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Mastergate and Power Failure; 2 Political Satires for the Stage by Larry Gelbart β€” book cover

Mastergate and Power Failure; 2 Political Satires for the Stage

by Larry Gelbart
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Overview

(Applause Books). The complete scripts to two of Larry Gelbart's most popular and powerful political satires. Review of Mastergate : "If George Orwell were a gag writer, he could have written Mastergate. Larry Gelbart's scathingly funny takeoff on the Iran-Contra hearings is a spiky cactus flower in the desert of American political theatre." Jack Kroll, Newsweek . Review of Power Failure : "There is in his broad etching all the ethical outrage of an Arthur Miller kvetching. And, oh, so much more fun!" Carolyn Clay, The Boston Phoenix .

Synopsis

The complete scripts to two of Larry Gelbart's most popular and powerful political satires. Review of Mastergate: "If George Orwell were a gag writer, he could have written Mastergate. Larry Gelbart's scathingly funny takeoff on the Iran-Contra hearings is a spiky cactus flower in the desert of American political theatre." - Jack Kroll, Newsweek. Review of Power Failure: "There is in his broad etching all the ethical outrage of an Arthur Miller kvetching. And, oh, so much more fun!" - Carolyn Clay, The Boston Phoenix.

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 1994
Publisher
Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781557831774

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