Download or read book The Best 10 minute Plays for Three Or More Actors 2008 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hottest collection of 10-minute plays by American playwrights for 2009, The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2008 for 3 or More Actors is part of the essential 2-book set for producers looking for high-quality plays and professors who need relevant and engaging material for their class work. Lawrence Harbison has assembled the most compelling comedies, dramas, fantasies, and mysteries of the year a chronicle of what this year's playwrights had to say about the world around them.Plays for Two Men and One WomanThe Adventures of . . . by Kathleen WarnockAntarctica by George FreekHow to Survive in Corporate America (A Manual in Eight Steps) by Ian AugustIn the Trap by Carl L. WilliamsMoon Man by Jami BrandliOctober People by Mark LambeckThe Other Shoe by Lisa SolandThe Perfect Red by Paola Soto HornbuckleSqualor by Gina GionfriddoThree Turkeys Waiting for Corncobs by Don NigroTo Darfur by Erik Christian HansonWhatever Happened to Finger Painting, Animal Crackers, andAfternoon Naps? by Nora ChauPlays for One Man and Two WomenThe Answer by Vanessa DavidDo-Overs by Larry HammGloom, Doom, and Soul-Crushing Misery by Robin Rice LichtigThe Growth by Chris Shaw SwansonMeasuring Matthew by Patrick GabridgeNight Terrors by Wendy MacLeodZachary Zwillinger Eats People by Lauren D. YeePlays for Three WomenThe Baby War by Laura CottonSexual Perversity in Connecticut by Mike FolieSister Snell by Mark TroyPlays for Three MenCurrent Season by Vanessa DavidThe Title Fight by Ian AugustPlays for Two Men and Two WomenIntervention by Mark LambeckPlays for Three Men and One WomanGuys, Only Guys! by Jerome ParissePlays for Two Men and Three WomenThe Birthday Knife by Jerome ParissePlays for Three Men and Three WomenCabfare for the Common Man by Mark Harvey LevinePlays for Four Men and One WomanA Case of Anxiety by Mark Harvey LevineFear of Spheres by Lisa LoomerAbout the AuthorFor over thirty years Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time he was responsible for the first publication of such luminaries as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, Jose Rivera, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller, and Ken Ludwig, among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, A...MY NAME IS ALICE, and THREE GUYS NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. He is currently Senior Editor for Smith and Kraus Publishers, Inc., the nation's largest theatrical trade publisher, for whom he edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights, best ten-minute plays, best monologues for men and for women and best stage scenes. For many years he wrote a column on his adventures in the theater for the Chelsea News and The Westsider and now writes this weekly column for Smith and Kraus's web site smithandkraus.com. He has also served as literary manager or literary consultant for several theaters, such as Urban Stages and American Jewish Theatre. He is a member of the NYC press corps and is an Outer Critics Circle member. He has served many times over the years as a judge and commentator for various national play contests and lectures regularly at colleges and universities.
