The Star-Spangled Girl.

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Summary: Comedic Monologue Treasure
Review: Star-Spangled Girl is one of my favorite modern-era plays. The primary reason for this is the delightful monologue given by the Southern character Sophie, which I used both to audition for the theater department at my school, and later as a performance peice. It provides endless entertainment for the reader, and is certainly a worthwhile example of a play that is equally good to read as it is to watch (or help produce).

Rating:
Summary: Comedic Monologue Treasure
Review: Star-Spangled Girl is one of my favorite modern-era plays. The primary reason for this is the delightful monologue given by the Southern character Sophie, which I used both to audition for the theater department at my school, and later as a performance peice. It provides endless entertainment for the reader, and is certainly a worthwhile example of a play that is equally good to read as it is to watch (or help produce).

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Summary: Mom's Apple Pie and a Protest Magazine
Review: The best part about watching (or reading) Neil Simon's comedies is being able to laugh out loud. In this comic masterpiece, he accentuates the presence of an overbearing small-town all-American hick in the presence of Sophie Rauschmeyer "Ah'm pleased to make your ackwaintance..." (even the wording sounds funny) in the lives of two riotous, semi-anti-American magazine wirters, Andy and Norman. The ruckus begins when Norman falls for the gorgeous athlete "with a strong shampoo", and demonstrates his love by stalking her garbage can, waxing her floor while she's out, tying bottles of perfume to her cat's tail, sending her pygmy canned goods...and smelling her endlessly ("Stop smellin' me!"). Also, the presence of the wild middle-aged landlady who's madly in love with Andy adds flavor to the comic cooking pot. Although we never see her, Andy's stories about the dangerous escapades he goes through just to skip paying rent never fail to keep me amused. And that's just for eye-openers. At the end of the first act, it gets even better as a chaotic confusion ensues as Sophie loses her job at the "Y" on account of Norman, and ends up working for them instead. It's an intricate bit of writing woven together to prove many points about the REAL all-American society, and have a few sniggers to boot. A friend of mine played Sophie in a small production, and after seeing it on opening night, I went back for the next show, and the next, and the next. Actually, I watched all six shows, and I always found something new to laugh about and appreciate. When it was over, I hunted down for the script. I still have it. It's a bit tattered and torn now, but it seems like it still gets funnier all the time. After the Star-Spangled Girl, I am now a follower in the trend of Neil Simon, as long as he keeps writing, and as long as his plays are performed.

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Summary: great comedy
Review: This book is very good and funny!.. i used a monologue from the play for and audition. It went well. i recomend this book to anybody.