N - denotes New U - denotes Used [All prices include shipping, handling & postage.] HOW TO STAGE A PLAY, MAKE A FORTUNE, WIN A TONY & BECOME A THEATRICAL ICON By Charles Marowitz (Amadeus Press/Limelight Editions) A lighthearted romp through the complex art of stage directing drawing on personal anecdotes and over thirty years of professional directorial experience throughout two continents, illustrated with cartoons by Cliff Mott. Autographed copy. THE OTHER CHEKHOV: The first English-language biography of legendary actor, writer & theorist, Michael Chekhov. (Applause Books) By Charles Marowitz The book, generously illustrated, deals with Chekhov’s early life in Russia, his adoption by Konstantin Stanislavsky, his ‘wandering years’ throughout Europe and exile to Hollywood where he appeared in nine films and mentored performers such as Marilyn Monroe, Jack Palance, Patricia Neal, Gregory Peck, Yul Brynner, Hurd Hatfield, Leslie Caron, Jennifer Jones and many others. “He is a critic and writer but even more importantly, a master of theatre, of the theatrical event.” Eric Bentley Autographed copy. THE OTHER WAY: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO ACTING & DIRECTING Preface by Frank Langella by Charles Marowitz (Applause Books) A thorough examination of every aspect of theatre practice including auditions, first-readings, rehearsal process, classical technique and Performance Art. "Offers the most relevant, no-nonsense acting treatise since Uta Hagen's 'Respect For Acting'," wrote the Library Journal. "Of both practical and critical importance, 'The Other Way' transcends the ephemeral flavor-of-the-month category into which most acting books fall..... It should benefit actors and directors for years to come." Autographed copy. STAGE DUST: A CRITIC'S CULTURAL SCRAPBOOK FROM THE 1990s. by Charles Marowitz (Scarecrow Press) An assortment of notices, columns, profiles and essays describing the performances, plays, personalities, trends and controversies that preoccupied the cultural scene in America in the last decade of the 20th century with special emphasis on theatre. A cavalcade of insights on some of the central artists, writers and personalities that dominated the 1990s; the first clear-cut perspective on the culture of the last century. Autographed copy. ROAR OF THE CANON: KOTT & MAROWITZ ON SHAKESPEARE Preface by Robert Brustein by Charles Marowitz (Applause Books) A distillation of everything pertinent and provocative in the ideas of Jan Kott, the renowned Shakespearean scholar and Charles Marowitz whose sweeping reassessments of the classics permanently radicalized the works of William Shakespeare both in Europe and the USA. The heart of the book consists of several taped conversations Marowitz conducted with Kott in the late '80s, now published for the first time. Interspersed between these dialogues are lectures, criticism, think-pieces on works such as "The Shrew', 'Measure For Measure', 'Hamlet', 'Merchant of Venice', 'Macbeth', 'Coriolanus', 'Julius Caesar', 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Troilus & Cressida'. “…enlightening, stimulating, funny, infuriating…Marowitz’s style is straightforward, authoritative, alive and witty.” American Book Review. Autographed copy. BOULEVARD COMEDIES: FREE ADAPTATIONS OF BECQUE, FEYDEAU & MOLIERE by Charles Marowitz (Smith & Kraus) Three rousing farce-comedies by three masters of the form. Including "Stark Naked', a little-known Feydeau farce which deals with a bourgeois family's inability to confront nudity, "La Parisienne", Henry Becques classical triangular comedy of jealousy and infidelity and "Quack", a rollicking musical version of Moliere's "The Physician in Spite of Himself' performed within the context of an American vaudeville-show. Autographed copy. CYRANO DE BERGERAC: A NEW ENGLISH VERSION by Charles Marowitz (Smith & Kraus) Edmund Rostand's romantic classic in a streamlined, highly playable, new English blank verse adaptation by Marowitz with an all-inclusive introduction by the adapter. ALARUMS & EXCURSIONS: OUR THEATRES IN THE '90S Introduction by Irving Wardle by Charles Marowitz (Applause Books) A critical backward-glance on the highlights of the American and British theatre at the turn of the last century. Reviews, think-pieces and commentaries culled from publications as varied as The London Times and Theatre Week Magazine. A witty and in-depth investigation of major playwrights such as Mamet, Stoppard, Shepard, Simon, Beckett, Gurney, Pinter, Kushner, Baitz, Shanley, Williams and McNally which captures the anger, anxiety, spectacle and questionable "correctness" that characterized the '90s. First edition. Autographed copies available. RECYCLING SHAKESPEARE by Charles Marowitz (Applause Books) A classic formulation of Marowitz's innovative approach to Shakes-pearean reinterpretation which has been prescribed in drama-schools and theatre-training programs throughout America and the United Kingdom. "An energizing, uplifting work," wrote the critic of the L.A. Weekly "Reading Marowitz on theatre is like reading heroic fiction in an age without heroes." "A cogent and incisive collection of ideas, well formulated and clearly set forth," said Choice "An important contribution on directing in a postmodern theatre." "Stimulating, provocative, sometimes irascible, but always courageous" said Robert Lewis. - Autographed copies available. PROSPERO'S STAFF (a.k.a. 