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FREE THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS: RIVERSIDE DRIVE OLD SAYBROOK CENTRAL PARK WEST PDF Woody Allen | 224 pages | 13 Jan 2004 | Random House USA Inc | 9780812972443 | English | New York, United States : Woody Allen: Books The characters, archetypal New Yorkers all, start out talking innocently enough, but soon the most unexpected things arise—and the reader enjoys every minute of it though not all the characters do. Chapter 1 Curtain rises on a gray day in New York. There might even be some hint of fog. The setting suggests a secluded spot by the embankment of the Hudson River where one can lean over the rail, watch the boats and see the New Jersey shoreline. Probably the West Seventies or Eighties. Jim Swain, a writer, somewhere between forty and fifty, is waiting nervously, checking his watch, pacing, trying a number on his cellular phone to no response. He rubs his hands together, checks for some drizzle and perhaps pulls his jacket up a bit as he feels at least a damp mist. His name is Fred. Fred eventually drifts closer to Jim, who has become increasingly aware of his presence and, while not exactly afraid, is wary of being in a desolate area with a large, unsavory type. Add to this that Jim wants his rendezvous with whomever he is waiting for to be very private. Finally, Fred engages him. Jim nods, agreeing but not wanting to encourage conversation. A drizzle. Jim nods with a wan smile. Or should I say mizzle—mist and drizzle. Are you going to hit me up for a touch? I have a lot on my mind. Christ, it seems that all they talk about is the goddamn weather. You really care on Riverside Drive if there are gusty winds in the Appalachian Valley? I mean, Jesus, gimme a break. Looks at watch. Please leave me alone. I can stay here and stare at New Jersey if I want. Do I mean Poughkeepsie or Tarrytown? I used to live there. Is that Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West with you? Rip Van Winkle. Sartre said a man assumes the traits of his occupation—a waiter Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West gradually walk like a waiter—a bank clerk gestures like one—because they want to become things. We had talked about Ichabod Crane. He was a German soldier killed in the war. Although it was a pretty sleazy thing to do. What are you talking about? Is it—postmodern? Not fifty percent but something fair. Why should I give you anything? Written by James L. Swain—but everyone calls you Jim. At least I was years ago. Till my visions overtook me. It was autobiographical. So in a way you stole my life. Some people are litigation-prone. I heard he got his throat cut in a shelter. I could probably snap your neck in half with one hand. Fred Savage. Savage and James L. Swain for The Journey. And it was my idea. Poor John. He was walking on York Avenue and they were hoisting a piano and Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West rope came undone—God, it was awful. I wrote commercials. Like that idea for the Extra Strength Excedrin one. Too Cartesian. Who cares that they reject my idea? Those gray flannel philistines. No, my problem arose from other sources. A network so vast and complex that to this day it employs undercover agents in organizations as Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West as the CIA and the Cuban underground. Forces so malevolent that they cost me my job, my marriage, and what little bank account I had left. I want to do the right thing by you fred Then do it. Convert currency. Add to Basket. Condition: new. Seller Inventory More information about this seller Contact this seller. Condition: New. Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West English. Brand new Book. Three delightful one-act plays set in and around New York, in which sophisticated characters confound one another in ways only Woody Allen could imagine Woody Allen's first dramatic writing published in years, "Riverside Drive," "Old Saybrook," and "Central Park West" are humorous, insightful, and unusually readable plays about infidelity. The characters, archetypal New Yorkers all, start out talking innocently enough, but soon the most unexpected things arise--and the reader enjoys every minute of it though not all the characters do. These plays successfully produced on the New York stage and in regional theaters on the East Coast dramatize Allen's continuing preoccupation with people who rationalize their actions, hide what they're doing, and inevitably slip into sexual deception--all of it revealed in Allen's quintessentially pell-mell dialogue. Seller Inventory BZV Seller Inventory M Book Description Random House Inc. Dust Jacket Condition: new. Book Description Random House Inc, Condition: Brand New. In Stock. Seller Inventory zk Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory S Allen, Woody. Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. View all copies of this ISBN edition:. About the Author : Woody Allen writes and directs. He lives in New York. All rights reserved. Buy New Learn more about this copy. Customers who bought this item also bought. Seller Image. Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks New Paperback Quantity Available: Seller Rating:. Stock Image. New Paperback Quantity Available: 1. Book Depository hard to find London, United Kingdom. New Softcover Quantity Available: 1. Published by Random House Inc. New Quantity Available: 1. Editions of Three One-act Plays: Riverside Drive/Old Saybrook/Central Park West by Woody Allen Woody Allen born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician whose career spans over 50 years. He worked as a comedy writer in the s, writing jokes and scripts Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West television and publishing several books of short humor pieces. In the early s, Allen began performing as a stand-up comic, emphasizing monologues rather than traditional jokes. As a comic, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he insists is quite different from his real-life personality. InComedy Centralranked Allen in fourth place on a list of the greatest stand-up comics, while a UK survey ranked Allen as the third greatest comedian. By the mids Allen was writing and directing films, first specializing in slapstick comedies before moving into dramatic material influenced by European art cinema during the s. He is often identified as part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmakers of the mids to late '70s. Allen often stars in his films, typically in the persona he developed as a standup. Critic Roger Ebert Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West Allen as "a treasure of the cinema". He has more screenwriting Academy Award nominations than any other writer. Allen performs regularly as a jazz clarinetist at small venues in Manhattan. InPBS televised the film biography, Woody Allen: A Documentary, on the American Masters TV series, covering biographies of actors and writers who have had a profound impact on the nation's popular culture. Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in The Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Nettie born Cherrie; November 8, — January 27,a bookkeeper at her family's delicatessen, and Martin Konigsberg December 25, — January 13,a jewelry engraver and waiter. Both parents were born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Allen has a sister, Letty, who was born inand was raised in Midwood, Brooklyn. His childhood was not particularly happy: his parents did not get along, and he had a rocky relationship with his stern, temperamental mother. Allen spoke German quite a bit in his early years. At that time, he lived in an apartment at East 14th Street. Unlike his comic persona, he was more interested in baseball than school and his strong arms ensured he was first to be picked for a team. He impressed students with his extraordinary talent at card and magic tricks. To raise money he wrote jokes or "gags" for agent David O. Alber, who sold them to newspaper columnists. According to Allen, his first published joke read: "Woody Allen says he ate at a restaurant that had O. He began to call himself Woody Allen. He would later joke that when he was young he was often sent to inter-faith summer camps, where he "was savagely beaten by children of all races and creeds. He was then earning more than both parents combined. After high school, he attended New York University, studying Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive Old Saybrook Central Park West and film. He later briefly attended City College of New York and soon flunked out. Later, he learned via self-study rather than in the classroom. He eventually taught at The New School. He also studied with writing teacher Lajos Egri. Inhe began working as a stand-up comedian, debuting in a Greenwich Village club, the Duplex. Together with his managers, Allen developed a neurotic, nervous, and intellectual persona for his stand-up routine, a successful move that secured regular gigs for him in nightclubs and on television. Allen brought innovation to the comedy monologue genre and his stand-up comedy is considered influential. Allen started writing short stories and cartoon captions for magazines such as The New Yorker; he was inspired by the tradition of four prominent New Yorker humorists, S.

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