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1984 by George Orwell

adapted for the stage by: Michael Gene Sullivan

Based on the iconic novel by George Orwell, 1984 brings us the story of Winston Smith, a cog in the giant machine state of Oceania. Physically and mentally under the omnipresent eye of Big Brother, Winston has been caught struggling for scraps of love and freedom in a world awash with distrust and violence. With the brutal \"help\" of four Party Members, Winston is forced to confess his Thoughtcrimes before an unseen inquisitor, and the audience -- which acts as a silent witness to his torture. A ferocious and provocative adaptation of one of the most prescient works of literature of the last century.

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The Baseball Plays: 7th Inning Stretch

by: Lee Blessing, Steven Dietz, Richard Dresser, Michael John Garces, et al.

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.

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  • 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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    The Christians

    by: Lucas Hnath

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    The Civilians: An Anthology of Six Plays

    by: Steve Cosson, Michael Friedman and Anne Washburn

    Collected for the first time in one volume are six inventive theater pieces created by Obie Award-winning theater company The Civilians. Based on the creative investigation of actual experience, and often intertwined with experimental cabaret, their pieces are boldly theatrical and always unique -- from a story about a Hollywood movie and a lost flock of geese (Canard, Canard, Goose?); to a tale about things lost and found, charting a musical landscape of loss (Gone Missing); to a dark ride through the landscape of American public culture, asking a thorny question: how do we know what we know when everyone in power seems to be lying? ((I Am) Nobody's Lunch).

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  • Canard, Canard, Goose? by The Civilians
  • Gone Missing by The Civilians
  • (I Am) Nobody's Lunch by The Civilians
  • The Ladies by Anne Washburn
  • Paris Commune by Steven Cosson and Michael Friedman
  • Shadow of Himself by Neal Bell

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    Cry Old Kingdom

    by: Jeff Augustin

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    The Downtown Anthology

    by: Erin Courtney, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Nick Jones, Taylor Mac, et al.

    Dive into the world of the strange, the unexpected, and the uncanny with this collection of six new plays from New York's downtown theaters. From a dark, unsettling fable about the aftermath of war (Phoebe in Winter) to an absurdist exploration of humanity via a former showbiz ape (Trevor), this anthology offers a rich selection of works from some of our most daring and innovative contemporary playwrights. A must-read collection for anyone looking to keep a finger on the pulse of the most exhilarating theater New York has to offer.

  • A Map of Virtue by Erin Courtney
  • We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 by Jackie Sibblies Drury
  • Trevor by Nick Jones
  • The Lily's Revenge by Taylor Mac
  • Alice in Slasherland by Qui Nguyen
  • Phoebe in Winter by Jen Silverman

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    Funny, Strange, Provocative: Seven Plays from Clubbed Thumb

    by: Adam Bock, Sheila Callaghan, Erin Courtney, Lisa D'Amour, et al.

    This anthology includes seven plays produced by Clubbed Thumb, the Obie Award-winning downtown New York City theater company that burst onto the new play scene in 1996. Edgy and thought-provoking, each play is funny, strange, and provocative in surprising, widely varying ways -- including an apartment that both adores and despises its inhabitants in Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake), a metropolitan housewife who senses that something is watching her in 16 Spells to Charm the Beast, and a group of traveling freak show performers who reveal a deep humanity underneath their crowd-drawing deformities in Freakshow, among other uniquely inventive stories. For over a decade, Clubbed Thumb has had its finger firmly planted on the pulse of new work, and these plays prove it.

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  • The Typographer's Dream by Adam Bock
  • Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake) by Sheila Callaghan
  • Demon Baby by Erin Courtney
  • 16 Spells to Charm the Beast by Lisa D'Amour
  • Inky by Rinne Groff
  • Dearest Eugenia Haggis by Ann Marie Healy
  • Freakshow by Carson Kreitzer

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    Great Short Comedies: Volume 1

    by: Adam Bock, Matt Casarino, Adrienne Dawes, David Lindsay-Abaire, et al.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From the story of a blue-collar family coming to terms with their absurd prejudices (How We Talk in South Boston by David Lindsay-Abaire), to three co-workers figuring out the intricacies of being men (Three Guys and a Brenda by Adam Bock), to a Yo' Mama showdown with the Clarence Thomas High School Dozens Team (Snap by Daryl Watson), the plays in this collection are full of unexpected twists, unforgettable characters, and comedy sure to bring the house down.

