Actually

Actually
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2018-02-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822238217

Amber and Tom, finding their way as freshmen at Princeton, spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but consent is foggy, and if unspoken, can it be called consent? With lyricism and wit, ACTUALLY investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the three sides to every story.

Boy

Boy
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822235331

Inspired by a true story, Anna Ziegler’s BOY explores the tricky terrain of finding love amidst the confusion of sexual identity, and the inextricable bond between a doctor and patient. In the 1960s, a well-intentioned doctor convinces the parents of a male infant to raise their son as a girl after a terrible accident. Two decades later, the repercussions of that choice continue to unfold.

The Last Match

The Last Match
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822238535

Played out under the bright lights of the US Open semifinals, THE LAST MATCH pits rising Russian star Sergei Sergeyev against American great Tim Porter in an epic showdown that follows two tennis titans through pivotal moments in their lives both on and off the court. This gripping, fast-paced story captures the intense world of competitive sports, and human rivalry, and what it means to want something—and the lengths we will go to in order to feel relevant, important, and young.

Anna Ziegler Plays Two

Anna Ziegler Plays Two
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2023-02-09
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1350349704

"[Her] dialogue bristles with smart, eloquent talk...Ms. Ziegler's quietly lyrical language has a luminous beauty, and her talent for creating characters whose complicated depths are just visible on their surfaces is still more remarkable." (The New York Times) This second play collection from one of America's most successful theatre writers brings together four plays that offer differing perspectives on family and the human condition. Each play has enjoyed successful productions in cities across America, cementing Ziegler's position as one of the world's most exciting contemporary dramatists. The Wanderers: A funny, insightful, and mysterious new drama explores the hidden connections between seemingly disparate people, drawing audiences into an intriguing puzzle and a deeply sympathetic look at modern love. "As perfect a piece of theater as I've seen in many years. The script by Anna Ziegler is a revelation, touching on family truths, marriage, and personal histories...Go see this show. It's magnificent." (DC Theatre Scene) The Great Moment: A personal and poignant meditation on beginnings and endings, birth and age, and the moments of transition that mark our passage from life to death. "A reflection on family, love, life, expected loss, and the peculiarity of our relationship with time, The Great Moment blends moments of sweetness, sadness, nostalgia, delight, and humor to create a delightful evening of theater." (Seattle Pockets) Another Way Home: A funny, moving, and uplifting examination of what it means to be a family. "a laugh-packed serio-comedy that shoves family life under a microscope. The dialogue is ironic, sardonic, poignant, insightful and funny - with each sensation rapidly piling atop the next." (Marinscope) Actually: Investigates gender and race politics, our crippling desire to fit in, and the three sides to every story. “Gripping. Beautifully rendered and complex. Destined to trigger discussion.” (LA Times)

Photograph 51

Photograph 51
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2021-09-23
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1350200689

"Ziegler's thoughtful, empathetic play brings home with bitter comedy the unlovely male-domination of this world in the 1950s ... glorious." Independent London 1953. Scientists are on the verge of discovering what they call the secret of life: the DNA double helix. Providing the key is driven young physicist Rosalind Franklin. But if the double helix was the breakthrough of the 20th century, then what kept Franklin out of the history books? A play about ambition, isolation, and the race for greatness. Photograph 51 premiered in the UK in London's West End in 2015 in a production which starred Nicole Kidman, where it won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play. Published for the first time in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, this edition features a brand-new introduction by Mandy Greenfield.

A Delicate Ship

A Delicate Ship
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 082223453X

THE STORY: A haunting love triangle triggers an unexpected chain of events in this poetic play. In the early stages of a new relationship, Sarah and Sam are lovers happily discovering each other. Sarah and Nate know everything about each other, best of friends since childhood and maybe something more. But when Nate shows up unannounced on Sarah’s doorstep, she’s left questioning what and who she wants in this humorous and heartbreaking look at love, memory, and the decisions that alter the course of our lives.

BFF

BFF
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2008
Genre: Female friendship
ISBN: 9780822222576

THE STORY: Best friends Lauren and Eliza are challenged by the onset of adulthood in this deeply felt and incisive meditation on young women coming of age.

The Minotaur

The Minotaur
Author: Anna Ziegler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822238233

A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, THE MINOTAUR is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection. With refreshing originality and wit, it explores how we break out of history in order to shape new stories for ourselves.

God Said This

God Said This
Author: Leah Nanako Winkler
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2021
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 082223954X

When Masako is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer, her dispersed family is brought back to their Kentucky hometown to care for her. Hiro, the older daughter and a New York City transplant, struggles to make peace with the demons she inherited; the younger daughter, Sophie, negotiates her faith in the face of her mother’s illness and her own broken dreams; their father, James, is a recovering alcoholic seeking forgiveness and redemption; and a friend, John, worries about the legacy he’ll be able to leave his only son. Forced together in a time of need, five estranged people come face to face with their own mortality.

Ironbound

Ironbound
Author: Martyna Majok
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822235218

At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant cleaning lady, is done talking about feelings; it’s time to talk money. Over the course of 20 years, and three relationships, Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. Award-winning playwright Martyna Majok’s IRONBOUND is a darkly funny, heartbreaking portrait of a woman for whom love is a luxury—and a liability—as she fights to survive in America.