Booth, Brother Booth, and Other Plays by John Ammerman John Ammerman’s Booth, Brother Booth and Other Plays is the on-stage meeting point of the historical and the surreal. With 28 years of experience as a playwright and performer, playing more than 80 roles, including his solo performance of Booth, Brother Booth at The Globe Theatre in London, the former student of Marcel Marceau brings together his collected works into a single volume. The titular play shows a lone Edwin Booth, brother of actor and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, sorting through his brother’s personal effects and his own tormented memories. As he burns the costumes worn by his notorious brother he becomes the characters and familial personalities that characterized his life as a member of the famous acting family of Booths. In what Southern Voice calls “A tight, involving dramatic tour de force,” and illustrated with over twenty speeches and excerpts from Shakespeare, Restoration, and 19th century Melodrama, Booth, Brother Booth confronts the ghosts of Edwin’s past, brining to life a man torn apart by scandal yet searching for a prevailing ray of hope within the world of theatre. Ammerman’s plays are an insight into the nature of guilt, grief, and remorse. From The Ressurrectionists, which tells the story of two grave robbers selling corpses to medical schools in the 1850s, to Skeletons, which plays out an interrogation by Queen Elizabeth I’s royal torturer and heretic hunter Robert Topcliffe and Pope Pius XII, Ammerman explores the concepts of morality and retribution through tightly written dialogue and bizarre circumstances with a darkly comedic tone. Perfect for smaller casts and theatre festivals, Ammerman’s plays present profound ideas in tangible, concise settings. A desk copy is free for adopting instructors. Paperback, 180 pages ISBN: 978-1-934269-06-0; ©2007 $18.95 Available now from University Readers: universityreaders.com/adopt [Click image for sneak preview] For a Digital Review Copy, please complete the following form: Name: * Email:  *     Phone:  *     University: * Department: Address: City/ST/Zip:  Course Name:  Term: <Select One> Summer 2006 Fall 2006 Winter 2007 Spring 2007 Summer 2007 Fall 2007 Winter 2008 Spring 2008 Summer 2008 Fall 2008 * = required How do I adopt Booth, Brother Booth, and Other Plays for my class?  To discuss adoption or to review a hard copy, please contact Becky Smith at 800.200.3908 x 18. University Readers Library University Readers' original works are showcased in our evolving library. Recent titles include: Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy 2nd Edition, Dr. Bagher Modjtahedi Microeconomics: Theory and Policy 2nd Edition, Dr. Bagher Modjtahedi Farming in the Dark, Rhonda R. Janke Renaissance Visions: Myth and Art, Patrick Hunt Leadership & Management Studies in Sub-Sahara Africa, Volume 1, Littrell & Ramburuth, editors Evaluating Accountability and Transparency in Mexico, Cazares & Shirk, editors Myths for All Time, Patrick Hunt Microbrewing Science, Christopher Brown Booth, Brother Booth, and Other Plays, John Ammerman The Scientific Approach to Hitting, Coop DeRenne Voice and Gender, Mandy Rees, editor-in-chief Rembrandt: His Life in Art, Patrick Hunt The Human Body, Bruce Wingerd Cybercentrism and the New CyberGens, Lansing Gordon Shakespeare Around the Globe, Mandy Rees, editor-in-chief Alpine Archaeology, Patrick Hunt Management Decision Theory, Howard Flomberg Generaciones, Dr. George Greenia Public Administration in Criminal Justice Organizations, Arthur D. Wiechmann The Police Function, Arthur D. Wiechmann Belief and Doubt, Dr. Kelley Wells Writing Winning Research, Dr. Ina von Ber Painful (But Irresistible) Rollercoaster Relationships, Dr. Ina von Ber An Introduction to Business, Dave Dusseau & Doug Wilson

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