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Leah D Frank, Editor, Adele Edling Shank, Lee Hunkins, Constance Congdon, Megan Terry, Janet Neipris, Helen Duberstein, Roma Greth, Lynda Sturner, Neena Beber, Lenore Bensinger, Karen Sunde, Katy Dierlam, Rebecca Ritchie, Lavonne Mueller, Y York, June Siegel, Judy GeBauer, Nancy Rhodes, D Lee Miller, Sally Ordway, Sherry Kramer, Sally Dixon Wiener, Lynn Nottage, Susan Miller, Staci Swedeen, María Irene Fornés, Christina Cocek, Sybille Pearson, Sally Nemeth, Laura Quinn, Wendy WassersteinCollection Description
This collection includes 34 one acts and monologues by notable American women playwrights. 67201 by Adele Edling Shank: Love and fantasy in the afternoon... [read more]
Plays in This Collection
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- The Best of Strangers
- Boarders
- Breakfast Serial
- Brussels Sprouts
- The Cord and The Track
- Curtain Call
- The Death of Huey Newton
- Dry Smoke
- Food
- A Ghost Story
- Haiti (A Dream)
- Halfway
- Helen Melon at the Sideshow
- In the Beginning
- Jim's Commuter Airlines
- Life Gap
- Metamorphoses
- The Nip and The Bite
- Ocean Dream
- Origami Tears
- Panicked
- A Permanent Signal
- A Place Where Love Is
- Poof!
- Repairs
- The Sleep Seeker
- Springtime
- Stepping Off a Cloud
- Trips
- Watching the Dog
- Water Play
- Well Done Poets
- Workout
Jon KleinDescription
What do you believe? And why should it be anybody's business? This family is about to find out! FAITHLESS is about an aging atheist named Gus, recovering from cancer, who is forced to deal with two grown stepchildren: a Presbyterian minister who is suffering from a crisis of faith and a young woman who seems to have had a glimpse of the afterlife after a head injury... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (2 female, 2 male)
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
José RiveraDescription
Production Info
Cast: 2 total (1 female, 1 male)
Short Drama (about 15 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Ruth WolffDescription
A timeless contemporary drama which references a legend from the past to tell a story of today. After a long absence, the rebellious Antigone returns to Athens bringing with her a strong handsome Spartan and presents him as her champion in the Athenian games... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 6 total (3 female, 3 male)
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Joel Drake JohnsonDescription
An unexpected death throws Fay and her daughter, Rachel, together for the first time in years. When a friendly police officer attempts to ease their suffering, their funny, frustrating relationship takes on a new life... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 3 total (3 female)
Full Length Drama (about 95 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Neil LaButeDescription
A woman waits at a table. She's very sure he's going to show up. He's a little late, but he always shows up... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 1 total (1 female)
Short Drama (about 10 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Tom HoefnerDescription
SPACE CORPS is a multi-billion dollar science-fiction film franchise that has fallen upon hard times... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 6 total (2 female, 4 male, doubling, bit parts)
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 110 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
A R GurneyDescription
Set in the 1950s, FAR EAST tells of a young naval officer looking for fun in Japan before Voice of America calls him home.
Production Info
Cast: 5 total (2 female, 3 male)
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Richard NelsonDescription
Harley Granville Barker, the most influential theatre-maker of his time, finds himself adrift in America during the Great War... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 7 total (2 female, 5 male)
Full Length Drama (about 130 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Adam RappDescription
Two young grifters try to strike a deal with the devil during the hottest summer on record.
Production Info
Cast: 5 total (1 female, 4 male)
Full Length Drama (about 110 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Adam SzymkowiczDescription
After getting laid off, Michael and Steve decide to kidnap the CEO of the company who laid them off.
Production Info
Cast: 3 total (3 male)
Full Length Dark Comedy (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Neil LaButeDescription
"Cow." "Slob." "Pig." How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized and then some... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (2 female, 2 male)
Full Length Drama (about 95 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Contemporary Costumes
August Strindberg, adapted by Richard NelsonDescription
Richard Nelson's critically lauded adaptation of Strindberg's classic, in which a power struggle between husband and wife leads to devastating consequences.
Production Info
Cast: 8 total (3 female, 5 male)
Full Length Drama (about 95 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Period Costumes
Michael BradfordDescription
Marcus, his father Leon, and grandfather Bernard confront a history of absence, mistakes, mistrust, and broken promises as they strive to redefine themselves as fathers and sons.
Production Info
Cast: 4 total (1 female, 3 male)
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by Jo CliffordDescription
A fresh, performable version of Goethe's "unstageable" masterpiece. God and Mephistopheles vie for the mortal soul of Dr Faust... [read more]
Production Info
Cast: 12 total (5 female, 7 male)
Full Length Drama (about 240 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Period Costumes