Center Stage

Center Stage
Author: Denise Grover Swank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Chick lit
ISBN: 9781939996435

Ten years ago, Magnolia Steele fled Franklin, Tennessee after an incident that left her with hazy memories and a horror of the place where she had been born and bred. Though her abrupt departure destroyed most of her treasured relationships, she vowed never to return . . . until she has no choice. When Magnolia's breakout acting role in a Broadway musical ends in disgrace, there's only one place she can go. She finds herself on her momma's porch, suitcase in hand. Drama follows Magnolia around like a long lost friend. She reluctantly agrees to help her momma's catering company at a party for a country music star, only to find herself face-to-face with a sleazy music agent from her past. After a very public spat, Magnolia not only finds him dead but herself center stage in the police's investigation. Now she must scramble to prove her innocence, relying on the help of acquaintances old and new. But the longer Magnolia stays in Franklin, the more she remembers about the big bad incident that chased her away. The past might not be finished with her yet, and what she doesn't remember could be her biggest danger.

The Mystery at Peacock Hall

The Mystery at Peacock Hall
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807554456

The Aldens hope to find the treasure hidden at Peacock Hall. But when a face appears in a window, they realize there may be more than just one mystery to the mansion!

The Soccer Mystery

The Soccer Mystery
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780613067409

For use in schools and libraries only. The Aldens are excited to be playing in their summer soccer league, until someone begins sabotaging the teams.

The Mystery on Stage

The Mystery on Stage
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 129
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807554189

The Aldens are starring in The Wizard of Oz—and even Benny and Watch have roles! But as the children get ready to perform, mysterious things start to happen. Can the Boxcar Children find out what's going on and save the show before opening night?

The Panther Mystery

The Panther Mystery
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Paw Prints
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-05-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781442055070

The Alden children wonder if the Florida panther could be the key to the disappearance of Andrew Beldon, a ranger in Everglades National Park in whose apartment they discover plenty of material about the endangered creature. Original.

The Villainous Stage

The Villainous Stage
Author: Marvin Lachman
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2014-11-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476618755

Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the United States and the United Kingdom. The preeminent dramatists and actors of the day wrote and performed in numerous plays in which crime was a major plot element. This remains true today, especially with the longest-running shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd. While hundreds of books have been published about crime fiction in film and on television, the topic of stage mysteries has been largely unexplored. Covering productions from the 18th century to the 2013-2014 theatre season, this is the first history of crime plays according to subject matter. More than 20 categories are identified, including whodunits, comic mysteries, courtroom dramas, musicals, crook plays, social issues, Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie. Nearly 900 plays are described, including the reactions of critics and audiences.

Stage Matters

Stage Matters
Author: Annalisa Castaldo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1683931505

The collection, edited by Annalisa Castaldo and Rhonda Knight, features essays by scholars interested in exploring how the material culture of sixteenth and early seventeenth English theatrical culture influenced the creation and presentation of drama and how understanding this culture can enrich scholars’ current interactions with these plays as well as offer insights to actors and directors. The essays include discussions of plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Middleton as well as lesser known works and playwrights. This collection is unique in that it includes the body of the actor as a material object that is encountered and manipulated by other actors on the stage. These essays demonstrate how props, bodies and the architectural dimensions of early modern stages have both practical and symbolic registers.