Download or read book The Best 10 minute Plays for Two Actors 2008 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hottest collection of 10-minute plays by American playwrights for 2009, The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2008 for 2 Actors is part of the essential 2-book set for producers looking for high-quality plays and professors who need relevant and engaging material for their class work. Lawrence Harbison has assembled the most compelling comedies, dramas, fantasies, and mysteries of the year a chronicle of what this year's playwrights had to say about the world around them.Plays for One Man and One WomanApricot Sunday by Ed Cardona, Jr.The A-Word by Linda Faigao-HallBride on the Rocks by David WienerCell Mates by Molly Best TinsleyThe Charm of the British by Laura CottonDrury Lane by Don NigroEinstein + the Angels by Laura HarringtonEsla and Frinz Go Partying by Bruce ShearerFlooding by Jami BrandliFuck Tori Amos by Caitlin Montanye ParrishA Funeral Home in Brooklyn by David JohnstonGodfrey by Ian AugustA Great-Looking Boat by Joan AckermannHappy No-Lidays by Keythe FarleyI Have It by Bekah BrunstetterParis Snatch by Brian DykstraThe Passion of Merlin and Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande byDon NigroSigns of Life by Frederick StroppelSkin & Bones by Julian SheppardSpecter (or, Broken Down by Age & Sex) by Neena BeberThat Thing by John ShanahanTongue, Tied by M. Thomas CooperPlays for Two MenDownstairs, Upstairs by Wendy MacLeodRats by Ron FitzgeraldThe Train Ride by Daniel TalbottTwo from the Line by Michael Louis WellsPlays for Two WomenFarewell and Adieu by Jack NearyFemale Dogs by Barbara LindsayThe Giftbox by Francine VolpeHollywood Hills by Stephanie Alison WalkerAbout the AuthorFor over thirty years Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time he was responsible for the first publication of such luminaries as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, Jose Rivera, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller, and Ken Ludwig, among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, A...MY NAME IS ALICE, and THREE GUYS NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. He is currently Senior Editor for Smith and Kraus Publishers, Inc., the nation's largest theatrical trade publisher, for whom he edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights, best ten-minute plays, best monologues for men and for women and best stage scenes. For many years he wrote a column on his adventures in the theater for the Chelsea News and The Westsider and now writes this weekly column for Smith and Kraus's web site smithandkraus.com. He has also served as literary manager orliterary consultant for several theaters, such as Urban Stages and American Jewish Theatre. He is a member of the NYC press corps and is an Outer Critics Circle member. He has served many times over the years as a judge and commentator for various national play contests and lectures regularly at colleges and universities.
Download or read book The Best 10 minute Plays for Three Or More Actors 2005 written by D. L. Lepidus and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected from theaters across America, this new ten-minute collection of 23 plays reveals the power and pleasures of this tightly knit form. Plays for 3 Actors:Shot Americans (3W) by Kayla CaganLarry Gets the Call (2W, 1M) by Matt CasarinoShades (1W, 2M) by Mark Harvey LevineEvery Man (2W, 1M) by Michael NiedermanMolly Whuppie (2W, 1M) by Don NigroIt's Called Development (3W) by Anne PhelanAn Ongoing Examination of the True Meaning of Life (2W, 1M or 1W, 2M) by S. W. SenekPistachio Stories (2W, 1M) by Laura ShamasThe Searcher (1W, 2M) by Frederick StroppelMore (1W, 2M) by Jeff TabnickWeird Water (1W, 2M) by Robert Lewis VaughanDead Boy (2W, 1M) by Craig WrightPlays for 4 Actors:Vinny's Vision (4M) by Jim GordonBetting the Karmic House (1W, 3M or 2W, 2M) by Bill JohnsonInfant Morality (3W, 1M) by Craig PospisilHow to Speak Man (4M) by Sharyn RothsteinRemind Me Again (3W, 1M) by Sharyn RothsteinHell Hath Three Furies (3W, 1M) by Aoise StratfordA Moment of Your Undivided Attention (3W, 1M) by Alina TrowbridgePlays for 5 Actors:Tina at the Times or Below the Fold (2W, 3M) by Wendy MacLeodPlays for 6 or More ActorsToys in Babeland (1W, 8M) by Delilah GomezAt the time (5W, 3M) by Winter MillerSmall World (3W, 3M) by Tracey Scott WilsonD. L. LEPIDUS is a freelance critic and editor who has covered the New York theater scene for more than twenty-five years. Since 1993, his work has appeared in theater columns for Chelsea Clinton News and the Westsider.
