Thursday, December 10, 2009

GREAT BOOK GURU IV

Dear Great Book Guru- I am looking for something to read over the holidays. What would you recommend? Mistletoe Mary
Dear Mistletoe, I am so glad you asked! I just read an amazing play by Frederick Stroppel-Christmas Spirit. This play is very, very funny and very, very sad. It reminds me of Wilder's Our Town, but better! The characters are well developed and oh so familiar. The premise is that Julia, a 72 year-old woman, is visited by a spirit who predicts her death will occur on the following day- Christmas. Her efforts to avoid this fate are filled with brutal, touching humor as she tries to make amends with her family while showing the spirit the joys of a "genuine family Christmas." The ending is startling and poignant. Highly recommended!
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4 comments:

  1. Guru fanDecember 13, 2009 at 7:35 AM

    Can I find this play in my local library, or would I have to go to a special theater bookstore?

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  2. Ann DiPietroDecember 13, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    Hmm... let me look into this. Amazon might be the way to go.

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  3. Ann DiPietroDecember 13, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    Forget about Amazon- $45 a copy- try Samuel French- $7.50. I might donate a copy to the Sea Cliff Library.

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  4. Ann DiPietroDecember 16, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    Great news! The Creative Arts Studio in Sea Cliff is presenting The Christmas Spirit on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 8PM. Full disclosure: the Great Book Guru has a major role in this production.

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