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  • Bar Mitzvah Boy by Samara Siskind
  • Failing the Improv by Werner Trieschmann
  • The Fortune Cookie by Tuan Phan
  • Heritage, Her-i-tage, and Hair-i-tage by Adrienne Dawes
  • How We Talk in South Boston by David Lindsay-Abaire
  • Miss Kentucky by Allison Willams
  • Snap by Daryl Watson
  • Three Guys and a Brenda by Adam Bock
  • Who's a Good Boy? by Anthony Wood
  • Yes, Mamet by Matt Casarino

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    Great Short Comedies: Volume 2

    by: Steven Dietz, Paul Dooley, Winnie Holzman, Rolin Jones, et al.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. 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), the plays in this collection are full of unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and comedy sure to bring the house down.

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  • 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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    Great Short Comedies: Volume 3

    by: Lucy Alibar, Steven Dietz, Michael Elyanow, Brendan Healy, et al.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From two possum contemplating their place in the universe (The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones), to the ruthless campaign advisor shooting a political commercial (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), the plays in this collection are full of unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and comedy sure to bring the house down.

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  • 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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    Great Short Comedies: Volume 4

    by: Julia Cho, Alex Dremann, Liz Flahive, Jeff Grove, et al.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From a haughty young actress waiting for the audition that could be her big break (Audition by Matthew Sheridan), to a double-crossing mother and daughter trying to kill one another (On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann), to science fair competitors whose projects explore glitter and Mommy's facelift (Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair by Marco Ramirez), the plays in this collection are full of unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and comedy sure to bring the house down.

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  • Audition by Matthew Sheridan
  • Axel F by Liz Flahive
  • The Blueberry Hill Accord by Daryl Watson
  • The Break-Up by Julia Cho
  • Hela & Troy by Kelly McAllister
  • Home for the Chalidays by Sharyn Rothstein
  • Inside The Department of The Exterior by Philip Hall
  • Knockers by Chris Sheppard and Jeff Grove
  • On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann
  • Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair by Marco Ramirez

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    Great Short Comedies: Volume 5

    by: Glenn Alterman, Bekah Brunstetter, Jim Fagan, David Foubert, et al.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From an excessively honest blind date (Missed Connections by Samuel Brett Williams), to people who hold clandestine cuddle sessions after office hours (Cuddle by Bekah Brunstetter), to an Elizabethan Abbot and Costello routine (Who Doth Inhabit The Primary Position by David Foubert, Jason King Jones, and Jay Leibowitz), the plays in this collection are full of unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and comedy sure to bring the house down.

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  • Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda by Glenn Alterman
  • Cuddle by Bekah Brunstetter
  • Dr. Chekhov Makes a House Call by Judy GeBauer
  • First Communion by Mary Gallagher
  • Love Always: A Comedy on the Pains of a Life of Love by Jim Fagan
  • Rabbi Hersh and the Talking Lobster by Matthew Freeman
  • Remind Me Again by Sharyn Rothstein
  • Missed Connections by Samuel Brett Williams
  • Waltzing De Niro by Lynn Martin
  • Who Doth Inhabit The Primary Position by David Foubert, Jason King Jones, and Jay Leibowitz

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    Great Short Comedies: Volume 6

    by: Amanda Claire Buckley, Keythe Farley, Mary Gallagher, Rolin Jones, et al.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will surprise you at every turn. From a terrifyingly badass third-grade tetherball champion (Chronicles Simpkins Will Cut Your Ass by Rolin Jones), to a real-life narrator who blends the lines between fiction and truth (Boise, Idaho by Sean Michael Welch), to a couple whose relationship hinges on a certain Zombie Plan (The Scary Question by Wayne S. Rawley), the plays in this collection are full of unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and comedy sure to bring the house down.

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  • After the Ball Drop by Rachel Lerner-Ley
  • Andre the Seal by Mary Gallagher
  • Boise, Idaho by Sean Welch
  • Chekhov's Three Seagulls by Amanda Claire Buckley
  • Chronicles Simpkins Will Cut Your Ass by Rolin Jones
  • GEE!: A Play About a High School Glee Club Without Any of that Annoying Singing by Dean O'Carroll
  • Happy No-lidays by Keythe Farley
  • Lupe and the F-Train Monster by Marco Ramirez
  • Porch Revival by Mark Rigney
  • The Scary Question by Wayne S. Rawley

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 1

    by: Stephen Belber, Brooke Berman, Patrick Gabridge, Judy GeBauer, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from two actors confusing their roles with their actual lives (Big Ole Washing Machine by Stephen Belber), to the inner thoughts of two terror-stricken subway riders in New York City (Moving Shortly by Sheri Wilner), to a marriage reconciled with puppet therapy (The Rebirth of Beautiful by John Walch). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage..

