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Author : J Sandford
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 136584319X
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (658 download)
Download or read book 9 Short Plays written by J Sandford and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 Short Plays Written by Me. Other the course of six months. Some created by my Drama class.
Author : Robert Lewis Vaughan
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 0822225131
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)
Download or read book Outstanding Short Plays written by Robert Lewis Vaughan and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: AMATEURS by David Auburn. Politics and ethics collide when a young woman confronts an older politico about an attack ad he ran against her father years earlier that destroyed the father's career. (1 man, 1 woman.) BOLERO by David Ives. A woman's world threatens to come apart in the middle of the night, when she and her husband hear strange sounds and voices coming through their bedroom wall. (1 man, 1 woman.) BREAKFAST AND BED by Amy Fox. Lex wakes up hungover on the couch in her lover's apartment and wonders where Chris has gone. Chris' roommate, Eloise, is chatty and offers coffee but also asks a lot of probing questions. Is Eloise jealous? Protective? Or is there something else going on? (2 women.) CELL by Cassandra Medley. The only jobs left in Flint, Michigan are at a detention center for illegal immigrants waiting to be deported. Rene has taken in her sister Cerise and niece Gwen, who were homeless, and gotten them jobs with her at the facility. But Gwen's soft heart puts her at odds with the detention center's rules against fraternization, and Rene will not let Gwen threaten her job. (3 women.) DIVERSIONS by Christopher Durang. A man is about to jump off a building when a nun tries to stop him. Aloysius thinks the nun is trying to push the man off and tries to stop the nun. A policeman tries to stop all of them, but he falls off the roof. The whole thing winds up in court, where a game of bridge breaks out and more bodies start to pile up. (7 men, 3 women.) THE GREEN HILL by David Ives. Jake has a vision of a lovely green hill, where he feels free and at peace. He knows the hill is real, and he has to go there. He sees a poster of the hill in a travel agent's window, but the hill's real location proves to be elusive. But Jake is relentless in his search. (1 man, 1 woman, extras.) HAPPY by Alan Zweibel. Donald travels to Boca Raton to find "Happy" Haliday, a favorite baseball player from his youth, and to get his signature on a baseball. The ball has been signed by every member of the 1962 Mets except for Happy, whose career was cut short. But when Happy learns the ball will be worth $28,000 after he signs, and that it's already been sold, will he still sign? (2 men.) A SECOND OF PLEASURE by Neil LaBute. Kurt and Jess are waiting to board a train at Grand Central, when Jess says she doesn't really want to go away for the weekend. Kurt is annoyed. Jess agreed to the trip weeks ago. Why did she wait until now to say something? Finally, Jess admits that it has something to do with her husband. (1 man, 1 woman.) AN UPSET by David Auburn. Two pro tennis players, a younger, polite Romanian on his way up and an older, argumentative American on his way out, are pitted against each other, on and off the court. But they may be more alike than they know, and, like a tennis match, the balance of power keeps shifting. (2 men.) WEIRD WATER by Robert Lewis Vaughan. Sinking further into depression after the death of his son Tommy in Iraq, Hal resists his wife Libby's attempts to help him heal. When Tommy's lifelong best friend Jeff pays a surprise visit he brings a sense of hope with him, and the family finds a way to move forward.
Author : Eric Lane
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307487326
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Laugh Lines written by Eric Lane and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind anthology features thirty-six hilarious short plays by major American playwrights and emerging new voices, all guaranteed to send readers and audiences into peals of laughter. From the surrealistic wit of Steve Martin's "The Zig-Zag Woman" to the biting political satire of Steven Dietz's "The Spot," from Christopher Durang's wonderfully loopy "Wanda's Visit" to Shel Silverstein's supremely twisted "The Best Daddy," there's something in here to make everyone laugh. There are plays for casts of all sizes, from monologues to large ensembles, with diverse and challenging roles for actors of every age and type. Even the titles are funny: Mark O'Donnell's "There Shall Be No Bottom (a bad play for worse actors)," Elaine May's "The Way of All Fish," and Alan Ball's "Your Mother's Butt." A bonanza for theatergoers, performers, and comedy fans, Laugh Lines will bring down the house. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author : Barbara Parisi
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1557837473
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)
Download or read book The Best American Short Plays 2006-2007 written by Barbara Parisi and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Best American Short Plays). Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. Our editor Barbara Parisi has selected the following 16 plays: DEBOOM: WHO GIVES THIS WOMAN? , by Mark Medoff; And Then , by Amelia Arenas; The Cleaning , by Zilvinas Jonusas; Breakfast and Bed , by Amy Fox; The News from St. Petersburg , by Rich Orloff; Double Murder , by Scott Klavan; Running in Circles Screaming , by Jeni Mahoney; Witness , by Peter Maloney; Asteroid Belt , by Lauren Feldman; Glass Knives , by Liliana Almendarez; Hearts and Minds , by Adam Kraar; In Conclusive Woman , by Julie (Pratt) Mollenkamp; Mixed MeSSages , by Mike Pasternack; Amoureque and Arabesque , by Victor Gluck; and The Birth of Theater , by Jules Tasca.
