Twenty One-act Plays

Twenty One-act Plays
Author: Stanley Richards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 710
Release: 1978
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

A collection of modern plays selected for their suitability for amateur performance.

20/20

20/20
Author: Michele Volansky
Publisher: Smith & Kraus
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1995
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

Collection of 20 one-act plays chosen from the Humana Festival.

New One-act Plays for Acting Students

New One-act Plays for Acting Students
Author: Deb Bert
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2003
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

This latest volume in a series of short play anthologies compiled by Deb and Norman Bert provides roles for almost any mix of students in an acting class. The plays range in mood from serious and heavy to dark or satiric comedy to farce. The heart of the book includes fifteen scripts for two actors. Also included are five monologues and five three-character plays. The playwrights are icons of the American avante garde, writers who have contributed much to regional theatre over recent years. An excellent resource for classrooms and festival competition use.

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."