New One-act Plays for Acting Students
New One-act Plays for Acting Students

Author: Deb Bert

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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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.

Seven One-act Plays
Seven One-act Plays

Author: Wendy Wasserstein

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780822217053

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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

The One-Act Play Companion
The One-Act Play Companion

Author: Colin Dolley

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-01-05

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1474213898

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The one-act play stands apart as a distinct art form with some well known writers providing specialist material, among them Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill. Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee and Tennesee Williams. There are also lesser-known writers with plenty of material to offer, yet sourcing one-act plays to perform is notoriously hard. This companion is the first book to survey the work of over 250 playwrights in an illuminating A-Z guide. Multiple styles, nationalities and periods are covered, offering a treasure trove of compelling moments of theatre waiting to be discovered. Guidance on performing and staging one-act plays is also covered as well as essential contact information and where to apply for performance rights. A chapter introducing the history of the one-act play rounds off the title as a definitive guide.

One-act Plays for Acting Students
One-act Plays for Acting Students

Author: Norman A. Bert

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780916260477

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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.

Introduction to Modern One-act Plays
Introduction to Modern One-act Plays

Author: Marsh Cassady

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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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.

The One-Act Play Companion
The One-Act Play Companion

Author: Colin Dolley

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-01-30

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1408103168

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The one-act play stands apart as a distinct art form with some well known writers providing specialist material, among them Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill. Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee and Tennesee Williams. There are also lesser-known writers with plenty of material to offer, yet sourcing one-act plays to perform is notoriously hard. This companion is the first book to survey the work of over 250 playwrights in an illuminating A-Z guide. Multiple styles, nationalities and periods are covered, offering a treasure trove of compelling moments of theatre waiting to be discovered. Guidance on performing and staging one-act plays is also covered as well as essential contact information and where to apply for performance rights. A chapter introducing the history of the one-act play rounds off the title as a definitive guide.

Six One-Act Plays
Six One-Act Plays

Author: Stanford

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9788125002888

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Containing plays by Chekhov, James Barrie, Sacha Guitry, W. W. Jacobs and Margaret Wood, this book provides an introduction, exercises, notes and stage directions which will be extremely useful to student performers.

24 Favorite One Act Plays
24 Favorite One Act Plays

Author: Bennett Cerf

Publisher: Crown

Published: 1963-05-15

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 0385066171

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Two dozen classic dramas by some of the finest and most famous playwrights of the last hundred years--Anton Chekhov, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, and A.A. Milne.