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CURRENT:
09/03/2012
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Published by Burning River,
Copyright, 1989.
Collector's Editions ONLY.
Original printing, 1989 edition.
Available from the author on this web site only. Very few copies remain.
$ 25.00 plus shipping and handling.
In the works...
DIS: Voices From A Shelter THE FINAL VERSION. For
plans and what is happening with this effort, contact Ray. More, scroll down
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DIS: Voices from a Shelter |
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Reviews and Comments... This is the book that was basis of the
"script" of what became the 75 minute, one-act series of
linked monologues, poems, and songs in a visceral and poignant portrait
of disrespected people - the homeless. A dozen characters covering a
cross-section of the street population, including a Vietnam vet, a
Native American, a de-institutionalized mental patient, and an elderly
woman, present their thoughts and feeling with riveting insight. The
monologues are composites of the stories and experiences told by the
guests of the Boston Night Center, an all-night drop-in center near
Boston's theatre district. The video version of "DIS:
Voices..." was produced by WGBH-Boston and aired on PBS nationally.
In a review of DIS from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London's Stage
and Television Today said, "The energy he has for each character is
impressive and he never fails to surprise with the variety packed into
the show." The Edinburgh Scotsman reported, "McNiece's
characters are acutely observed, the speech patterns and mannerisms
perfectly caught. In a review in dialogue, arts in the Midwest, John
Stickney wrote, "McNiece lends these victims a face with a voice
and words, not full of pity but with individual dignity."
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