walking through a dark valley in their lives.

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  Before You Say Anything (NHB...

  Theatre Malaprop, Carys D. Coburn

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  Imagine no one loves you and you have to leave home with nothing. Where would you go? Would you feel free? Are you free at all if your 'choices' hurt?
  A play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time, Before You Say Anything is a time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom, and bravery.
  Created by Carys D. Coburn with MALAPROP Theatre, it was first staged at the 2020 Dublin Fringe Festival.
  MALAPROP Theatre is an award-winning collective of Irish theatremakers, who seek to challenge, delight and speak to the world we live in (even when imagining different ones).
  'Subtle, timely and beautifully paced… riveting' - Irish Times
  'Reminiscent of early Carly Churchill… This is thinking theatre at its best' - Irish Independent

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  The Works of Samuel Johnson...

  Samuel Johnson

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  A brief essay on the life and genius of the prolific eighteenth-century English author, followed by a selection of his poetry, letters, and a novella.Under the pen name “Dr. Johnson,” English writer Samuel Johnson was a biographer, essayist, lexicographer, literary critic, moralist, playwright, poet, and travel writer. The son of a bookseller, he made so many contributions to the English language that he is regarded as one of the greatest figures of eighteenth-century literature. The first of nine volumes, The Works of Samuel JohnsonVolume One includes an essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson, followed by a collection of his poetry, including his “Drury Lane Prologue,” “On the Death of Mr. Robert Levet,” and “The Vanity of Human Wishes.” A selection of his personal correspondence is featured as well, along with his great satirical novella, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.

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