Introduction to Modern One-act Plays

Introduction to Modern One-act Plays
Author: Marsh Cassady
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1991
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

The one-act play occupies a special niche in the history of modern theatre, attracting major talents like Eugene O'Neill and Susan Glaspell, Terence Rattigan, James M. Barrie, and J. M. Synge, Dorothy Parker and George S. Kaufman. In this collection, 'An Introduction to Modern One-Act Plays, ' Marshall Cassady, veteran writer and teacher, has assembled seventeen complete one-acters by these and other famous writers.

Selected One-act Plays for Radio

Selected One-act Plays for Radio
Author: Ireneusz Iredyński
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2002
Genre: Radio plays, Polish
ISBN: 9780415275033

This vibrant anthology of radio plays features works by one of Poland's 'angry young men' playwrights. Ireneusz Iredynski made his début in literature as a Polish 'angry young man' in the late 1950s. He moved with great versatility from verse to stage plays, film-scripts and plays for radio. While some of the plays in this collection seem to present a bleak view of life, they show a gentler side of Iredynski. Here it is people's dreams rather than their worst nightmares that are explored. In these plays, situations are kept simple and the theatrical technique is spare and economical, but yet, the playwright demonstrates an unfailing theatrical flair and shows himself a master of dramatic tension and the final unexpected twist.

Five One-act Plays

Five One-act Plays
Author: Alan Ball
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 106
Release: 1994
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780822213680

THE STORIES: The perfect young woman and her perfect young boyfriend in MADE FOR A WOMAN are perfect examples of the image conscious society in which we live. She has everything and he does too, and they have each other. All is fine until she feels

The Magic Tower and Other One-act Plays

The Magic Tower and Other One-act Plays
Author: Tennessee Williams
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2011
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780811219204

This new volume gathers some of Williams' most exuberant early work and includes one-acts that he would later expand to powerful full-length dramas, including "The Pretty Trap," a cheerful take on "The Glass Menagerie," and "Interior: Panic," a stunning precursor to "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Seven One-act Plays

Seven One-act Plays
Author: Wendy Wasserstein
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2000
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780822217053

THE STORIES: In BETTE AND ME, the author and the legendary Bette Midler get their hair done, try on makeup, and row a boat on the Hudson River. They finally end up at Radio City Music Hall, where Wendy rises from the orchestra pit on a half-shell w

Random Acts of Comedy

Random Acts of Comedy
Author: Jason Pizzarello
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780981909974

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. Includes the plays 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 by Don Zolidis, 15 Reasons Not To Be in a Play by Alan Haehnel

Play it Again!

Play it Again!
Author: Norman A. Bert
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1993
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

Twenty-five contemporary one-act plays by nationally known playwrights designed to fit many needs. Includes plays for one, two, or three actors with a playing time of 10 to 15 minutes with about 5 minutes acting time per character. Each play is a complete work--no cuttings-- and are of contest caliber.

One-act Plays for Acting Students

One-act Plays for Acting Students
Author: Norman A. Bert
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1987
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780916260477

23 short length plays for a cast of one, two, or three. 5 minutes acting time for each character. Performance times vary from 8-15 minutes.