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  • Big Ole Washing Machine by Stephen Belber
  • Bloody Thanksgiving by Brooke Berman
  • Christmas Breaks by Patrick Gabridge
  • Good Night, Valsetz by Judy GeBauer
  • Here and Now by Barry Hall
  • Margo at Sea by J. Holtham
  • Moving Shortly by Sheri Wilner
  • Patriot Act by D. Tucker Smith
  • The Rebirth of Beautiful by John Walch
  • Two Guys Moving Heavy Stuff by David Riedy

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 10

    by: Greg Oliver Bodine, Hal Corley, Rolin Jones, Jonathan Josephson, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from a group of ornaments relishing their first night back on the family Christmas tree (Treed by Hal Corley), to an argument on the morning of 9/11 (The Moon Please by Diana Son), to a couple of swamp creatures whose relationship is faltering (The Latest News From the Primordial Ooze by Rich Orloff). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack something extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • 27 Ways I Didn't Say \"Hi\" to Laurence Fishburne by Jonathan Josephson
  • Comedy of Errs by Jim Leonard
  • Extremely by Rolin Jones
  • I, Carpenter by Greg Oliver Bodine
  • The Latest News from the Primordial Ooze by Rich Orloff
  • The Moon Please by Diana Son
  • The Sandalwood Box by Mac Wellman
  • Sleep by Adam Szymkowicz
  • Treed by Hal Corley
  • Unsinkable by Michael McKeever

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 2

    by: Liz Duffy Adams, Stephen Belber, Brooke Berman, Catherine Filloux, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the oldest living human with exactly ten minutes left before the end of the world (The Last Woman on Earth by Liz Duffy Adams), to marital advice from Mohandas Gandhi to a truck driver (Gandhi Goes Fishing by Al Sjoerdsma), to ethical discord involving world hunger and cat food (Aisle 17B by John Walch). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Aisle 17B
  • But Who's Counting
  • A Free Man in Paris
  • Gandhi Goes Fishing
  • God Like a Jumpstart
  • The John Philip Sousa Workshop
  • The Last Woman on Earth
  • The Lessons of My Father
  • The Miracle of Chanukah
  • Views

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 3

    by: Catherine Filloux, Judy GeBauer, Barry Hall, J. Holtham, et al.

    With a diverse blend of themes, styles, and cast requirements, Great Short Plays: Volume 3 contains ten extraordinary comedies and dramas. From a Chanukah miracle at a North Dakota airport (The First Night of Chanukah by Sheri Wilner), to a couple living their entire marriage during a ten-minute drive (The Yellow Line by Kira Obolensky), to a day in the life of an all-American family on a top-secret Army base (School of the Americas by J. Holtham), these collections deliver a little bit of everything in half the time.

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  • A Backward Glance
  • The Concorde Fallacy
  • The First Night of Chanukah
  • Information
  • School of the Americas
  • Sovereignty
  • White Trash
  • Wildlife
  • The Yellow Line
  • A Young Housewife

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 4

    by: Stephen Belber, Jonathan Elliott, Will Eno, Catherine Filloux, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from an American innocent’s confrontation with government wiretapping (Listeners by Jane Martin), to an iconic detective’s night dressed as Santa Claus (A Holmes Family Christmas by Judy GeBauer), to a woman interviewing applicants for the position of full-time lover (Passive Belligerence by Stephen Belber). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Double Date
  • Forward Motion
  • Hell and Back
  • A Holmes Family Christmas
  • Lights Out
  • Listeners
  • Oh, the Humanity
  • Passive Belligerence
  • Photographs from S-21
  • Temptation

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 5

    by: Liz Duffy Adams, Jo Adamson, Dan Aibel, Diana Amsterdam, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the ultimate pick-up line (Men Suck by J. Holtham), to a Restoration-style comedy about Aphra Behn (Aphra Does Antwerp by Liz Duffy Adams), to a summit of ex-wives at an open-casket funeral of their nearly-naked ex-hippie ex-husband (Invitation to a Funeral by Julie McKee). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Aphra Does Antwerp by Liz Duffy Adams
  • The Beauty Inside (one-act) by Catherine Filloux
  • Doppelganger by Jo Adamson
  • Everything Else by Julian Sheppard
  • Going Out by Dan Aibel
  • Invitation to a Funeral by Julie McKee
  • Joan of Arkansas by Sheri Wilner
  • Letting Billy by Diana Amsterdam
  • Love by Stephen Belber
  • Men Suck by J. Holtham

