Take Ten: New 10-Minute Plays
A ten-minute play is a streak of theatrical lightning. It doesn't last long, but its power can stand your hair on end. This splendid anthology contains enough wattage to light up a small city. For in its pages, thirty-two of our finest playwrights hone their skills on a form that has been called the haiku of the American stage. The plays that Nina Shengold and Eric Lane have collected in this volume range from monologues to an eight-character farce. Eminently producible, ideally suited for...
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A ten-minute play is a streak of theatrical lightning. It doesn't last long, but its power can stand your hair on end. This splendid anthology contains enough wattage to light up a small city. For in its pages, thirty-two of our finest playwrights hone their skills on a form that has been called the haiku of the American stage. The plays that Nina Shengold and Eric Lane have collected in this volume range from monologues to an eight-character farce. Eminently producible, ideally suited for the classroom and audition, Take Ten is a marvelous resource for teachers and students of drama, as well as a stimulating read for lovers of the theatre. Contributors include: John Augustine, Cathy Celesia, Laura Cunningham, Joe Pintauro, Mary Sue Price, Megan Terry, Jose Rivera, Romulus Linney, David Mamet, Jane Martin, David Ives, and many others.
IntroductionSiobhan3Anything for You11Flop Cop21Mrs. Sorken31Brother39New York Actor51The Philadelphia65The Man Who Couldn't Dance79Hold for Three93Reverse Transcription101A Bowl of Soup117Railing It Uptown125Stars139A Sermon147Shasta Rue153Ferris Wheel161Yesterday's Window179Two Eclairs191That Midnight Rodeo201The Spirit Is Willing211The Battle of Bull Run Always Makes Me Cry221Gas235Duet for Bear and Dog243Phone Sex and a Dumb Show253Welcome to the Moon261Brights277R.A.W. ('Cause I'm a Woman)289Judgment Call301Love Poem #98315Breakfast Serial323The Janitor335Helen at Risk339Acknowledgments348Contributors349Editors355
