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Christmas play favorites for young people

1982
Seventeen plays including adaptations of the classics, "A Christmas Carol," "Little Women, "Christmas Every Day," and "The Bird's Christmas Carol.".

William Faulkner's Barn burning

Monterey Video ; a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities ; a production of Learning in Focus ; Learning in Focus presents ; produced by Calvin Skaggs ; teleplay by Horton Foote ; directed by Peter Warner
2004
Ab Snopes is a Southern tenant farmer whose unrelenting and violent nature proves to be his undoing. Snopes sets his employer's barn on fire when he thinks he's been treated unfairly. His son, Sarty, is horrified. Snopes escapes justice for lack of proof, but he and his family are told to move on. No sooner do they move than Snopes is offended by his new rich employer. Torn between trying to win his father's acceptance and his aversion to what his father will do, Sarty must make a decision and act quickly.

Camelot

1961

Antony & Cleopatra

2000
Presents a comprehensive theater commentary and performance text of William Shakespeare's classic play, "Anthony and Cleopatra.".

Seven pounds

2009
Tim Thomas was a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his wife. Unable to forgive himself, Tim sets out to give 'pounds of flesh' that will give new life to seven deserving individuals to make up for the seven lives he destroyed. Tim intends to kill himself to atone for his sins. He decides to bestow gifts to seven worthy people, which includes body organs and material possessions. He personally investigate these people to verify that they are indeed the right people he should help. He plans to have his best friend see that his wishes are carried out after he is dead. Tim's plan threatens to unravel when he begins to fall in love with one of the people he is trying to help.

Holidays on stage

a festival of special-occasion plays
1981

A midsummer night's dream

the graphic novel
2012
Presents William Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers, and tradesmen-actors.

As you like it

Folger Shakespeare library
1997

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