(Applause Books). In this anthology; theater expert Roger Ellis culls together dramatic scenes and monologues that all deal with spiritual experience. From various religious and non-religious perspectives; the book explores various aspects of spirituality religious faith; martyrdom; death and afterlife; fate and destiny; mercy; and romantic love. The material comes from contemporary plays by some of the most gifted playwrights Arthur Miller; Tony Kushner; John Patrick Shanley; John Pielmeier; Tammy Ryan; Elie; Wiesel; Karen Sunde; and others. Perfect for high-school through college-age students; as well as for actors and general readers; this volume contains nearly 100 scenes; ranging from comic to serious; grouped in five categories: "Scenes for a Man and a Woman;" "Scenes for Two Women;" "Scenes for Two Men;" "Monologues for Women;" and "Monologues for Men." In addition to the monologues; Ellis includes notes on staging to help actors and directors bring these scenes to life. Some of the plays sourced for this anthology include The Crucible ; Doubt ; In the Shape of a Woman ; Agnes of God ; Epic Proportions ; Our Lady of 121st Street ; Angels in America ; and Affection in Time .
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Great Resource!By MBAs a vintage sewing pattern collector and seller; I find this book to be indispensable! Joy Emerys writing style is easy to read and contains detailed information. Other reviews mentioned that it didnt have many illustrations. I would have to disagree. This book has 200 illustrations. There are few collections as extensive as the one at URI and few people as dedicated to preserving the paper patterns and educating the next generations.The Book is organized in chronological order starting with the publication of a tailors manual in the 1580s. Each chapter covers a new frontier or challenge for the industry.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A straight-forward history of the American paper pattern industryBy BramlettsThe History of the Paper Pattern Industry: The Home Dressmaking Fashion Revolution by Joy Spanabel Emery is a book that fills a gap in fashion history research that has been needed for a long time. Because of the multitude of companies; and the fact that they often sprang up; merged with other companies; or simply disappeared within a few years; tracking the industry has been somewhat difficult.Irsquo;m going to start out by saying that this book is probably not for everyone; not even for everyone who sews and enjoys fashion history. One thing I learned from teaching history to ten through twelve year-olds is that the most effective way to make history interesting is to concentrate on the story aspect. In some cases this is simply not possible; and what Emery has produced is a straight-forward history with a minimum of story-telling.While that is not necessarily a bad thing; it does mean that you have to want to be surrounded by lots of facts with very little sense of a narrative. Personally; I found the book to be of great interest because it cleared up so much about the history of sewing patterns; and also of the story of home sewing.8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. An survey not a deep readBy S J KurtzThis is someones dissertation. If youve not read one before; its going to seem pretty bloodless.Yes; this is a survey of the American pattern business. Its not in depth; it covers a long time period. Its a great overview. I do wish it were more fleshed out; there are stories that are not told here that will be lost if someone doesnt get them down soon.Its a very good reference book for identifying changing pattern houses and styles of pattern marketing. I finally know what a Deltor is (a brand name of Butterick for a set of full instructions vs brief overview of techniques) and I have a good time line for identifying vintage pattern lines. A library read to be sure; a good inhouse reference for vintage pattern sellers.