Author : Laurie Allen
Publisher : Meriwether Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781566081818
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (818 download)
Download or read book 33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens written by Laurie Allen and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of plays with natural dialogue and believable situations for two to six actors.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Drama written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig Pospisil
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822231492
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)
Download or read book Outstanding Short Plays, Volume Two written by Craig Pospisil and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: CAMBERWELL HOUSE by Amelia Roper. Elderly neighbors Annie and Olive have been friends since they were children. At twenty, they agreed to "knock each other off" if they were still alive at seventy-five. Now they are seventy-five and one of them has changed her mind. A tale of old age, murder, and ginger nut biscuits. (1 woman.) THE CLOSET by Aoise Stratford. Kevin's dad has thrown his favorite toy, Bart Sponge, into the back of a closet. There, Bart meets a toy dinosaur and another toy he can't even begin to identify. Does a supposedly gay toy have a chance of making it out of the closet? (2 men, 1 woman or man.) CLOSING COSTS by Arlene Hutton. After viewing four hundred apartments, has Harris finally found the right co-op, or simply the right real estate agent—Alice? Harris must decide if it's time to trade in his artificial fish—and finally grow up. (1 man, 1 woman.) FREEFALLING by Aurin Squire. Two passengers and a stewardess on a falling plane give their moment-by-moment account of what happens when tomorrow is no longer certain. (2 men, 1 woman.) POISON by John Patrick Shanley. Kenny has seen the depths of Kelly's self-hatred, and he'll never date her again—unless he drinks a fortune-teller's mysterious potion, which will kill his soul as dead as Kelly's. Can Kelly convince him to drink the potion? Can she convince herself? (1 man, 2 women.) SELF-TORTURE AND STRENUOUS EXERCISE by Harry Kondoleon. Carl tells Alvin that he's in love with another woman. "Good for you," says Alvin, who refuses to accept that Carl's, Adel, wife only attempted suicide—she's still alive. The woman Carl loves is Alvin's wife, Beth. But right now, Beth is so drunk she can't get up off the floor, much less run off with Carl, and Adel comes in with bandaged wrists saying Carl has been trying to kill her. These four have some issues to work out. (2 men, 2 women.) A SINGULAR KINDA GUY by David Ives. Mitch is a young guy talking to a girl in a bar. She's nice, but he's got this sort of confession, see. There's something she ought to know—on the inside, he isn't really a guy at all. He's an Olivetti electric self-correcting typewriter. (1 man.) SOMETHING FROM NOTHING by David Riedy. A stranger's intimate gesture on a New York subway causes a couple to reexamine their relationship, and it causes one person to get punched in the face. Told from all three characters' wildly different perspectives. (2 men, 1 woman.) THERE'S NO HERE HERE by Craig Pospisil. Lance moves to Paris to follow his dream of becoming a writer, but his work goes badly. As does his relationship with Juliette, a beautiful Parisian. But a strangely familiar woman at their local bistro forces Lance to dig deeper into himself. (2 men, 2 women.) YOU HAVE ARRIVED by Rob Ackerman. Dan and Kristin are navigating their first date, and fortunately, the other woman with them knows the way through the confusion into Brooklyn. That would be Cyndi, the GPS system in Dan's car. (1 man, 2 women.)