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 6

    by: Jonathan Denn, Dan Dietz, Patrick Gabridge, Sarah Hammond, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from an unlikely and hilarious friendship between a tough messenger and a quiet delivery boy (Bike Wreck by Qui Nguyen), to a very revealing wedding dance (Mr. and Mrs. by Julie Marie Myatt), to the powerful relationship between an Israeli boy and a Palestinian girl (Holier Ground by Jonathan Denn). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Bike Wreck by Qui Nguyen
  • A Bone Close to My Brain by Dan Dietz
  • The Grand Design by Susan Miller
  • Holier Ground by Jonathan Denn
  • Hum of the Arctic by Sarah Hammond
  • Light by Jeni Mahoney
  • Mr. and Mrs. by Julie Marie Myatt
  • Pumpkin Patch by Patrick Gabridge
  • Reading List by Susan Miller
  • Sorry by Timothy Mason

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 7

    by: Trista Baldwin, Alex Broun, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, Aliza Goldstein, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from the biography of the world’s first particle board comedian (Particle Board by Elizabeth Meriwether), to a hilarious lesson in guy talk (How to Speak Man by Sharyn Rothstein), to the heart-wrenching struggle of a couple trying to conceive (The Levee by Taylor Mac). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack something extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Cloudy by Michael Griffo
  • Drew Barrymore and Sigmund Freud Meet the Cookie Monster by Alex Broun
  • Falling Up by Trista Baldwin
  • How to Speak Man by Sharyn Rothstein
  • Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World by Aliza Goldstein
  • The Levee by Taylor Mac
  • Look, a Latino! by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas
  • October/November by Anne Washburn
  • Particle Board by Elizabeth Meriwether
  • Pissed Sister by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 8

    by: Glenn Alterman, Billy Aronson, Brooke Berman, Kia Corthron, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from an absurdly poignant moment when a woman breaks bad news to her friends (The News by Billy Aronson), to a whirlwind account of Moliere’s life and work (The Imaginary Invalid: A Dramatical Primer by Amanda Petefish-Schrag and Ben Schrag), to an intricate deep dive into the trickle-down theory of economics (Trickle by Kia Corthron). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Bedtime by Mary Gallagher
  • Bliss, or What Happens by Brooke Berman
  • Cold Reading by Paul Dooley
  • Dead Boy by Craig Wright
  • The Imaginary Invalid: A Dramatical Primer by Amanda Petefish-Schrag and Ben Schrag
  • The News by Billy Aronson
  • The Pain In The Poetry by Glenn Alterman
  • Road Rage by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger
  • A Siberian Romance by Catherine Trieschmann
  • Trickle by Kia Corthron

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    Great Short Plays: Volume 9

    by: Catherine Butterfield, Cusi Cram, Michael Elyanow, Mary Gallagher, et al.

    A quick runtime and a remarkable impact might be all the plays in this collection have in common. Here you might encounter anything, from a woman who realizes her hair is receding from her nape to creep across her forehead (The Last Hat by Kyle John Schmidt), to a bowling rivalry of intergalactic proportions (Alien Monster Bowling League by Matthew Lopez), to a parachute drop gone horribly wrong (Airborne by Laura Jacqmin). The plays in this collection may feature an array of genres, roles, themes, and styles, but they all pack the extraordinary into a short time onstage.

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  • Airborne by Laura Jacqmin
  • Alien Monster Bowling League by Matthew Lopez
  • Backflip by Catherine Butterfield
  • Baggage Claim by Julia Jordan
  • Chester, Who Painted The World Purple by Marco Ramirez
  • A Few More Dumb Propositions by Michael Elyanow
  • The Last Hat by Kyle John Schmidt
  • A Moment Defined by Cusi Cram
  • The Mulligan by Scott Organ
  • The Perfect Guy by Mary Gallagher

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    The Grown-Up

    by: Jordan Harrison

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    Humana Festival 2006: The Complete Plays

    by: Liz Duffy Adams, Adam Bock, Eric Coble, Dan Dietz, et al.

    Humana 2006: The Complete Plays collects all ten plays produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville during the 30th anniversary season of the Humana Festival of New American Plays. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays in this anthology encompass many of the most eclectic and exciting new voices in theater today -- from a technology-reliant man learning to listen to a planet on the verge of apocalypse (Natural Selection); to a left-leaning American citizen's doomed chance to give the President an earful (Listeners); to a group of Depression-era men who put on a fundraiser, and in the process find themselves transformed by more than just the ladies' costumes they don (Act A Lady). Alternately painful, subversive, hysterically funny, and poignant, these plays ask you to engage with characters and worlds you think you know, and then look again with new eyes.

