Plays in One Act

Name: Plays in One Act
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ISBN: 9780880014908

ISBN-10: 0880014903

ISBN-13: 9780880014908

Edition: 2nd (Reprint)

Authors: Dan Halpern

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A dazzling collection and already a standard reference for those interested in contemporary drama, Plays in One Act is a unique compilation of plays and monologues that showcases a stunning and diverse array of work from some of the most important voices in theater. Forty-three modern works are collected here: from plays by important contemporary artists such as David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein, Sam Shepard, and John Guare, to gems by masters like Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and newer talents like Carol S. Lashof and Perry Souchuk. Leading British playwrights -- Tom Stoppard, David Hare, and John Osborne -- are also featured, along with the international voices of Vclav Hacel…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 12/27/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.28" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface



The Man Who Turned into a Stick



Finding the Sun



On Sundays



Stops



Jack Pot Melting: A Commercial



Naomi in the Living Room



American Tropical



Springtime



Helpless Doorknobs



Life Under Water



Four Baboons Adoring the Sun



The Problem



The Bay at Nice



Protest



Am I Blue



Our Man in Madras



Teeth



Prodigal Son



She Talks to Beethoven



Linda Her



Success



Medusa's Tale



Can Can



A Life with No Joy in It



Chicks



Prelude and Liebestod



Camp Cataract



Waking Women



The Last Yankee



Tone Clusters



A Bond Honored



Heatstroke



Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey, Part II



The Cuban Swimmer



Excerpts from Slave of the Camera



The Pleasure of Detachment



The Boundary



Placebo



Tender Offer



Bye-Bye Brevoort



The Chalky White Substance



Testimonies



The Moonshot Tape



Contributors


Index