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... and stuff ...
A dramatic publication intended for high-school actors, ... and stuff ... is a collection of short scenes and monologues that follows in the tradition of Dee's previous work Voices From the High School. The play does not back down from issues teenagers face every day, no matter how dark. It uses honest voices to tell the stories of modern teens in their own language.
94 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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Peter Dee
13 booksPeter Dee was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended Winchester High School and graduated from Boston College with a BA Degree in English. He served in the United States Navy. He graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He lived in New York City until his death in 1999. Peter Dee's first writing success was an essay on The World Health Organization that won him a trip to the United Nations and Radio City Music Hall when he was a senior in high school. He began writing plays in high school, continued through college and Yale School of Drama. His first play, 'A Military Island', was performed at St. Clement's Theater in New York City. This was followed by 'A Sea Of White Horses' performed several times in New York City and published by Samuel French. Mr. Dee became a member of two writing organizations in Manhattan; New Dramatists and the Circle Repertory Theater Playwright's Lab. Productions of more plays followed with publication by Samuel French, Inc. of New York.
In 1982 Mr. Dee was commissioned by Baker's Plays in Boston to write a play for teenagers. The play 'Voices From The High School' was published and continues to be a top selling play for the company all over the United States. It has been performed in Canada, England and South America. It has been performed twice in the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland as have two other of Mr. Dee's plays; 'Voices 2000' and 'The Skin That Covers Us' was performed in a combined production of seven high schools on Staten Island in February 1996. He has been awarded the International Director's Medal for this work.
Mr. Dee began reading his poetry in the mid eighties. He conducted readings on Long Island, in Scotland and in December 1994 performed an evening of his poetry under the title 'Ed's Benefit' with Julie Harris, Remak Ramsay and Delores Martin at Primary Staqes Theater in New York City. In October of 1995 he was Guest Artist at the Mid York Annual Dinner for Librarian Trustees.
He had one of his dreams come true when a month before his death one of his favorite actresses and friend, Tony award winner Julie Harris, starred in his play 'Amber Patches' with co-stars Alan Toy and Maryanna Karanik.
In 1982 Mr. Dee was commissioned by Baker's Plays in Boston to write a play for teenagers. The play 'Voices From The High School' was published and continues to be a top selling play for the company all over the United States. It has been performed in Canada, England and South America. It has been performed twice in the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland as have two other of Mr. Dee's plays; 'Voices 2000' and 'The Skin That Covers Us' was performed in a combined production of seven high schools on Staten Island in February 1996. He has been awarded the International Director's Medal for this work.
Mr. Dee began reading his poetry in the mid eighties. He conducted readings on Long Island, in Scotland and in December 1994 performed an evening of his poetry under the title 'Ed's Benefit' with Julie Harris, Remak Ramsay and Delores Martin at Primary Staqes Theater in New York City. In October of 1995 he was Guest Artist at the Mid York Annual Dinner for Librarian Trustees.
He had one of his dreams come true when a month before his death one of his favorite actresses and friend, Tony award winner Julie Harris, starred in his play 'Amber Patches' with co-stars Alan Toy and Maryanna Karanik.
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January 24, 2019
Basic Premise: A series of scenes and monologues loosely tied together by the idea of teen life.
The verse style of a lot of the monologues and tie-in bits makes it seem like the play is trying far too hard to be artistic over authentic. Voices from the High School, by the same author, had the same structure but seemed to work a lot better. The material also irritated me a lot less.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this play. There's part of me that says it's very authentic as far as teen concerns, then there's the part of me thoroughly annoyed by the idea that all teen dramas have to involve teen prostitution, rape, suicide, and drug use/abuse. *sigh* The fact that the slang is severely outdated by now doesn't help me like the play any more, and frankly makes me wonder where the author is from. Sometimes the slang is distinctly urban America, sometimes it seems almost British. Canadian, maybe?
The verse style of a lot of the monologues and tie-in bits makes it seem like the play is trying far too hard to be artistic over authentic. Voices from the High School, by the same author, had the same structure but seemed to work a lot better. The material also irritated me a lot less.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this play. There's part of me that says it's very authentic as far as teen concerns, then there's the part of me thoroughly annoyed by the idea that all teen dramas have to involve teen prostitution, rape, suicide, and drug use/abuse. *sigh* The fact that the slang is severely outdated by now doesn't help me like the play any more, and frankly makes me wonder where the author is from. Sometimes the slang is distinctly urban America, sometimes it seems almost British. Canadian, maybe?
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