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Recommend Me Some Plays
celticgeek:
How about Tamara, by John Krizanc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_(play)
Jimmy the Squid:
Oedipus the King - incest, violence and you get to have a fucking chorus! A chorus damnit!
The Dumb Waiter - it only has two parts so people may not be happy but I'll be damned if it isn't just about the best damn play I've ever seen.
Gary's House - it's got comedy, a baby and suicide. Woo!
Also you should probably stay away from Arthur Miller plays. From what I hear it's almost impossible to get the rights to and they will sue you if you change one thing even the tiniest bit.
Ishotdanieljohnston:
Allright if you're still in the direction of comedy i highly reccomend Caryl Churchill's Serious Money. A very funny, complex satire.
i think inlander mentioned how god like Chekhov is and i can only agree- but god help you if you attemt to stage one... SO HARD most proffessional companies can't pull him off. And someone mentioned Equus, which is an absolutely perfect piece of work but how intense do you want this thing to be?
Jimmy the Squid:
If you're ok with moving away from comedy maybe take a look at Hellcab. I can't remember who it's by but it's a pretty interesting play detailing the story of a Chicago cab driver over one Christmas eve and the insane shit that happens to him and his passengers.
TheFuriousWombat:
This might sound a bit odd but I highly recommend you buy a book of Cohen Brothers screenplays. They are amazingly well written, almost like a novel in their level of description and setting moods/scenes/characters. They are, however, written in screen play format so they read much like a play. There's always great dialog as well (which is, of course, essential in any play). They're a very interesting read and I know they sell books with multiple screenplays within. Track one down if you can and I doubt you'll be disappointed.
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