Cover of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare

by Christopher Durang · 1981

+ Want to read

"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You" is a black comedy about Catholicism.

"An Actor's Nightmare" is also a black comedy; a one-hander. An unprepared actor in an unnamed play is forced to take the place of a leading actor.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
theatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 71 pages
Form
playsplaysMore like thisLess of this

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Foreigner Larry Shue · 1985 Shares plays, theatre, drama
  2. Fat Pig Neil LaBute · 2004 Shares plays, theatre, drama
  3. Noises Off Michael Frayn · 1982 Shares plays, theatre, drama
  4. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Jane Wagner · 1986 Shares plays, theatre, drama
See more recommendations →

“People who read Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare tend to reach for these next.”

  1. The House of Blue Leaves John Guare · 1993
  2. The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays Tom Stoppard · 1993
  3. All in the Timing David Ives · 1994
  4. The Hot l Baltimore Lanford Wilson · 1973

“If you want more of the same (literary fiction about theatre), start with these.”

  1. Broadway Bound Neil Simon · 1987
  2. The Dining Room A.R. Gurney · 1981
  3. The Nerd Larry Shue · 1981
  4. Burn This Lanford Wilson · 1987

“If it was the plays that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Shining City Conor McPherson · 2004
  2. Uncommon Women and Others Wendy Wasserstein · 1978
  3. Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: An Apache Dance John Patrick Shanley · 1984
  4. Reasons to Be Pretty Neil LaBute · 2008

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories Edgar Allan Poe · 2013
  2. The Eight Characters of Comedy: A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing Scott Sedita · 2005
  3. Mr. Marmalade Noah Haidle · 2006
  4. The Knight of the Burning Pestle Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher · 1613

Report a problem