Author : John Patrick Bray
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493055933
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Best American Short Plays 2018–2019 written by John Patrick Bray and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel once said that theater helps us learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable with each other. Revolving around the theme of "this is who we are," the one-act plays in this latest edition of the Best American Short Plays series (now in its ninth decade) explore the thoughtful ways in which playwrights are wrestling to make sense of our world today. The selected plays reflect how we perform our identities (private and public) and how we negotiate who we are with others who often have different perspectives, perspectives that make us uncomfortable. The theme of this collection is topical and apt—as our country continues to shore up its borders along party lines, from pride parades to strict abortion laws, from inclusivity in education curricula to children in detention centers at the US–Mexico border. Each of the plays presents a clear reflection of who we are (and who we aspire to be) as individuals and as a nation. The styles of the plays also reflect different approaches to storytelling: two characters, four characters, a single setting, multiple settings, or a utopian "nowhere." The rich and compelling characters try to work out their differences and overcome obstacles using humor and a sense of magic that comes with simple moments of human connection. This is who we are: people who are grappling with the desire to be understood, the hope to be loved and accepted, and to allow that hope to shape a larger sense of who we could be if we continue to work and listen.
Author : Lanford Wilson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822213611
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (136 download)
Download or read book Four Short Plays written by Lanford Wilson and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1994 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: The monologue DAYS AHEAD portrays the fraught psyche of a fastidious little man as he confronts the memory of an early love which he perceives as a dusty, crumbling wall through which he must dig. (1 man.) THE MADNESS OF LADY BRIGHT tr
Author : Norman A. Bert
Publisher : Meriwether Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780916260477
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)
Download or read book One-act Plays for Acting Students written by Norman A. Bert and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 23 short length plays for a cast of one, two, or three. 5 minutes acting time for each character. Performance times vary from 8-15 minutes.
Author : David Ives
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822213970
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Long Ago and Far Away written by David Ives and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY is a domestic drama of a troubled young wife who finds herself crossing through time--and identities--on a fateful winter evening in an empty apartment. (2 men, 2 women.) FOREPLAY OR: THE ART OF THE FUGUE brings us
Author : Ramon Delgado
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557830449
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Best Short Plays 1989 written by Ramon Delgado and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). A collection of eleven short plays from 1989. Includes: "The Author's Voice," "San Antonio Sunset," "There is No John Garfield," "The Mask of Hiroshima," "Penguin Blues," "Haiku," "Chemical Reactions," "Dolores," "April Snow," "Trout" and "A Poster of the Cosmos."
Author : William W. Demastes
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1495028887
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays, Volume Three written by William W. Demastes and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Best American Short Plays). "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Really? Words can break spirits, destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and so do theater audiences. Otherwise, why go? Words matter and carry clout every bit as dangerous as a hammer or crowbar. This, too, playwrights know. The monologues in this volume are full of such blows, striking at our imaginations and our memories, generating responses such as joyful laughter or chilling surprise. Others squeeze us into worlds we've never experienced, or perhaps experienced at the furthest edges of memory and recollection. Still others may help us alter the way we see certain things, people, or beliefs. Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays, Volume Three is a collection of monologues drawn from the popular Best American Short Plays series, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights active today. Long or short, serious or not, excerpts or entireties, this collection abounds in speech acts that may trigger physical reactions and almost certainly will transform an attitude or two, drawing out lost memories, creating new ones, and definitely entertaining, engaging, amusing us all along the way.
Author : Glenn Young
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557836953
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (369 download)
Download or read book The Best American Short Plays 2003-2004 written by Glenn Young and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.
Author : Peter Hedges
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780822216391
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Oregon and Other Short Plays written by Peter Hedges and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: In OREGON, Mike, a born-again Christian, wants to see the world, get to know people, so he hitchhikes to Bible college in Oregon. He's picked up by two punk rockers and in nine short scenes the three find a common language, which lea
Author : Barbara Parisi
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1557837619
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)
Download or read book The Best American Short Plays, 2008-2009 written by Barbara Parisi and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of one-act plays from American playwrights, which cover such themes as love, fantasy, politics, grief, marriage, crime, and deceit.
Author : Grace McKeaney
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573690570
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Chicks and Other Short Plays written by Grace McKeaney and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