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  • Three Guys and a Brenda by Adam Bock
  • Natural Selection by Eric Coble
  • Low by Rha Goddess
  • Act A Lady by Jordan Harrison
  • Sovereignty by Rolin Jones
  • Listeners by Jane Martin
  • Hotel Cassiopeia by Charles L. Mee
  • The Scene by Theresa Rebeck
  • Six Years by Sharr White
  • Neon Mirage by Liz Duffy Adams, Dan Dietz, Rick Hip-Flores, Julie Jensen, Lisa Kron, Tracey Scott Wilson, and Chay Yew

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    Humana Festival 2007: The Complete Plays

    by: Constance Congdon, Kia Corthron, Michael John Garces, GrooveLily, et al.

    Humana Festival 2007: The Complete Plays is a collection of all ten scripts from the 31st Humana Festival of New American Plays, an annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays in this anthology encompass many of the most exciting and distinct new voices in theater today -- from the true story of a teenager's near-fatal internet attraction (dark play or stories for boys); to a comedy about football and the end of the world (The As If Body Loop); to examining the idiosyncrasies of the bachelor/ette party (Batch). Humana Festival 2007: The Complete Plays will appeal to all lovers of dramatic literature, including any students, teachers, professors, library patrons, and theatre producers in search of engaging new work.

    This collection also includes a unique panel discussion about the international collaborative performance of 365 Days/365 Plays by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks.

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  • The As If Body Loop by Ken Weitzman
  • Batch: An American Bachelor/ette Party by Alice Tuan, Whit MacLaughlin, and New Paradise Laboratories
  • Clarisse and Larmon by Deb Margolin
  • dark play or stories for boys by Carlos Murillo
  • I am not Batman. by Marco Ramirez
  • Mr. and Mrs. by Julie Marie Myatt
  • The Open Road Anthology by Constance Congdon, Kia Corthron, Michael John Garces, Rolin Jones, A. Rey Pamatmat, Kathryn Walat, and GrooveLily
  • Strike-Slip by Naomi Iizuka
  • The Unseen by Craig Wright
  • When Something Wonderful Ends by Sherry Kramer

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    Humana Festival 2008: The Complete Plays

    by: Zakiyyah Alexander, Lee Blessing, M. Thomas Cooper, Steven Cosson, et al.

    Humana Festival 2008: The Complete Plays brings together all eleven scripts from the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 32nd annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and four ten-minute plays represent an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in American theater -- from a scathing comedy about a blind date gone awry (Becky Shaw); to a documentary drama about the evangelical phenomenon in Colorado Springs (This Beautiful City); to a suburban street being undermined by zombies from a video game (Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom). Humana Festival 2008: The Complete Plays features a diverse selection of theatrical works that challenge and captivate audiences through movement, song, and bold explorations of what it means to be human.

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  • All Hail Hurricane Gordo by Carly Mensch
  • Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
  • Dead Right by Elaine Jarvik
  • Game On by Zakiyyah Alexander, Rolin Jones, Jon Spurney, Alice Tuan, Daryl Watson, Marisa Wegrzyn, and Ken Weitzman
  • Great Falls by Lee Blessing
  • In Paris You Will Find Many Baguettes but Only One True Love by Michael Lew
  • Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley
  • One Short Sleepe by Naomi Wallace
  • the break/s by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
  • This Beautiful City by Steven Cosson, Michael Friedman, and Jim Lewis
  • Tongue, Tied by M. Thomas Cooper

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    Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays

    by: Wendell Berry, Gamal Abdel Chasten, Lydia Diamond, Kristoffer Diaz, et al.

    Humana Festival 2009: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 33rd annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. The seven full-length plays and three ten-minute plays represent an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in American theater, from a mother-daughter comedy with a lethal twist (On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning), to a family drama about a bullying patriarch on the verge of unveiling his biography (Absalom), to a gripping drama about three strangers confined to a hotel room (The Hard Weather Boating Party). This unique compilation is a must-have for any theater aficionado's bookshelf.

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  • 3:59am: a drag race for two actors by Marco Ramirez
  • Absalom by Zoe Kazan
  • Ameriville by UNIVERSES
  • Brink! by Lydia Diamond, Kristoffer Diaz, Greg Kotis, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, and Deborah Stein
  • The Hard Weather Boating Party by Naomi Wallace
  • On The Porch One Crisp Spring Morning by Alex Dremann
  • Roanoke by Michael Lew
  • Slasher by Allison Moore
  • Under Construction by Charles L. Mee
  • Wild Blessings: A Celebration of Wendell Berry adapted by Marc Masterson and Adrien-Alice Hansel

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    Humana Festival 2010: The Complete Plays

    by: Gamal Abdel Chasten, Dan Dietz, Lisa Dillman, Steve Epp, et al.

