Take Ten II: More Ten-Minute PlaysEric Lane, Nina Shengold A dazzlingly diverse anthology of thirty-five short plays spanning the theatrical spectrum. A ten-minute play is a blaze of theatrical energy. In this follow-up to their groundbreaking collection Take Ten, editors Eric Lane and Nina Shengold have put together a veritable bonfire of talent. Take Ten II: More 10-Minute Plays provides a fast-track tour of the current theatrical landscape, from the slapstick ingenuity of David Ives’ Arabian Nights to the searing tension of Diana Son’s 9/11 drama The Moon, Please, to Susan Miller’s luminous fable The Grand Design. This remarkably diverse anthology includes thirty-five short plays by such major American playwrights as Christopher Durang, Warren Leight, Romulus Linney and Donald Margulies, alongside a host of exciting new voices. Actors, directors, producers and teachers will find Take Ten II an invaluable source of meaty roles for people of every age, ethnicity and gender; lovers of theatre will find it a richly satisfying read. These deceptively short plays throb with life in all its variety: harrowing, hilarious, and breathtakingly vital. Playwrights included: Taylor Mac Bowyer Laura Shaine Cunningham Anthony David Steven Dietz Christopher Durang Linda Eisenstein Simon Fill Craig Fols Sigrid Heath David Ives Caleen Sinnette Jennings Honour Kane Eric Lane Edward Bok Lee Warren Leight Romulus Linney Donald Margulies Susan Miller Chiori Miyagawa Itamar Moses Sean O'Connor Mark O'Donnell Dael Orlandersmith Rich Orloff Joe Pintauro Craig Pospisil Toni Press-Coffman Claire Reeve Elaine Romero Susan Sandler Nina Shengold Diana Son Alison Weiss Mary Louise Wilson Garth Wingfield Alexander Woo From the Trade Paperback edition. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |
ANTIGONES RED | |
ARABIAN NIGHTS | |
CLASSYASS | |
THE CURE | |
DANIEL ON A THURSDAY | |
DEER PLAY | |
MENS INTUITION | |
THE MOON PLEASE | |
MY RED HAND MY BLACK HAND | |
Night Visits | |
NINE TEN | |
THE ROOFTOP LESSON | |
ROSIE IN THE SHADOW OF THE MELROSE | |
A RUSTLE OF WINGS | |
EL DEPRESSO ESPRESSO | |
EL SANTO AMERICANO | |
EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE | |
FAITH | |
FIGHT DREAMS | |
THE FIND | |
THE GRAND DESIGN | |
ITS NOT YOU | |
KITTY THE WAITRESS | |
LEFT TO RIGHT | |
THE LEVEE | |
MARRED BLISS | |
SINNERY OF A SUNDAY OR THE QUEEN OF EIDERDOWN | |
THE SNIPER | |
SPACE | |
STUCK | |
TABLE 5 AT EMPIRE SZECHWAN | |
TWENTY DOLLAR DRINKS | |
21 | |
VIRGINIA STREET | |
A WHOLE HOUSE FULL OF BABIES | |
CONTRIBUTORS | |
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