SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU - THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE - Two Plays By Christopher Durang

Oct 13, 2026

Two-stage play compilation featuring Christopher Durang’s sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and The Actor’s Nightmare. Includes production notes for The Actor’s Nightmare, including premiere details, creative team and cast lists, plus subsequent run participants and understudies. The volume also provides rights and royalty warnings for acting, amateur and stock productions, guidance on permissions for readings and song/music copyrights, and a sound effects reference list with contents page mapping page numbers for both plays.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages72

Reading Time1 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE

Premiere production details and cast list

Run participants, understudies, and final performance date

SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU

Publication, rights warnings, and permissions

Special note on songs and music

Sound effects

Contents

SISTER MARY # IGNATIUS EXPLAINSIT ALL FOR YOU and # THE ACTOR’SNIGHTMARE TWO PLAYS BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG DRAMATISTSPLAY SERVICEINC. Dramatists.Play Seruico ESTABLISHED BY MEMBERS OF THEDRAMATISTS'GUILD OF THE AUTHORS'LEAGUE OF AMERICAfo be HANDLING OF THE ACTING RIGHTSOF MEMBERS'PLAYS and THIE ENCOURAGEMENT OE THE AMERICAN THEATRE # THE LAST WORD IN MAKE-UP A Practical Illustrated Handbook By DR.RUDOLPH LISZT Revised Edition A work for all who use make-up on the stage,in the class-room,in the photographer's studio,and TV stations.Compactand easy to understand,it is pre-eminently practical.It is oneof the most completely illustrated works issued on this art,containing 44 half-tone photographs(unretouched)and over80 original drawings by the author,who has been make-upartist for major motion picture studios. Pr03commnt 1bbcaiincmpl 011owedburl bn"THE LAST WORD IN MAKE-UP is the only book onaa 0m1.”f lane ction fg,„he creation of bundreds—FILM DAILY "[Dr.Lisz's]book THE LAST WORD IN MAKE-UP...is requred reading in most drama deparimentj..."—ORLANDO SENTINEL One paper volume $6.00 Photo 1981,by Susan CookElizabeth Franz,Timothy Landfield,Jeff Brooks,Polly Draper and Mary Catherine Wright in a scene from the Play-wrights Horizon's production of"The Actor's Nightmare." # SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINSIT ALL FOR YOU and # THE ACTOR’SNIGHTMARE TWO PLAYS BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG DRAMATISTSPLAY SERVICEINC. 7istopher Durang nmunity College of Southern Nevada ning Recnurces Center MAY 209 IS EXPLAINS IT PS 3554 .U666 S51981 OU Durang,Christopher,1949-ristopher Durang sister Mary Ignatius ateurs are hereby warned explains it all for you ; RE and SISTER MARY FOR YOU are subject to a royalty.They are fully protected under the copyright lawsof the United States of America,and of all countries coveredby the International Copyright Union (including the Domin-ion of Canada and the rest of the British Commonwealth),and of all countries covered by the Pan-American CopyrightConvention and the Universal Copyright Convention,and ofall countries with which the United States has reciprocalcopyright relations.All rights,including professional,amateur,motion picture,recitation,lecturing,public read-ing,radio broadcasting,television,and the rights of trans-lation into foreign languages,are strictly reserved.Particularemphasis is laid upon the question of readings,permission forwhich must be secured from the author's agent in writing. All inquiries concerning rights (other than stock and amateurrights)should be addressed toHelen Merrill,Ltd.,435 West 23rdStreet,Suite 1-A,New York,N.Y.10011. The stock and amateur production rights in THE ACTOR'SNIGHTMARE and SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EX-PLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU are controlled exclusively bythe DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE,INC.,440 ParkAvenue South,New York,N.Y.10016.No amateur perfor-mance of either play may be given without obtaining in ad-vance the written permission of the DRAMATISTS PLAYSERVICE,INC.,and paying the requisite fee. # SPECIAL NOTE ON SONGS AND MUSIC For performance of such songs and music mentioned in THEACTOR'S NIGHTMARE as are in copyright,the permis-sion of the copyright owners must be obtained;or other songsand music in the public domain substituted. # SOUND EFFECTS The following is a list of sound effects referenced in this play: ApplauseCymbal crash CONTENTS The Actor's Nightmare..................2Sister Mary Explains It All For You ..........23 # THE ACTOR⁹SNIGHTMARE BY CHRISTOPHER DURANG THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE was first presented byPlaywrights Horizons,in New York City,on a double bill with“Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You”on October 14,1981.The production was directed by Jerry Zaks;set design byKaren Schulz;costume design by William Ivey Long;lightingdesign by Paul Gallo;sound design by Aural Fixation;produc-tion stage manager was Esther Cohen.The cast was as follows: GEORGE SPELVI

FAQs

What two plays are included in this volume?

The volume contains Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and The Actor’s Nightmare, both by Christopher Durang.

When was The Actor’s Nightmare first presented, and where?

It was first presented by Playwrights Horizons in New York City on October 14, 1981, on a double bill with Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You.

What permissions are required to perform these plays and for songs/music used in them?

No amateur performance may be given without advance written permission from Dramatists Play Service, Inc. and paying the required fee. For songs and music referenced in The Actor’s Nightmare that are under copyright, permission from the copyright owners must be obtained or public-domain substitutes used.

Oct 13, 2026

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