    Humana Festival 2010: The Complete Plays brings together all eleven scripts from the 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 34th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from the dreams of an inept Vaudeville sister act (The Cherry Sisters Revisited), to an immigration drama about a New Mexico border community (Ground), to a playwright trapped inside his own play (An Examination of the Whole Playwright/Actor Relationship Presented As Some Kind of Cop Show Parody). This unique compilation is a must-have for any theater aficionado's bookshelf.

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  • The Cherry Sisters Revisited by Michael Friedman and Dan O'Brien
  • An Examination of the Whole Playwright/Actor Relationship Presented As Some Kind of Cop Show Parody by Greg Kotis
  • Fissures (lost and found) by Steve Epp, Cory Hinkle, Dominic Orlando, Dominique Serrand, Deborah Stein, and Victoria Stewart
  • Ground by Lisa Dillman
  • Heist! by Deborah Stein
  • Let Bygones Be by Gamal Abdel Chasten
  • Lobster Boy by Dan Dietz
  • The Method Gun by Kirk Lynn
  • Phoenix by Scott Organ
  • Post Wave Spectacular by Diana Grisanti
  • Sirens by Deborah Zoe Laufer

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    Humana Festival 2011: The Complete Plays

    by: Dan Dietz, Laura Eason, Jennifer Haley, Jordan Harrison, et al.

    Humana Festival 2011: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2011 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 35th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a couple who abandon a hectic existence in modern-day NYC to live in a careful recreation of 1955 (Maple and Vine), to a sister and brother left to fend for themselves with a stuffed frog and a rifle for company (Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them), to an immensely wealthy trophy wife who hijacks her personal assistant's sister-bonding weekend (Elemeno Pea). This unique and diverse compilation of plays is a must-have for anyone searching for challenging, captivating, and bold theater.

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  • BOB by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
  • Chicago, Sudan by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
  • A Devil at Noon by Anne Washburn
  • Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them by A. Rey Pamatmat
  • The Edge of Our Bodies by Adam Rapp
  • Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler
  • The End by Dan Dietz, Jennifer Haley, Allison Moore, A. Rey Pamatmat, and Marco Ramirez
  • Hygiene by Gregory Hischak
  • Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison
  • Mr. Smitten by Laura Eason

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    Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays

    by: Courtney Baron, Michael Golamco, Idris Goodwin, Lucas Hnath, et al.

    Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays brings together all ten scripts from the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 36th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a group of suburban kids in the late 80s who forge a cultural identity through hip hop (How We Got On), to a rich, dying woman who suspects her nurse is being paid off to expedite her death (Death Tax), to a 500-year-old Austrian vampire struggling with the existential grind of modern living (Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards). This original and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking fresh, daring, and compelling theater.

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  • The Ballad of 423 and 424 by Nicholas C. Pappas
  • Death Tax by Lucas Hnath
  • The Dungeons and the Dragons by Kyle John Schmidt
  • Eat Your Heart Out by Courtney Baron
  • Hero Dad by Laura Jacqmin
  • The Hour of Feeling by Mona Mansour
  • How We Got On by Idris Goodwin
  • Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards by Greg Kotis
  • Oh, Gastronomy! by Michael Golamco, Carson Kreitzer, Steve Moulds, Tanya Saracho, and Matt Schatz
  • The Veri**on Play by Lisa Kron

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    Humana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays

    by: Jeff Augustin, Mallery Avidon, Will Eno, Rinne Groff, et al.

    Humana Festival 2013: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2013 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 37th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most exciting new voices in the American theatre, from a young woman's questioning of the spiritual identity she forged growing up in an ashram (O Guru Guru Guru), to a contemporary reimagining of Ibsen's cautionary tale, Peer Gynt (Gnit), to a group of estranged siblings who uncover disturbing family history while cleaning out their dead father's Arkansas plantation (Appropriate). This inventive and diverse collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking original, vibrant, and engaging theater.

