The Collected Plays of Neil Simon: Volume 2

It is nice to have so many of Mr. Simon's plays in one collection (four or five collections ultimately). I bought this one for the musical "Little Me". The book has a rather depressing, self-depreciating introduction by Mr. Simon and then gets to the plays (I won't list them here). They are easy-reading, contain many stage directions that help the reader picture what is happening on stage, and intelligently written. My one gripe is that there are no credits at the beginning of each one - cast lists, opening date and what theater, how many performances, etc.This is a good one for studying excellent play structure, character development and motivation, and how to build upon jokes and lines spoken as far back as a previous scene. Well worth the money.

If you are a comedy fan or a theatre fan or both this is for you. Collected works of Neil Simon. Probably the most commercial voice in the American Theatre since the turn of the century.

As a speech and debate coach, I'm always looking for pieces for my competitors to perform at tournament. Neil Simon has always been one of my personal favorite authors, because he does such an amazing job of meshing comic gold with poignant social commentary. The second volume of his collected works has some great material that takes very little effort to adapt to whatever presentational format you might need.

Neil Simon is one of my favorite playwrights. I love his sophisticated humor which although sometimes subtle, it also makes me laugh out loud. I found his collection of plays very useful when my drama class was studying comedy and preparing for speech competitions in the event, Humorous Interpretation.

Great collection at a great price.

As advertised, thank you!

great

Excellent condition

A play reading - California Suite so far, but others later