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Brandl, Dave (American playwright, 1957- ), "A True Story Repeated Word for Word as I Heard It,"

a 10-minute comedy-drama in English, set at the home where Rachel works, after the Civil War,

1f,

©1995 by Dave Brandl, telephone (home) 303-333-7018, e-mail davebrandl@yahoo.com; script/rights available from Eldridge Publishing Company, Inc., P. O. Box 1595, Venice, Florida 34284, U.S.A., telephone 800-HI-STAGE, http://www.histage.com, Cited by Dave Brandl, telephone (home) 303-333-7018, via ftp December 11, 1997; Brandl says,

Comment "Rachel talks about the joys and troubles in her life. This play comes from the short story by Mark Twain. It is part of a larger work, Twain . . . On Stage, which contains a two-act play, two one-act plays, and two monologues."

Themes Clemens (aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, United States author and humorist, 1835-1910), introspection.

See also Dave Brandl's:

• “Bus Stop Baptism,” a 15-minute comedy set at a downtown bus stop, early evening, 1992, 1m1f
• “An Encounter with an Interviewer,” a 10-minute comedy, in English, set in Mark Twain’s home, the late 1800’s, 1m1f
• “The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut,” a 20-minute comedy in English, set at Mark Twain's home, morning, last century, 1m2f
• “How Can They Call It A Fixed Income When We're Always Broke?” a 25-minute comedy in English, set in Herbert and Emma Swanson's living room, 1991, 2m2f
• “Places, Please!” a 20-minute comedy set at a table in an intimate lounge, evening,1996, 2m2f
• “The Undertaker's Chat,” a 5-minute comedy in English, set at a small town funeral home, last century, 1m

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