    To purchase this book of 9 plays, click \"Order This Book\" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

  • Cry Old Kingdom by Jeff Augustin
  • O Guru Guru Guru, or why I don't want to go to yoga class with you by Mallery Avidon
  • Gnit by Will Eno
  • Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
  • 27 Ways I Didn't Say \"Hi\" to Laurence Fishburne by Jonathan Josephson
  • The Delling Shore by Sam Marks
  • Two Conversations Overheard on Airplanes by Sarah Ruhl
  • Halfway by Emily Schwend
  • Sleep Rock Thy Brain by Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, and Anne Washburn

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    Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays

    by: Rachel Bonds, Kia Corthron, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Dorothy Fortenberry, et al.

    Humana Festival 2014: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2014 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 38th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features a remarkable array of work by some of the most exciting voices in the American theatre, from the crisis of faith that ripples through a church after its pastor makes a startling announcement (The Christians), to the tremendous loss felt after a young man is killed in a senseless act of violence in his inner city neighborhood (brownsville song [b-side for tray]), to the tricky shifts in dynamics that occur in a friendship and a marriage when sudden wealth comes into play (Partners). This imaginative and daring collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking current, creative, and ambitious theater.

    To purchase this book of 9 plays, click \"Books\" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

  • Winter Games by Rachel Bonds
  • Partners by Dorothy Fortenberry
  • The Grown-Up by Jordan Harrison
  • Poor Shem by Gregory Hischak
  • The Christians by Lucas Hnath
  • brownsville song (b-side for tray) by Kimber Lee
  • Some Prepared Remarks (A History in Speech) by Jason Gray Platt
  • Steel Hammer by Kia Corthron, Will Power, Carl Hancock Rux and Regina Taylor
  • Remix 38 by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Idris Goodwin, Basil Kreimendahl, Justin Kuritzkes, and Amelia Roper

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    Humana Festival 2015: The Complete Plays

    by: Jeff Augustin, Charise Castro Smith, Patricia Cotter, Erin Courtney, et al.

    Humana Festival 2015: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2015 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 39th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This unique compilation features a thrilling array of work by some of the freshest voices in the American theatre, from the boisterous inner-city Philadelphia family coping with its matriarch's dementia (Dot), to the surreal birthday celebration for legendary writer and spiritual thinker Thomas Merton (The Glory of the World), to the Charles Ludlam-inspired sci-fi quest to save the Homosexual Race (I Promised Myself to Live Faster). This transportive collection of plays is a must-have for anyone seeking original, vibrant, and ambitious theater.

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  • Dot by Colman Domingo
  • The Glory of the World by Charles L. Mee
  • I Promised Myself to Live Faster by Gregory S. Moss and Pig Iron Theatre Company
  • I Will Be Gone by Erin Courtney
  • Joshua Consumed an Unfortunate Pear by Steve Yockey
  • The Roommate by Jen Silverman
  • Rules of Comedy by Patricia Cotter
  • So Unnatural a Level by Gary Winter
  • That High Lonesome Sound by Jeff Augustin, Charise Castro Smith, Diana Grisanti, and Cory Hinkle

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    Humana Festival 2016: The Complete Plays

    by: Steven Dietz, Tasha Gordon-Solmon, Cory Hinkle, Laura Jacqmin, et al.

    Humana Festival 2016: The Complete Plays brings together all nine scripts from the 2016 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 40th cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville. This compilation features an exceptional array of work by some of the most original and ambitious voices in the American theatre, from the \"containment study\" of friendships forged at an extended-stay hotel (Residence), to the nostalgia-infused family gathering on the occasion of a father's passing (For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday), to the makeshift wedding between teenage girls interrupted by civil war in Uganda (Cardboard Piano). Taken as a whole, this year's plays examine how memory and history tether us (or don't), and the ways in which life's defining moments can be unexpectedly shaped by chance. An imaginative collection and must-have for anyone seeking bold, current theatre.

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  • Cardboard Piano by Hansol Jung
  • Coffee Break by Tasha Gordon-Solmon
  • For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday by Sarah Ruhl
  • This Quintessence of Dust by Cory Hinkle
  • Residence by Laura Jacqmin
  • This Random World by Steven Dietz
  • Trudy, Carolyn, Martha, and Regina Travel to Outer Space and Have a Pretty Terrible Time There by James Kennedy
  • Wellesley Girl by Brendan Pelsue
  • Wondrous Strange by Jen Silverman, Martyna Majok, Meg Miroshnik, and Jiehae Park

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    Naked Angels Issues Projects: Collected Plays

    by: Jon Robin Baitz, Stephen Belber, Lee Blessing, Patrick Breen, et al.

    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.

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  • 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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    Partners

    by: Dorothy Fortenberry

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    Poor Shem

    by: Gregory Hischak

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    Random Acts of Comedy: 15 Hit One-Act Plays for Student Actors

    by: Peter Bloedel, Julia Brownell, Christa Crewdson, Alan Haehnel, et al.

