Project Gutenberg 2017-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 103 Hughes, Virginia 1925 Leone, Sergio (Illustrator) Peggy Plays Off-Broadway Peggy Lane Theater Stories, #2 Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Peggy Plays Off-Broadway" by Virginia Hughes is a fictional work written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around Peggy Lane, a young aspiring actress who navigates the challenges of auditioning and performing in the competitive world of off-Broadway theater. As Peggy strives to secure a role in a new play while managing her complex relationships with friends, fellow actors, and the playwright, the narrative explores themes of ambition, friendship, and the personal sacrifices involved in pursuing a career in the arts. At the start of the book, the atmosphere is charged with excitement and tension as Peggy and her friend, Amy, attend a casting call for a new play written by Randy Brewster and directed by Mallory Seton. As they observe the auditions for various roles, Peggy grapples with her insecurities about her appearance and talent while feeling sympathy for the other hopeful actors. The opening also introduces key characters, including Paula Andrews, another aspiring actress vying for the lead role. Amidst the selection process, Peggy reflects on her past experiences, the pressure of the industry, and her determination to prove herself as a worthy actress, setting the stage for the intertwined personal and professional struggles that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mystery and detective stories Acting -- Juvenile fiction Actresses -- Juvenile fiction Actresses -- United States -- Juvenile fiction Lane, Peggy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Professions -- Juvenile fiction Women dramatists -- Juvenile fiction Women in the theater -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels 304856 2025-08-22T09:14:52.293054 text/html 296385 2024-10-23T02:47:45 text/html 802840 2025-08-22T09:14:58.412095 application/epub+zip 812661 2025-08-22T09:14:54.294036 application/epub+zip 185369 2025-08-22T09:14:53.228049 application/epub+zip 912367 2025-08-22T09:15:01.443024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 879160 2025-08-22T09:14:57.606022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256807 2022-08-25T07:34:56.346865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272414 2025-08-22T09:14:51.421066 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252558 2024-10-23T02:47:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17785 2025-08-22T09:15:01.755007 application/rdf+xml 21653 2025-08-22T09:14:53.327067 image/jpeg 3795 2025-08-22T09:14:53.277049 image/jpeg 745032 2025-08-22T09:14:52.345051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog