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5-Minute Plays
5-Minute Plays
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Edited by: Lawrence Harbison Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books Series: The Applause Acting Series Format: Softcover # of Pages: 353 Pub. Date: 2017 ISBN-10: 1495069249 ISBN-13: 9781495069246
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About the Book:
5-Minute Plays is a collection from veteran editor Lawrence
Harbison, a man who has spent his career championing new and
established playwrights by bringing their work into print. What's the
story behind this one? In keeping with the spirit of the book, we'll
give it to you in five.
1. On any given day, freely circulated viral videos make waves
across our society – and we take the time to consume them. The top
trenders boast an average length around five minutes.
2.
Needless to say, an average play runs far longer (and costs much
more). Accordingly, we don't have the time (or money) for theatre.
3.
Variety is the spice of life – perhaps that's why the passive
consumption of digital media runs rampant. Sometimes you feel like
something melodramatic; sometimes you feel like something comedic.
Sometimes you crave the firm grounding of realism; sometimes you
crave the sweet escape of surreality. Sometimes you desire each of
these things in rapid succession within the course of a half hour.
Whatever your mood, bite-sized bits of entertainment keep you
covered.
4. At long last, the world of theatre has caught up
with the digital realm. Five-minute plays and festivals abound –
you can now plow through a full-fledged performance in less time than
it takes a busy barista to make your grande chai latte, skim, with
whip.
5. Seems you suddenly do have time for theatre.
Whether you're an actor looking for a quick warm-up, an instructor
scrounging for tight scene exercises, or an everyday reader eager to
speed-date some of today's most talented playwrights, 5-Minute
Plays provides all the theatre you need without killing all the
free time you have. Why not give it a whirl?
About the Author:
Lawrence Harbison is
currently Senior Editor for Smith &
Kraus, Inc. For over thirty years
he was
in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel
French, Inc., where his work on behalf of playwrights resulted
in the first publication of such subsequent luminaries as Jane
Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck,
José Rivera, William Mastrosimone, and Ken Ludwig,
among many others. He is a member of the NYC
press corps, the Drama Desk,
and is an Outer Critics Circle
member. He has served many times over the years as a judge and
commentator for various national play contests and lectures regularly
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