Overview

The Best New Ten-Minute Plays, 2019 presents approximately thirty of the most original and fresh ten-minute plays, selected by renowned editor Lawrence Harbison. This volume is ideal for theater enthusiasts looking for new and compelling short pieces from some of the finest playwrights of our time. Selections include: *Wild Birds by Nicole Pandolfo *The Pole at the Center by C. S. Hanson *Persephone by Jennifer O'Grady *Hercules Didn't Wade in the Water by Michael A. Jones *Avalanche by Rita Anderson *Brickwork by K. L. Snodgrass *Death Defying by Stephen Kaplan *Moths by Don Nigro

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Author:   Lawrence Harbison
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:  

9781538131596

ISBN 10:   1538131595
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 October 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

AVALANCHE. Rita Anderson (1M 1F) BETWEEN HERE AND DEAD. Merridith Allen (1M 1F) THE BIG SHELL. Craig Pospisil (5M 3F) BLACK HOLE ENTERPRISES. C.J. Ehrlich (1M 1F) BRICKWORK. KL Snodgrass (3 M) CHARLOTTESVILLE. Suzanne Bradbeer (1M 2F) CODE. Andrea Fleck Clardy (2F) DEATH DEFYING. Stephen Kaplan (2F) ESPERANTO. Brian Silberman (1M 1F) EVERYBODY HITS. Bruce Graham (2M 1F) GREAT ESCAPES. David Susman (1M 1F) HOT GECKO SPACE LOVE ACTION. James McLindon (2M 1F) THE KITTY BOMB. Kevin Daly (2 M 1F) LIVING HISTORY. Brent Lewis (6M) THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS. J. Thalia Cunningham (1M 1F) MISS IRRELEVANT. Jeff Stolzer (1M 1F) MOTHS. Don Nigro (1M 1F) NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED. Richard Dresser (1M 2F) PAY IT BACKWARD. Donna Hoke (2M 1F) PERSEPHONE. Jennifer O'Grady (1M 3F) THE POLE AT THE CENTER. C.S. Hanson (5F) STALLED. Sharon E. Cooper (2F) TRACY AND HER DREAM GUYS. Michael Higgins (2M 2F) THE TROUBLE WITH CASHEWS. David MacGregor (1M 1F) 12th STREET. David Nice (1M 1F) THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Cary Pepper (3M 3F) WAITING FOR THE LEFTY. Tira Palmquist (2M 1F) WE THE SISTERS. Laura Neill (2F) WILD BIRDS. Nicole Pandolfo (1M 1F) YOU WERE AWESOME. Bob Zaslow (1M 1F)

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Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisitions for Samuel French, Inc., for over thirty years. He edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights and women playwrights, best ten minute plays, and monologues for men and for women. His column, On the Aisle with Larry, is a regular feature at www.smithandkraus.com. Harbison was a member of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons and is a member of the Outer Critics Circle as well as the Drama Desk. He works with individual playwrights to help them develop their plays (see his website: www.playfixer.com). Harbison is the editor of Best Contemporary Monologues for Women, Best Contemporary Monologues for Men, and Best Contemporary Monologues for Kids, also from Applause. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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