    Home of the most popular one-act plays for student actors, Playscripts, Inc. presents 15 of their very best short comedies. From a blind dating debacle to a silly Shakespeare spoof, from a fairy tale farce to a self-hating satire, this anthology contains hilarious large-cast plays that have delighted thousands of audiences around the world.

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  • The Audition by Don Zolidis
  • Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit by Jonathan Rand
  • 13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview by Ian McWethy
  • Darcy's Cinematic Life by Christa Crewdson
  • The Whole Shebang by Rich Orloff
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Fifth Period by Jason Pizzarello
  • Small World by Tracey Scott Wilson
  • The Absolute Most Cliched Elevator Play in the History of the Entire Universe by Werner Trieschmann
  • The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet by Peter Bloedel
  • Show and Spell by Julia Brownell
  • Cut by Ed Monk
  • Check Please by Jonathan Rand
  • Aliens vs. Cheerleaders by Qui Nguyen
  • The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (one-act) by Don Zolidis
  • 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

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    Remix 38

    by: Jackie Sibblies Drury, Idris Goodwin, Basil Kreimendahl, Justin Kuritzkes, et al.

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    Steel Hammer

    by: Kia Corthron, Will Power, Carl Hancock Rux and Regina Taylor

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    Ten-Minute Plays from the Guthrie Theater: Volume 1

    by: Carlyle Brown, Kristina Halvorson, Kevin Kling, Edward Bok Lee, et al.

    Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the traditional classical repertoire and a diverse body of new works. The ten-minute plays in this volume were commissioned by the theater for its Guthrie Experience summer acting conservatory. The Volume 1 anthology includes seven plays by seven outstanding playwrights, every one expanding the possibilities of the ten-minute form.

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  • Dive by Melanie Marnich
  • El Santo Americano by Edward Bok Lee
  • The Human Voice by Carlyle Brown
  • Now We're Really Getting Somewhere by Kristina Halvorson
  • Small World by Tracey Scott Wilson
  • Thief of Man by Kevin Kling
  • Zealot by Julie Marie Myatt

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    Ten-Minute Plays from the Guthrie Theater: Volume 2

    by: Lee Blessing, Kevin Kling, Julie Marie Myatt, Kira Obolensky, et al.

    Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the traditional classical repertoire and a diverse body of new works. The ten-minute plays in this volume were commissioned by the theater for its Guthrie Experience summer acting conservatory. The Volume 2 anthology includes six plays by six outstanding playwrights, every one expanding the possibilities of the ten-minute form.

    To purchase this book of six plays, click \"Order this play\" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

  • Fairy Tale by Tracey Wilson
  • In Darkness by Kevin Kling
  • The Joy of Having a Body by Julie Marie Myatt
  • The New New by Kelly Stuart
  • Pleasure Cruise by Kira Obolensky
  • The Roads That Lead Here by Lee Blessing

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    Ten-Minute Plays from the Guthrie Theater: Volume 3

    by: Joan Ackermann, Tanya Barfield, Laurie Carlos, Bridget Carpenter, et al.

    Since its founding in 1963, the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis has pioneered the American regional theater movement, bringing to life both the traditional classical repertoire and a diverse body of new works. The ten-minute plays in this volume were commissioned by the theater for its Guthrie Experience summer acting conservatory. The Volume 3 anthology includes eight plays by eight outstanding playwrights, every one expanding the possibilities of the ten-minute form.

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  • The Glory of God by Carson Kreitzer
  • Hurry! by Bridget Carpenter
  • A Little Lunch by Kristina Halvorson
  • No More Static by Kevin Kell O'Donnell
  • The Second Beam by Joan Ackermann
  • Three Dimensions by Jerome Hairston
  • Wanting North by Tanya Barfield
  • Zion Science by Laurie Carlos

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    Three Classics

    by: Jason Grote

    Three Classics combines the modern with the mythic in three adaptations that view classic stories through the lens of a post-modern, urban non-landscape. In (Anti)gone, the aftermath of war is explored in a world of shopping malls, highways, and airports. Racine's Phaedra is combined with Hitchcock, Iggy Pop, Mixed Martial Arts, and Slavoj Zizek in In His Bold Gaze, My Ruin is Writ Large. The final play, Prometheus Rendered, is an examination of the Prometheus myth using the torture techniques employed by U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay.

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  • (Anti)gone
  • In His Bold Gaze, My Ruin is Writ Large
  • Prometheus Rendered

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    Winter Games

    by: Rachel Bonds

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