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Zap : A Play by Paul Fleischman (2005, Hardcover)

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Zap: A Play by Fleischman, Paul [Hardcover]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCandlewick Press

ISBN-100763627747

ISBN-139780763627744

eBay Product ID (ePID)45885197

Product Key Features

Book TitleZap : a Play

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicClassics, Drama, Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals, Performing Arts / Television & Radio

GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorPaul Fleischman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.4 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2005-050790

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromNinth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal812/.54

SynopsisAimed at a generation of short attention spans and a taste for razor-sharp comedy, the rapid-fire Zap is a smart, farcical play for high-school students that's ready to bring the house down. When they're not dusting off the old classics -- over and over -- high-school drama departments are constantly in search of new material. But what play could possibly suit the point-and-click attention spans of kids born with remote controls in their cribs? Cue the lights for Zap , a nonstop farce that juxtaposes seven different plays -- performed simultaneously -- with a comic genius reminiscent of masters from Monty Python to the Marx Brothers. Combining spot-on parodies of Anton Chekhov, Agatha Christie, Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett, Neil Simon and performance art and throwing in scenes from Richard III for good measure, Zap flicks rapidly back and forth from play to play, with hilarious results. As characters from one play end up on the set of another, their befuddlement, exasperation, and brave attempts at improvisation are truly priceless. A hoot to read, Zap is a dream to perform -- as high schools in California, New York, and Florida have already discovered.

LC Classification NumberPS3556.L42268Z44