{"product_id":"pops-9780822209065","title":"Pops","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORIES:\u003c\/b\u003e Unified by their shared theme of the myriad aspects of love, the plays are also related by their \"musical\" titles, which further underscore the author's intention of creating a \"pops program\" of short and virtuosic pieces. The first play, CAN CAN, is a poignant and telling fugue of overlapping soliloquies in which an ex-GI recalls his brief love affair with a French girl, while a Nashville housewife tells of the strange bond she feels for an older country woman. (1 man, 3 women.) CLAIR DE LUNE finds an older, retired couple basking in the solitude of Florida, while reminiscing, with some regret, about their chronically hell-raising children. (1 man, 1 woman.) In AVE MARIA, a tenth-century nun, Hrosvitha, the only female playwright of her time, confronts an outraged monk who is shocked by her contention that love is both spiritual and sensual. (2 men, 3 women.) GOLD AND SILVER WALTZ is a touching monologue about boyhood and first love in which the sole character is the author himself. (1 man.) YANKEE DOODLE finds a tipsy Jesse Grant, son of President Grant, at Windsor Castle and faced with a humbling slight from Queen Victoria. (2 man, 1 woman.) SONGS OF LOVE is a warmly comic study of two doughty nursing home residents who decide to marry despite the explosive reactions of their children. (3 men, 3 women.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComprised of six related short plays, each dealing with a different aspect of love, this delightful \"pops program\" runs the gamut from first love, through love of country, and on to the abiding love of a long-married older couple, all presented with the special warmth, humor and glinting insights that mark this writer's work. POPS is fresh, life enhancing and quite wonderful.\"  - NY Times. \"when he opens the heart, a clear and bright light shines through.\"  - Variety. \"a lovely evening in the American theatre.\"  - New Jersey Nite Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDramatists Play Service Inc.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePlay\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBinding\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822209065\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822209065\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352501473324,"sku":"PRINT-9780822209065","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/pops-9780822209065.jpg?v=1791503779","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/pops-9780822209065","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}