Samuel Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature n 1969; his literary output of plays, novels, stories and poetry has earned him an uncontested place as one of the greatest writers of our time. "Endgame, " originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett himself, is considered by many critics to be his greatest single ...
A collection of contemporary one-act plays and monologues, including works by Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, August Wilson, Eudora Welty, Amiri Baraka, Richard Ford, Vaclav Havel, Tina Howe, and over 30 more.
Two dozen classic dramas by some of the finest and most famous playwrights of the last hundred years--Anton Chekhov, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, and A.A. Milne.
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 14 plays: "A Roz by Any Other Name" and "Weird", by B.T. Ryback; "Bricklayers Poet", by Joe Maruzzo; "Laundry and Lies", by Adam Kraar; "Light", by Jeni Mahoney; ...
A ten-minute play is a streak of theatrical lightning. It doesn't last long, but its power can stand your hair on end. This splendid anthology contains enough wattage to light up a small city. For in its pages, 32 of our finest playwrights hone their skills on a form that has been called the haiku of the American stage.
Fourteen plays by the experimental dramatist David Ives, whose plays use linguistic pyrotechnics and techniques designed to deliberately disorient the audience.
"This work is first rate! It is exciting to find this collection of truly short plays by truly accomplished playwrights ... ideal for school reading and workshop productions." -Kliatt Applause is proud to continue to publish the series that for over 60 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. From its inception, The ...
Thirty-five one-act plays, most with fifteen or twenty minutes playing time, including fantasies, comedies, and several appropriate for different holidays.
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 ...
It's time for the Fall One-Act Festival, and Hope gets the honored privilege of debuting her very first original play! With Bryan directing and Jason and Sam as the leads, it seems as if nothing could go wrong with this dream team of talent. But where's the fun in that? Enter Sam and Jason's onstage chemistry that's so hot, it's working overtime ...
All of O'Neill's themes and concerns find expression in his one-act plays. They are the dramatic equivalent of short stories. Here gathered in a single volume are nine one-act plays that span the playwright's career--from the early sea plays to the Expressionist masterpiece "The Hairy Ape" to the eerie nocturnal monologue "Hughie," Included in ...
This is the latest volume in the acclaimed series that, for more than 60 years, has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays. From its very first publication, "The Best Short Plays" series has identified new, cutting-edge playwrights that have gone on to become some of the most recognized names in theatre, from Tennessee Williams and ...
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