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FREE ALL IN THE TIMING PDF David Ives | none | 10 May 2000 | Josef Weinberger Plays | 9780822213963 | English | London, United Kingdom All in the Timing, a comic play in 6 one-acts. • Stellar Tickets Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Research All in the Timing, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Browse Theatre Writers. In Sure Thing, a couple on a first date has the opportunity to reset and try again each time they say the wrong thing. Finally, in Variations All in the Timing the Death of Leon Trotskythe audience is treated to the hilarious vision of the famous Marxist waxing poetical -- and dying, over and over and over again. Notes: A recent republishing of All in the Timing features an additional 8 one-acts. All casting can be doubled or not, and each one-act can be performed in any order, on its own or together with others. View All Characters in All in the Timing. Guide written by Becca Ballenger. All in the Timing guide sections. 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The world according to David Ives is a very odd place, and his plays constitute a virtual stress test of the English language -- and of the audience's capacity for disorientation and delight. Ives's characters plunge into black holes called "Philadelphias," where the simplest desires are hilariously thwarted. Chimps named Milton, Swift, and Kafka are locked in a room and m The world according to David Ives is a very odd place, and his plays constitute a virtual stress test of the English language -- and of the audience's capacity for disorientation and delight. Chimps named All in the Timing, Swift, and Kafka are locked in a room and made to re-create Hamlet. And a con man peddles courses in a dubious language in which "hello" translates as "velcro" and "fraud" comes out as "freud. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published November 8th by Vintage first published October 1st More Details Original Title. Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other All in the Timing questions about All in the Timingplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of All in the Timing. Shelves: favoritesdramasam-lit. I am well versed in the works of David Ives. I spent the better part of my high school weekends in Montana classrooms watching his short scenes All in the Timing by a hundred or so peers and did more than a few myself. His first collection, All in the Timingis a marvelously compendium of wit and wisdom that not even the worst, most tumultuously pubescent teenage reader can ruin. Sure ThingThe Philadelphiaand Mere Mortals are the brightest stars in this collection, but other, more inventive plays lik I am well versed in the works of David Ives. Sure ThingThe Philadelphia All in the Timing, and Mere Mortals are the brightest stars in this collection, but other, more inventive plays like Variations on the Death of TrotskySeven Menus and the hyperactive Mamet satire Speed-the-Play are interesting studies as well. Each piece hangs on, as the title suggests, deadly accuracy in the timing of lines. When you read it with a carefully selected cast in your mind it is ten times as enjoyable as a network sitcom and better than all but the most inventive big-screen comedies. I spent weekend after weekend watching them performed, I could very well continue to do so for weekend after weekend to come. View 1 comment. Jul 20, Brandon Wicke rated it it was amazing Shelves: plays. Great quick-moving often hilarious short scripts, perfect for scene studies or quick turn-around productions. Some words words words, variations on the death of Trotsky, Sure Thing I would love to bring to young performers, as I remember loving them in highschool. May 24, Ambrosia rated it really liked it. This was a gift from a friend, and while I enjoyed reading it, it definitely illustrated to me why I don't spend a lot of time reading plays any longer - I haven't cultivated that sense of directorial vision, capable of considering multiple possible presentations simultaneously, and doing so is a lot more mental work than just reading a novel. Still, my benefactor asked for my thoughts, so here they are: --The concepts behind "Sure Thing" where two strangers navigate the tricky waters of a coff This was a gift All in the Timing a friend, and while I enjoyed reading it, it All in the Timing illustrated to me why I don't spend a lot of time reading plays any longer - I haven't cultivated that sense of directorial vision, capable of considering multiple possible presentations simultaneously, and doing so is a lot All in the Timing mental work than just reading a novel. Still, my benefactor asked for my thoughts, so here they are: --The concepts behind "Sure Thing" where two strangers navigate the tricky waters of a coffee-shop conversation on the way to genuine connection, with a gong helpfully sounding whenever one of them missteps and "Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread" a musical number playing on the eponymous composer's stylistic quirks and nihilistic sensibility transposed into a completely banal setting both made me smile, although I wonder how many people the latter would really play to outside of particular demographics - surely lots of theater-goers haven't seen Koyannisqatsi. It's like death, but without the advantages. I felt like I was missing something, whether from the direction or political context or simple lack of familiarity with s Russian socialist philosophy. Still, on the whole, I enjoyed the collection, and would totally audition for the part of Dawn All in the Timing "The Universal Language". What a ride. I read the six-play version, not the fourteen-play version, as part of an ongoing set of pandemic-style table reads. We lucked out and read these over two weeks when attendance was low, which was perfect for plays with only 2—4 characters. Let's see: "Sure Thing": So many bells. I'd love to see a modernised version of this—not because I think All in the Timing doesn't stand up to time, but because I'd be interested to see what would change and what could stay the same. Probably my favourite of the plays. Definitely allowed for some chaos in the table read, but I'd love to see this performed for real, with actors who know what they're doing. Begs the question of what it feels like to wake up in a Tokyo, or a Berlin, or a Middle of Nowhere All in the Timing seems like one that only works in this very short form, because the variations are often so slight, but quite entertaining as it is. Mar 19, Michael Pronko rated it it was amazing. This short plays are absolutely brilliant. I find myself bursting out laughing, restraining myself only to marvel at the cleverness and sink myself in deeper to the drama. I use one of these plays "Sure Thing" as a kind of intro to postmodernism in one of my classes. Students often choose it to write about it amongst many other choices of American Literature. He's very, very funny, and the hilarious situations the characters find themselves in explore so much about modern life. A great and ver This short plays are absolutely brilliant. A great and very funny read. I just reread these All in the Timing again and feel restored to humanity. Oct 25, Roderick Vincent rated it really liked it. Six wacky one-acts A delight. Jan 17, Benjamin added it Shelves: bedside-reading.