Download or read book Best 10 minute Plays for Three Or More Actors 2008 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hottest collection of 10-minute plays by American playwrights for 2009, The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2008 for 3 or More Actors is part of the essential 2-book set for producers looking for high-quality plays and professors who need relevant and engaging material for their class work. Lawrence Harbison has assembled the most compelling comedies, dramas, fantasies, and mysteries of the year a chronicle of what this year's playwrights had to say about the world around them.Plays for Two Men and One WomanThe Adventures of . . . by Kathleen WarnockAntarctica by George FreekHow to Survive in Corporate America (A Manual in Eight Steps) by Ian AugustIn the Trap by Carl L. WilliamsMoon Man by Jami BrandliOctober People by Mark LambeckThe Other Shoe by Lisa SolandThe Perfect Red by Paola Soto HornbuckleSqualor by Gina GionfriddoThree Turkeys Waiting for Corncobs by Don NigroTo Darfur by Erik Christian HansonWhatever Happened to Finger Painting, Animal Crackers, andAfternoon Naps? by Nora ChauPlays for One Man and Two WomenThe Answer by Vanessa DavidDo-Overs by Larry HammGloom, Doom, and Soul-Crushing Misery by Robin Rice LichtigThe Growth by Chris Shaw SwansonMeasuring Matthew by Patrick GabridgeNight Terrors by Wendy MacLeodZachary Zwillinger Eats People by Lauren D. YeePlays for Three WomenThe Baby War by Laura CottonSexual Perversity in Connecticut by Mike FolieSister Snell by Mark TroyPlays for Three MenCurrent Season by Vanessa DavidThe Title Fight by Ian AugustPlays for Two Men and Two WomenIntervention by Mark LambeckPlays for Three Men and One WomanGuys, Only Guys! by Jerome ParissePlays for Two Men and Three WomenThe Birthday Knife by Jerome ParissePlays for Three Men and Three WomenCabfare for the Common Man by Mark Harvey LevinePlays for Four Men and One WomanA Case of Anxiety by Mark Harvey LevineFear of Spheres by Lisa LoomerAbout the AuthorFor over thirty years Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time he was responsible for the first publication of such luminaries as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, Jose Rivera, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller, and Ken Ludwig, among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, A...MY NAME IS ALICE, and THREE GUYS NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. He is currently Senior Editor for Smith and Kraus Publishers, Inc., the nation's largest theatrical trade publisher, for whom he edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights, best ten-minute plays, best monologues for men and for women and best stage scenes. For many years he wrote a column on his adventures in the theater for the Chelsea News and The Westsider and now writes this weekly column for Smith and Kraus's web site smithandkraus.com. He has also served as literary manager or literary consultant for several theaters, such as Urban Stages and American Jewish Theatre. He is a member of the NYC press corps and is an Outer Critics Circle member. He has served many times over the years as a judge and commentator for various national play contests and lectures regularly at colleges and universities.
Download or read book The Director as Collaborator written by Robert Knopf and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Director as Collaborator teaches essential directing skills while emphasizing how directors and theater productions benefit from collaboration. Good collaboration occurs when the director shares responsibility for the artistic creation with the entire production team, including actors, designers, stage managers, and technical staff. Leadership does not preclude collaboration; in theater, these concepts can and should be complementary. Students will develop their abilities by directing short scenes and plays and by participating in group exercises. New to the second edition: updated interviews, exercises, forms, and appendices new chapter on technology including digital research, previsualization and drafting programs, and web-sharing sites new chapter on devised and ensemble-based works new chapter on immersive theater, including material and exercises on environmental staging and audience–performer interaction
Download or read book The Best American Short Plays 2007 2008 written by Barbara Parisi and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 414 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.
Download or read book The Best Ten Minute Plays 2015 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by . This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume you will find fifty terrific new ten-minute plays all successfully produced during the 2014-2015 theatrical season. They are written in a variety of styles. Some realistic plays, some are not, some comic, some are dramatic. -- Amazon.com.
Download or read book A More Perfect Ten written by Gary Garrison and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A More Perfect Ten is a revision of Gary Garrison's pioneering book on writing and producing the 10-minute play, and it is now the most authoritative book on this emerging play form. The 10-minute play has become a regular feature of theatre companies and festivals from coast to coast, and Garrison has distilled the advice of many of those people who had been instrumental in promoting the ten minute play for the last few years. Replete with advice and tips on creating the successful 10-minute play, and cautions for avoiding the pitfalls, this new edition also includes addresses for the biggest and most important 10-minute festival opportunities, new sample 10-minute plays and questions for thought and discussion, and sample layout templates for laying out the play for submission. The savvy playwright at any level of skill can use this little book to great advantage. Plus Gary Garrison is warm, funny, irreverent, and essential.