'Directing The Action') Introduction by Peter Brook by Charles Marowitz (Indiana University Press/Applause Books) A theatrical treatise derived from Marowitz's own experience at The Open Space, London's leading experimental theatre which delves into every aspect of theatrical process. Containing an eye-opening interview with Robert Lewis, of the Group Theatre and a searingly honest dialogue with Glenda Jackson, who worked with Marowitz at the RSC's Theater of Cruelty Season in London. "Consistently thought-provoking.......Sure to be controversial, this is recommended for most theatre collections" said Choice. - "It is good to hear this voice speaking articulately and probingly from his own experience," writes Peter Brook. "Listen to him." - Autographed copies available. CONFESSIONS OF A COUNTERFEIT CRITIC by Charles Marowitz (Eyre Methuen) A critical survey of the groundbreaking British theatre of the 1960s by a critic-practitioner who was on hand for every major breakthrough and innovation; the flowering of the New Wave; the creation of the National Theatre, the emergence of writers such as Osborne, Wesker, Stoppard, Bond, Ayckborne, etc. The book also contains stimulating ruminations on the critic's occupation and his relationship to both artists and the public. Out of print; available only through this website. First edition autographed copy. POTBOILERS : Three Black Comedies by Charles Marowitz (Marion Boyars Ltd.) This trio of comedies contains SHERLOCK'S LAST CASE, the winner of the Louis B. Mayer Playwriting Award which was presented on Broadway in the late 80s starring Frank Langella. In addition, the collection contains "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life", a rueful comedy of love and divorce and "Clever Dick", a wicked send-up of Agatha Christie-like mystery thrillers. Preface by the author. Autographed copies available. THE MAROWITZ SHAKESPEARE by Charles Marowitz (Marion Boyars, Ltd.) Five groundbreaking adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, premiered by Marowitz in London and subsequently performed world-wide. The collection contains collage-versions of HAMLET and MACBETH, radical restsructurings of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, TAMING OF THE SHREW and MEASURE FOR MEASURE. With a lengthy introduction by the author describing the processes by which the free adaptations came about. A rare collection virtually unobtainable in the USA. Autographed copies available. SEX WARS: FREE ADAPTATIONS OF IBSEN & STRINDBERG by Charles Marowitz (Marion Boyars, Ltd.) In 1970, Ibsen's Centennial celebration in Norway was rocked by a ninety minute collage-version of HEDDA GABLER which, after premiering at the Bergen Festival transferred to Oslo and was subsequently played throughout Europe. 'The Ibsen Rocket', as one critic referred to it, was followed the Marowitz adaptation of ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at the National Theatre in Oslo and later, by a version of Strindberg's THE FATHER. All of these ground-breaking works are collected in SEX WARS, along with a fascinating introduction by the author which contains imagined excerpts from Hedda's diary. Autographed copies available. BURNT BRIDGES: A SOUVENIR OF THE SWINGING '60s AND BEYOND by Charles Marowitz (Hodder & Stoughton) A highly personalized memento of London in its most flamboyant era and the stellar personalities, artists and writers that made it the 'swingingest' city in Europe - e.g. Peter Brook, Sam Shepard, Glenda Jackson, Lenny Bruce, Andy Warhol, Kenneth Tynan, Joe Orton, Samuel Beckett, et al. Framed within a brutally honest and wittily ironic recollection of the heady years in which New Left politics and New Wave culture collided with the deeply-embedded conservatism of post-WWII England. A combination of period chronicle and personal testament. Limited editions; Autographed copy. We accept payments via Paypal. Click the "Add to Cart" buttons to add an item to your shopping cart or click Contact Us to inquire about the availability of an item. |
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