The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival Volume Eight

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival Volume Eight
Author: Black Experimental Theatre
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2015-12-18
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1491784547

FOOTHOLD by Patrick J. Lennon. A goofy Mary Poppins-ish nurse treats a shy man with an ingrown toenail and a broken heart. WRITERS RETREAT by Samantha Ciavarella. Things get messy when youre the subject of your own story. Two friends/lovers/writers realize quickly that they cannot have their cake and eat it too. A SONG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY by Freddy Valle. A play about an ailment so embarrassing, you wouldnt tell your Mom about it. Say Aahhh. WHERES THE REST OF ME? By David E. Tolchinsky. A screenwriter wrestles with his relationship to Spalding Gray, his psychiatrist father and the classic movie, Kings Row. A dark and funny journey through movies, monologues and mental illness. KIDS THESE DAYS by Rachel Robyn Wagner. Like the Brady Bunch . . . Only with drugs, alcohol, sex, and most of all honesty. HOPELESS, IRRESISTIBLE by Keaton Weiss. Two strangers meet at a mysterious train station in an ambiguous afterlife. Other plays include: HOMECARE by Phoebe Farber, THE EXIT INTERVIEW by Betsy Kagen & MK Walsh, PAULA'S VISITOR by Keith Filangieri and ABRAMOVIC by Kory French. As middle America continues with its economic struggles, a MOMA visiting Midwestern twenty-something tries to understand the monetary value of high-art, grounding his friend in the process.

The Best Plays From The Strawberry One-Act Festival

The Best Plays From The Strawberry One-Act Festival
Author:
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0595513239

COLD APRIL by John P. McEneny. Set in Rawanda in 1994, a thirteen-year old girl refuses to hand over her friends to the Hutu rebels. REUNION by Brian Podnos. A father and son must face their demons when the son is released from rehab. FIGHTING FIRES by Von H. Washington, Sr. On the eve of his 18th birthday, a young man kidnaps his absentee father and demands the attention he believes was owed him during his developmental years. JACK by Daren Taylor. Jack, a dark retelling of an old fairy tale. For every dream, there's a nightmare. What happens when a boy believes that he's seen God? MARKED by Cassandra Lewis, a dark comedy that explores the connection between love, insanity and social responsibility. ALWAYS ANASTASIA by Michele Leigh. A disillusioned cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown believes he is being tormented by a narcissistic psychopath. THIS QUIET HOUSE by Toby Levin. What happens when a stepmother's desire to have a son catches fire? WHAT CHEER, IOWA by Jeff Belanger. Tempers flare and sanity is on the line as five people struggle against the gargantuan pressure of waiting to find out if their cars passed their annual inspection.

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival
Author: Van Dirk Fisher
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2011-05-20
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1462017525

MEATLOAF IN THE MOONLIGHT by David Gallic. Every family has skeletons in their closet. These skeletons are coming out to play. CLAP ON, CLAP OFF by Aiden Levy. A sexually frustrated adolescent tries to lose his virginity to his wholesome girlfriend when his grandmother leaves for a Mensa trip and entrusts him to water her plants. ANYONE, ANYWHERE by Amanda Fleming. Love can happen to anyone, anywhere. BABE, INC. by Rosemary Zibart. In the year 2108, men can order robotic women as mates, but due to a snafu in the system, a real woman gets substituted for a robotic Babe to accompany a man to his mothers funeral. The results are a little haywire. PEAR by Carol Paik. Husband and wife grapple with the incessant problem of what to do about dinner. Other plays include: THE PARKING LOT by Holly Hunt, BLUE STREAK by Carston Turner, STEEL OR PRETZELS by Mara Gilbert, JUMP by Josh Sohn, DAILY SOUNDS by Jay Prasad, FREE COUNTRY by Steve Monarque, THE SEED by David Pumo, and THIS BASEMENT by Bethann Snow.