Download or read book 2007 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents Plays for One Man and One Woman ALL IN A DAY''S WORK, M. Lynda Robinson AMERICAN FLAG, Sylvia Reed ARMS, Bekah Brunstetter CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, Ross Maxwell EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, Shannon Murdoch FALLOUT, Sheldon W. Senek HEARTBREAKER, Michael Golamco PIE AND THE SKY, Vanessa David PRIZE INSIDE, Peter Hanrahan THE REMOTE, Mark Harvey Levine RIGHT SENSATION, Rich Orloff A RUSH OF WINGS, Mrinalini Kanath SOMETIMES ROMEO IS SAD, Suzanne Bradbeer SUPERHERO, Mark Harvey Levine Plays for Two Men BE THE HUNTER, Tom Coash THE BOX, Dan Aibel BRUSHSTROKE, John Shanahan CAVE KREWE, Kara Lee Corthron COCKTAIL CONVERSATION, Andrew Biss NORMAL, Jami Brandli THE STREAK, Gary Richards Plays for Two Women THE DRESS REHEARSAL, Marisa Smith HANGING ON, Claudia Haas MY BOYFRIEND''S WIFE, Barbara Lindsay THE PLOT, Mark Troy PRIZED BEGONIAS, Bara Swain PUMPKIN PATCH, Patrick Gabridge STOP, RAIN, Patrick Gabridge THE THERAPEUTIC HOUR, Guy Fredrick Glass THE VAN BUREN CLOAK ROOM, Adam Kraar Foreword The ten-minute play as an accepted dramatic form is a fairly recent development. Some would say that it''s popularity is a result of our diminished attention spans, which may be partially true; but here''s how the genre came to be. For several years, Actors Theatre of Louisville, under the leadership of Jon Jory, commissioned playwrights to write plays of short duration for performance by its apprentice company. This was a way for the theater to do something to help playwrights, but also it was a way to develop relationships with them, many of which bore fruit over the years as these writers went on to have full-length plays staged in Actors Theater''s famed Humana Festival. Over the years, Actors Theatre built up quite a library of these short plays, all of them in manuscript. An editor for the playpublisher Samuel French got the idea that maybe other theaters, actors, and students might be interested in these plays if they were made available to them. He managed to swing a deal for French to publish an anthology of Actors Theatre''s best short plays, which they were now calling "ten-minute plays." This anthology was so successful that French has now published six such volumes, and most of the other publishers have followed suit, including Smith and Kraus, as its annual ten-minute play anthologies will attest. Bills of ten-minute plays are now produced regularly - all over the world.There are some who feel that the ten-minute play ought to be an opportunity for playwrights to experiment - with language, with form, with character, with subject matter. "The best" ten-minute plays are therefore the ones that depart the most from conventional drama. For the purposes of this series, here is how I define "best":that which is most useful to people who will buy this book and produce these plays. Some actors and directors prefer straightforward realism; whereas others go for more abstract, experimental plays. I don''t carry a torch for any one style, so I have tried to include in this book examples of realism and, shall we say, "non-realism." I hope you will find herein more than one play that rings your bell. They all rang mine. Most of the plays in this book are by exciting up-and-comers, such as Bara Swain, Andrew Biss, Michael Golamco, Vanessa David and John Shanahan.Should you find a play (or plays) in this book that you want to produce, you will find information in the back on who to contact for performance rights. After seven years of doing these books for Smith and Kraus, I have decided to step aside and have turned over the reins to my old pal Lawrence Harbison, who knows as much about the theater and its plays and playwrights as anyone I know. It has been a very rewarding and very challenging task editing these anthologies; but now it is time to hang up my red pencil. I am retiring to Myrtle Beach, there to become one of those geezers who stands around all day in a kilt, sending foursomes of awful golfers off the first tee. In my free time I won''t be reading plays: I''ll be taking up bungee jumping, hang gliding, and alligator wrestling. There is life beyond the theater. D. L. Lepidus Myrtle Beach, S.C.This collection presents 30 complete 10-minute plays for one man and one woman, two men, and two women, representing various styles of realism and "nonrealism," by up-and- coming playwrights including Bara Swain, Andrew Biss, Vanessa David, and John Shanahan. Contact information is given for obtaining performance rights. The plays were originally commissioned by the Actors Theater of Louisville. Book News, August 2008
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.
