The Best American Short Plays 2018-2019
Guilford, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2021], ©2021.
Format: Book
Description: xi, 387 pages ; 23 cm
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel once said that theater helps us learn how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable with each other. Revolving around the theme of "this is who we are," the one-act plays in this latest edition of the Best American Short Plays series (now in its ninth decade) explore the thoughtful ways in which playwrights are wrestling to make sense of our world today. The selected plays reflect how we perform our identities (private and public) and how we negotiate who we are with others who often have different perspectives, perspectives that make us uncomfortable. The theme of this collection is topical and apt as our country continues to shore up its borders along party lines, from pride parades to strict abortion laws, from inclusivity in education curricula to children in detention centers at the US-Mexico border. Each of the plays presents a clear reflection of who we are (and who we aspire to be) as individuals and as a nation. The styles of the plays also reflect different approaches to storytelling: two characters, four characters, a single setting, multiple settings, or a utopian "nowhere." The rich and compelling characters try to work out their differences and overcome obstacles using humor and a sense of magic that comes with simple moments of human connection. This is who we are: people who are grappling with the desire to be understood, the hope to be loved and accepted, and to allow that hope to shape a larger sense of who we could be if we continue to work and listen.
Other Authors:
Bray, John Patrick, editor, author of introduction.
Chikazunga, Chima, author.
Olivia, Estelle, author.
King, Laura (Playwright), author.
Gill, David Adam, author.
Amadio, Liz, author.
Sickles, Scott C., author.
Dratwa, Mathilde, author.
Poynton, Bella, author.
McCullough, Mia, author.
Skoff, Judah, author.
McNickle, Kato, author.
Silverman, Judd Lear, author.
Abley, Sean, author.
Marshall, Christopher Raishun, author.
Guyton, Daniel, author.
Yarbrough, John, author.
Skillman, Crystal, 1974- author.
Sapio, George, author.
Swain, Bara, author.
Hunsbusher, Jake, author.
Bray, John Patrick, editor, author of introduction.
Chikazunga, Chima, author.
Olivia, Estelle, author.
King, Laura (Playwright), author.
Gill, David Adam, author.
Amadio, Liz, author.
Sickles, Scott C., author.
Dratwa, Mathilde, author.
Poynton, Bella, author.
McCullough, Mia, author.
Skoff, Judah, author.
McNickle, Kato, author.
Silverman, Judd Lear, author.
Abley, Sean, author.
Marshall, Christopher Raishun, author.
Guyton, Daniel, author.
Yarbrough, John, author.
Skillman, Crystal, 1974- author.
Sapio, George, author.
Swain, Bara, author.
Hunsbusher, Jake, author.
Contents:
This is who we are / John Patrick Bray -- The eye of the wake / Chima Chikazunga -- Picket fence people / Estelle Olivia -- Autour du lit / Laura King -- Fault lines / David Adam Gill -- Guardian of the field / Liz Amadio -- Badger and frame / Scott C. Sickles -- Escape from Garden Grove / Mathilde Dratwa -- Eleven things that almost happened to Rick and Hannah, and one thing that actually did / Bella Poynton -- The play about the squirrel, or Infestation / Mia McCullough -- The artist electric / Judah Skoff -- CouchFullaLuv / Kato McNickle -- Chocolate / Judd Lear Silverman -- Unabridged / Sean Abley -- Lacrimosa / Christopher R. Marshall -- Be yourself / Daniel Guyton -- Blessed are the dead at the Department of Life and Longevity / John Yarbrough -- SEEN / Crystal Skillman -- The bottle / George Sapio -- Saving Grace / Bara Swain -- Amulets for Garthenon / Jake Hunsbusher.
ISBN:
9781493055920
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Drama Bes | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes information about the authors.