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival
Author:
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2006-06
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0595397263

It's About Forgiveness by Albi Gorn. A delightful comedy about a man who seeks out his wife in heaven to ask for forgiveness. When The Cherry Blossoms Bloom by Steven A. Shapiro. Two joggers who meet in a park breathe life into each other's lives. Do Us Part by Alan Lutwin. Sometimes forgetfulness can be the best tonic for soothing the stress of a long-term relationship. Love-This Game Is Real by Tremane Hickman. A poetic story about a girl and a guy anxiously waiting to play the game of love without getting played. Cause And Regret Loss Of Sanity by Frank Tamez. A woman at a Bus Stop contemplates regret and guilt while life interjects in this surreal world of love, loss and lust. Other plays include: About The Rabbits by Frank O'Donnell; Summer's Time by Michael Alvarez; Virgin Rock by Kevin Christopher Snipes; Loyal Companion by Joseph Wohlgemuth; The Upside Down Mirror by Emanuel Fleischmann; Protect The Crotch by Tim J. MacMillan; Madrid by Paul M. Buzinski; Requiem For A Life by Tony Macy-Perez; Fun On The Bayou by Vivian Neuwirth; Grave Concerns by Susan E. Sneeringer; Cut Short by Jonathan Zungre; The ABC Slump by Ernest Curcio; and many more!

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume Seven

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume Seven
Author: Van Dirk Fisher
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2013-04-29
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1475987307

SOMETHING LIKE PENGUINS by Levi Wilson. Can people march like penguins? THE LOSING GAME by Kristen Seavey. Cards will land as they may, but hearts will always be the hardest to hold onto. BRYAN AND KIM by Adam Delia. Kim reveals to her boy friend Bryan a secret from her past, it starts a chain reaction that will put their relationship to the test. LOVE FOR BEGINNERS by Cesar Abella. Most people try to forget their exes when they date new people. Noah likes to bring his exes with him. ITS GREEK TO ME by Shelley Bromberg. How do we move on from the loss of a loved one? Is there ever really a good time? MI MEDIA NARANJA by Rolls Andre. After a night of kinky sex gone horribly wrong, a couple of swingers must re-examine their marriage. BIRD WATCHING by Jeffrey L. Hollman. Should a young man invite his mothers lover to go bird watching with him? TURKEY DAY by E.K. Deutsch. An Arkansas farm family experiences revelation and tragedy on Thanksgiving Day. PRESCRIPTIONS by Ellen Orchid. House sitting for your shrink can be weird. FIREMAN by Stephen Brown. Fireman brings us into the lives of a couple caught in the wake of a fire, leaving one of them and their relationship scorched and disfigured. HEROES by Joseph Lizardi. Two different types of Vietnam heroes come face to face about the war. COMPUBOTS by Paul Trupia. Isnt technology wonderful?

Theatre World 2009-2010

Theatre World 2009-2010
Author: Ben Hodges
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1423492714

An overview of the 2009-2010 theatre season includes photos, a complete cast listing, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles and plot synopses for more than 1,000 Broadway, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway and regional shows, as well as the past year's obituaries, a listing of all award nominees and winners and an index.

Children of Hooverville

Children of Hooverville
Author: Hollie Michaels
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013-07-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781620881965

After 13-year-old Elsie Davis loses her family farm to the bank and her brother to the dust storms, she joins family and friends on a forced journey along Route 66 in search of a better life in California. Together they must survive unimaginable hardships and overcome theft, illness and unsympathetic authorities. But when at last they arrive in the Golden State, it may not be the promised land they had hoped for..

Out Plays

Out Plays
Author: Benjamin A. Hodges
Publisher: Alyson Books
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2008
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9781593500443

With a foreword by Harvey Fierstein and a new introduction toThe Boys in the Bandby Mart Crowley, twentieth century theatre is seen as a powerful force in bringing gay and lesbian characters and themes out of the closet and into the spotlight. These dramatic selections share themes of oppression countered by love, fear, anger, and humor–not only gay or lesbian, but universally human. Included are Harvey Fierstein'sTorch Song Trilogy, Tererrence McNally'sThe Ritz, Lanford Wilson'sFifth of July, Paula Vogel'sThe Baltimore Waltz, and many more. Ben Hodgesis an actor, director, theatre and independent film producer, and was executive director of Fat Chance Productions and the Ground Floor Theatre. He is editor ofForbidden Acts: Pioneering Gayand Lesbian Plays from the Twentieth Century, and co-editor ofTheCommercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays and Musicals.