| Steven Dietz. Mr. Dietz's thirty-plus plays have been produced at regional theaters across the United States, as well as Off-Broadway. International productions of his work have been seen in England, Japan, Germany, France, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Slovenia, Argentina, Peru, Greece, Singapore, and South Africa. Recent plays include the widely-produced thriller, Yankee Tavern; the Steinberg Award finalist, Becky's New Car; the Pulitzer-nominated Last of the Boys (produced by Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago); and the Edgar Award-winning Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (from William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle). Other plays include Fiction (produced Off-Broadway by the Roundabout Theatre Company), Shooting Star, Inventing van Gogh, The Nina Variations, Private Eyes, Halcyon Days, God's Country, and Lonely Planet (PEN-USA Award for Drama). Mr. Dietz's work as a director has been seen at many of America's leading regional theaters. He divides his time between Seattle and Austin, where he is a professor at the University of Texas. |
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$9.99 per book
NOTE: This book contains 11 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Celebrating and exploring themes from America's favorite pastime, The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch is a collection of short comedies and dramas from the Mile Square Theatre's annual event. From a couple arguing over the use of steroids (Off Base by Theresa Rebeck) to a priest's fight to preserve the abandoned lot where the local children play ball (Asphalt Green by Rogelio Martinez), to a marriage dissolved over fantasy baseball (Fantasy League by Lee Blessing), this collection captures the love, frustration, and nostalgia surrounding this beloved sport.
To purchase this book of 11 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Asphalt Green by Rogelio Martinez
A Boy A Ball A Bat by Melanie Marnich
Chin Music by Richard Dresser
Fantasy League by Lee Blessing
A Little Chatter by Ellen Margolis
Off Base by Theresa Rebeck
Sandlot Ball by Michael John Garces
The Save by Dano Madden
September Call-Up by Steven Dietz
Some Kind of Catch by Karen Hartman
Striking Out the Babe by Charlie Peters
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Comedy
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$9.99 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will split your side as you roll down the aisle busting a gut. From four young businessmen handling delicate negotiations over whether to like girls (Controlling Interest by Wayne S. Rawley), to a series of love notes between a husband and wife (Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage) by Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley), to a pair of girls headed on a road trip with the prom queen in a laundry bag (Ron Bobby Had Too Big a Heart by Rolin Jones), this collection will make audiences laugh till it hurts.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Blind Date by Samara Siskind
Controlling Interest by Wayne S. Rawley
Dorothy and Alice by Itamar Moses
Left to Right by Steven Dietz
Please Have a Seat and Someone Will Be With You Shortly by Garth Wingfield
Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage) by Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman
The Proposal by Paul Siemens
Ron Bobby Had Too Big a Heart by Rolin Jones
Saving Face by Richard Keller
There Shall Be No Bottom (a bad play for worse actors) by Mark O'Donnell
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Comedy
Various durations
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$9.99 per book
NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will split your side as you roll down the aisle busting a gut. From two possum contemplating their place in the universe (The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones), to a hilarious political commercial shoot (The Spot by Steven Dietz), to the only half-Jewish girl with a scar on her face living in the cradle of the Confederacy (Mommy Says I'm Pretty on the Insides by Lucy Alibar), this collection will make audiences laugh till it hurts.
To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
Banging Ann Coulter by Michael Elyanow
A Blooming of Ivy by Garry Williams
Fight Dreams by Alison Weiss
I am not Batman. by Marco Ramirez
The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones
Mommy Says I'm Pretty on the Insides by Lucy Alibar
picnic (pik' nik): v.i. by Brendan Healy
The Spot by Steven Dietz
A Tall Order by Sheri Wilner
Two Bubbles by Greg Romero
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2 females, 2 males
$35.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 2.
Four people play a dangerous game with their hearts.
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$18.95 per book
NOTE: This book contains 25 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.
Since 1989, New York City's Naked Angels has collaborated with some of America's most beloved playwrights to create exciting, topical plays for their time-honored tradition: the Issues Project. The short plays within this collection respond to resonant themes from gun control to the environment, faith to human rights.
Naked Angels Issues Projects features the innovative writing of today's top playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize finalists Theresa Rebeck, Craig Lucas, Lee Blessing, Warren Leight, Will Eno, Kenneth Lonergan, Jon Robin Baitz, and many more.
To purchase this book of 25 plays, click "Order this play" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
187 by Jose Rivera
After The Deer Hunter by Nicole Burdette
Baby Gators by Pippin Parker
Baby Steps by Geoffrey Nauffts
Beauty Runs On Light Feet by Kenneth Lonergan
The Bully Composition by Will Eno
Coq Au Vin by Jon Robin Baitz
Damaged Goods by David Marshall Grant
The Dying City by Christopher Shinn
Four Monologues by Jon Robin Baitz
Fruits and Nuts by Ned Eisenberg
La Familia by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Love by Daniel Reitz
The Only Other Option by Patrick Breen
A Passion Play by Pippin Parker
Pay-Per-Kill by Warren Leight
Reagan in Hell by Lee Blessing
Sex with the Censor by Theresa Rebeck
Shadow Day by Steven Dietz
Snuff by Frank Pugliese
Szinhaz by Itamar Moses
Throwing Your Voice by Craig Lucas
To Be Human by Stephen Belber
True To You by Kenneth Lonergan
What We're Up Against by Theresa Rebeck
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Drama
Short, 8-10 minutes
2 males
$30.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch.
Mike's favorite team is the worst in baseball, but rooting for them is the one opportunity he has to spend time with his son, Larry, who is in the military. As Mike confronts Larry about his life choices, Mike must also come to terms with the sacrifices needed to give hope for a better season and a better future.
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1 female, 1 male, 1 either (3-5 actors possible: 1-2 females, 1-3 males)
$30.00 per performance; $18.95 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Naked Angels Issues Projects: Collected Plays.
Conservative radio show host Danny Mack infiltrates the homes of Americans every day. But today, his radio station is the one being invaded. It's Shadow Day and school children from the community are visiting workplaces to learn from their elders. But when Kimberly shows up during the radio show, she's not there to learn. Instead, she has a message to deliver -- a message that plays in Danny's mind long after going off the air.
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Comedy
Short, 10-15 minutes
2 females, 2 males, 2 either (6 actors possible: 2-4 females, 2-4 males)
$40.00 per performance; $9.99 per book
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 3.
Everyone wants to be in "The Spot," a television endorsement for a prominent political candidate. But with clueless directors, a ruthless campaign advisor, and an actress with too much heart, it's hard to tell who is telling the truth, who is playing the game, and who is dominating the polls.
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