This past weekend, the last of the summer season, i had the privilege of attending a performance of william mastrosimone s the woolgatherer at cape may stage in cape may, new jersey. The woolgatherer by william mastrosimone, paperback barnes. William mastrosimone s new play at the mill hill playhouse, where it will be on view through july 20, could well stand for all those things, which is. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The woolgatherer features several excellent monologues. A twocharacter play about a roadside pickup and the woolgatherer premiered at rutgers theatre pdf hidden fire. Hawes story theatre paul sills the corn is green emlyn williams h. I had long loved the poetry found in the wellworn pages of a script in my collection of plays, but i had never managed to sync up with any local theatres to view a live performance of the poets mastrosimone. Extremities is a fulllength drama by william mastrosimone. William mastrosimone wikipedia, the free william mastrosimone born august 19, mastrosimone s first play was the.
Playwright william mastrosimone s three children came extremities. William mastrosimone starred peter weller and patricia wettig. Apr 15, 2014 the woolgatherer by william mastrosimone collaboration project group 17 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. It opens with a graphically depicted attempted rape and quickly moves on to a series of violent brawls featuring the. Extremities is one of those shows, an evening of theatre youre not likely to forget in a hurry, thanks to an astonishingly realistic fight scene, terrific ensemble acting, and a staggeringly fine script. Id read that most of the refugees were in new york.
The new york times mastrosimone has a knack for composing wildly humorous lines at the same time that he is able to penetrate peoples hearts and dreams. This actordriven twohander involves candy counter clerk rose, a shy, unusual young woman with some terrifying secrets, and a man she has brought home named cliff. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. By william mastrosimone the regional premiere, with new material from the playwright. The woolgatherer was being done at new yorks circle rep and mastrosimone began haunting the west villages afghan restaurants. Elites the woolgatherer explores the imprisonment of. He attended high school at the pennington school and received a graduate degree in playwrighting from mason gross school of the arts, a part of rutgers university his plays include the woolgatherer, extremities, shivaree, and cats paw. But this time seduction, not rape, is the dramatic premise. His play extremities won the new york outer critics circle award for best play of 198283, the john gassner award for playwriting, and later became a feature film of the same title. This incredibly gripping psychological thriller portrays the act of rape and its aftermath as the victim turns the tables on her attacker, reaching a climax of fever pitch suspense. Produced to great success at new yorks circle repertory, this delicate twocharacter. A play in two acts by william mastrosimone 1981, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Rose, a shy dimestore salesgirl whose life centers around reveries and daydreams, lives in a dreary philadelphia apartment.
A play in two acts ebook written by william mastrosimone. At the beginning of the woolgatherer, you know there is something wrong with spinsterish salesgirl rose when the first thing she says to stranded truck driver cliff is to read a suicide note left by her former roommate. Hollywood re check the woolgatherer our best literature books for 20. Dec 24, 2011 merav ellis, audition monologue from the woolgatherer. The woolgatherer is a play by william mastrosimone. The woolgatherer by william mastrosimone biz the woolgatherer is a fulllength drama by william mastrosimone. American playwright william mastrosimone wrote this play after talking with a rape victim. He is a fasttalking, sarcastic, caustic truck driver with more than a few issues of his own. This is not all they are of course, but they challenge us, sometimes to make us recoil in shock or at least become unsettled. William mastrosimone rose you may think its funny but i was the lat one to see them alive last summer.
Plays by william mastrosimone download ebook pdf, epub. He is a writer and producer, known for bang bang youre dead 2002, into the west 2005 and the burning season. Past theatre productions at radford university year play playwright the woolgatherer william mastrosimone equus peter shaffer 19821983 presenting noel coward adapted by james w. From their meeting at the candy counter where rose works, rose and cliff seem too far apart to be good for each. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire. Click download or read online button to get plays by william mastrosimone book now.
Nor is this audacity limited to social or political issues. Buy collected plays by william mastrosimone online at alibris. He is rough and witty and just as starved for love as she is. William mastrosimone was born on august 19, 1947 in trenton, new jersey, usa. Aug 26, 2008 author of extremities, shivaree, the woolgatherer, william mastrosimone, plays from actors theatre of louisville great theaters of america, tagtraumer, nanawatai, cats paw. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the woolgatherer. His plays include the woolgatherer, extremities, shivaree, and cats. Buy the woolgatherer by william mastrosimone online at alibris. William mastrosimone, more widely known for his play extremities, takes a lighter look at boys and girls together in the woolgatherer. Who else dares to give the rapist the funny lines as mastrosimone does in extremities. Into her life saunters cliff, a hard working, hard drinking truck driver. William mastrosimone born august 19, 1947 is an american playwright and screenwriter from trenton, new jersey.
Review of extremities by william mastrosimone at the. Repr6sentons ces deux phrases sous forme des schemas en arbre. Yokkos baldy set for united solo festival 20, 1020. In the woolgatherer, william mastrosimone puts the formula into dramatic overdrive. William mastrosimone playwright william mastrosimone is an american playwright and screenwriter from trenton, new jersey. The woolgatherer play written by william mastrosimone translated into bahasa indonesia rose, a shy dimestore salesgirl whose life centers around reveries and. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
This incredibly gripping drama portrays the act and its aftermath as the victim turns the tables on her attacker, reaching a climax of fever pitch suspense. William mastrosimone made his debut with the woolgatherer in 1981. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. William mastrosimone primary author only author division.
His plays include the woolgatherer, extremities, shivaree, and cats paw. Sara marsh sunshine, tony sarnicki robby, and nels lennes nelson presented at artspaces grain belt warehouse. William mastrosimone is currently considered a single author. He is the author of such plays as the woolgatherer, cats paw and nanawatai. The woolgatherer 1980 offbroadway tickets, news, info. Audition for cape may stage 2011 season date change. He attended high school at the pennington school and received a graduate degree in playwriting from mason gross school of the arts, a part of rutgers university. The woolgatherer by william mastrosimone, paperback. The woolgatherer is a fulllength drama by william mastrosimone. William mastrosimone is an american screenwriter and playwright. Interiorthe associated press described extremities as a searing play about rape. Thus begins this disquieting, funny, and sometimes shocking twoperson play, which was written by william mastrosimone.
Apr 09, 2020 the woolgatherer is a play by william mastrosimone. I used to walk there every night just to watch them stand so still in the water. William mastrosimone born august 19, 1947, american. Extremities followed in 1982 at westside arts with susan sarrandon outer critics circle award for best play 198283. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. From their meeting at the candy counter where rose works, rose and. There was only seven of them in the world and the zoo had four of them. Dec 23, 1982 william mastrosimone s new play isnt called extremities for nothing. It originally premiered at the theatre at rutgers university in 1979. Since then, he has been recognized as an important social issues playwright, especially with his royaltyfree one act bang bang youre dead. Woolgatherer definition of woolgatherer by the free dictionary. Merav ellis, monologue from the woolgatherer, by william. He attended high school at the pennington school and received a graduate degree in playwrighting from mason gross school of the arts, a part of rutgers university.
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