Download or read book Ten minute Plays for Middle School Performers written by Rebecca Young and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plays in this theatre book give teenage performers the chance to reveal the unique identities and motivations of students their own age. These brief plays may be used for speech and drama classrooms, forensic competitions or variety shows. They are easily staged with no sets or costumes. Topics include: how to be popular, jealousy, shoplifting, pranks and more. Included are scripts for girls only, scripts for boys only and scripts for mixed casts. The dialogue in all the plays is believable and easy to perform.
Download or read book Political and Protest Theatre after 9 11 written by Jenny Spencer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection documents and examines political and protest theatre produced between the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and Obama’s election in 2008 by British and American artists responding to their own governments’ actions and policies during this time. The plays take up topics such as the ongoing wars on terror, Blair’s support of U.S. policies, the flawed intelligence that led to the Iraq war, and illegal detentions and torture at Abu Ghraib. The authors argue that engaged artists faced a radically different sociopolitical context for their work after 9/11 compared to earlier social protest movements and new forms of theatre, and different emotional strategies were necessary to meet the challenges. The subtitle Patriotic Dissent suggests the double stance of many artists-- influenced by patriotic expressions of national solidarity, yet critical of the ways that patriotic language was put to use against others. The articles represent a broad range of theatre: Broadway musicals, documentary theatre, adaptations of classical theatre, new plays by British playwrights, street performances and installations, and musical concerts. The contributors’ case studies evaluate the effectiveness of important instances of political theatre and protest from this decade, arguing for the significance, relevance, and continuing necessity for evolving forms of political theatre today.
Download or read book The Negro Motorist Green Book written by Victor H. Green and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Download or read book Backwards and Forwards written by David Ball and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Considered an essential text since its publication thirty-five years ago, this guide for students and practitioners of both theater and literature complements, rather than contradicts or repeats, traditional methods of literary analysis of scripts
Download or read book Age of Bees written by Tira Palmquist and published by Original Works Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis: The bees have gone, disease and scarcity are rampant, but Mel, a young pollinator, finds refuge on an isolated farm. This place is fertile and safe, and Mel counts herself lucky to have a place where – even if it is not exactly happy – she has a purpose. When that purpose and safety are threatened, Mel faces an awful choice: will she risk leaving this relative safety, or will she hide from greater dangers, even if it means giving up some chance that something good can grow in this ruined world? Cast Size: 1 Male, 3 Females
Download or read book Play In A Day One Act Plays written by Darren Brealey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter what you call it, the entire artistic process from concept to curtain up happens in a 24-hour period in front of a paying audience; the scripts have yet to be written. The concepts have yet to be conceived. 30 Actors, 6 Writers and 6 Directors meet for the first time thriving on nervous excitement. The proceedings take place in the foyer of the theatre, where, in 24 hours, these gathered artisans will perform their hearts out, on stage. To keep this event true to its name, minimal information is disseminated to the gathering. The Actors need to bring with them; 1 piece of costume and 1 prop; no rules or instruction of what to bring, keeping it random. The Writers bring their laptops and for good measure, a dictionary. The Directors are armed with their true grit and open mind. On the stroke of nineteen-hundred hours, 42 artisans are hushed in front of the Producers. The rules are simple; write a script, approximately 10-minutes in length and give each Actor equal stage weighting.
Download or read book AMERICAN JORNALERO written by Ed Cardona Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AMERICAN JORNALERO: This new play by playwright Ed Cardona Jr., premiered at INTAR in New York City in May 2012, focuses on the plight of a group of day laborers/jornaleros in Queens. A portrait of the intersecting transient lives in the search for a daily wage in a land of many compromised American dreams. A compassionate, clear-eyed and illuminating look at lives and people too often ignored in the US landscape, AMERICAN JORNALERO is a vibrant play.
