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Hedda Gabler
Published in Paperback by Grove Press (10 May, 2001)
Authors: Jon Robin Baitz, Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey, Susan Faludi, and Henrik Ibsen
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A well written dramatic tale.
Hedda Gabler is a wonderful story of a woman desperately trying to have control over her life. Married to a husband she doesn't love and pregnant with a child she doesn't want, Hedda seeks comfort in an old friend. There are enough surprizes in this play to keep it interesting throughout. Ibsen uses his brilliant writing style to capture the very essence of Hedda. I highly recommend Hedda Gabler as well as other works by Henrik Ibsen.

Personal View of Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is a play filled with tensions and the theme of power play. Personally, I feel that Hedda Gabler is a reflection of a woman trapped in the wrong time. She is one who wants power but is denied of it due to her gender and also her status in the society and all that she needs is to just sit at home and recieve visitors. She has no aims to look forward to and I believe that it is suffocating for this woman. If she had been born in this time of the century, I believe that she would not land up in that patathic end.

Hedda Gabler was a remarkable play ahead of its time!
Henrik Ibsen was truly the Father of Modern Drama! His plays are much more "in-tune" with today's life than many scholars want to believe or will admit. Hedda was a powerful woman, who on the surface appeared to be confined by a dress, imprisoned in man's house, and smothered by a male-dominated society. It would appear that Thea Elvstead was the woman with more control, but this is not true. Hedda was a calculating "bitch" who dared (quite shrewdly) to cross over her set in stone "boundaries," manipulate others, and stand back and watch others lives be destroyed as a result. But when she is backed into a corner by the "new" creative couple (George & Thea) and Judge Brack, she takes the final power into her own hand. How ironic that the power is her late father's pistol. How tragic is her death when it was the ultimate control of a destiny that she so strongly desired? Henrik, you were a true visonary!!!


Mizlansky / Zilinsky -- starring Starring Nathan Lane and Paul Sand (Audio Theatre Series)
Published in Audio Cassette by L. A. Theatre Works (30 December, 2000)
Authors: Baitz. John Robin, Jon Robin Baitz, Nathan Lane, Paul A. Sand, L.A. Theatre Works, Julie Kavner, Rob Morrow, Paul Sand, Grant Shaud, and Harry Shearer
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A Premise Taken Too Far, and Put Into A Bad Position.
Mizlansky/Zilinsky sounds like it would be good. Nathan lane and Paul Sand are 2 well-respected actors who you'd think would create something to look forward to. But instead, the series is crude, rude, and very unfunny. Other then a few funny antics from Nathan Lane, including some lines, the show is very bland and leads to a road of nowhere.

Like being on Broadway!
Absolutely hilarious play, with great acting by a terrific cast. The plot is funny, and the dialogue is funnier. What made this very special for me was the format -- a "live" audio theater performance. It was like being on Broadway. A great experience.

A superb "theatre of the mind" listening experience!
The superb cast bringing Jon Baitz' dark comedy of sleazy Hollywood producer Davis Mizlansky and his problems with ex-spouses, colleagues, customers, and the IRS to life includes Nathan Lane, Paul Sand, Julie Kavner, Samantha, Harry Shearer, Richard Masur; Rob Morrow, Grant Shaud, Kurtwood Smith, and Robert Walden. Ably directed by Ron West, this superbly produced, 106 minute, two cassette unabridged comedy was recorded before a live audience and offers a terrific listening experience enhanced with a full course of sound effects. Mizlansky/Zilinsky will prove a popular and entertaining addition to any personal, drama school, or community library audiobook/audioplay collection.


A Fair Country
Published in Paperback by Theatre Communications Group (February, 1997)
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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Haunting
A FAIR COUNTRY is the sort of play that you find yourself coming back to for repeated readings. I've never seen the play produced but I have read it numerous times. Each time I think to myself how the play isn't really exceptionally well written at all, but somehow incredibly moving and relevant. In other words, its content far surpasses its form. Worth reading though, as it is a major step in the career of a major dramatist.


The end of the day
Published in Unknown Binding by S. French ()
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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Mizlansky/Zilinsky or "Schmucks"
Published in Paperback by Theatre Communications Group (January, 1999)
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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The Substance of Fire
Published in Audio Cassette by L.A. Theatre Works (January, 2001)
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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The Substance of Fire and Other Plays
Published in Hardcover by Theatre Communications Group (March, 1993)
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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The Substance of Fire: A Screenplay
Published in Paperback by Miramax (December, 1996)
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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Ten Unknowns
Published in Paperback by Dramatist's Play Service (June, 2003)
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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Three hotels
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Author: Jon Robin Baitz
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