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Ten-Minute Plays: Volume 6 From Actors Theatre of Louisville
Ten-Minute Plays: Volume 6 From Actors Theatre of Louisville
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Edited by: Tanya Palmer, Adrien-Alice Hansel and Steve Moulds Foreword by: Tanya Palmer Publisher: Samuel French (cover image may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 242 Pub. Date: 2005 ISBN-10: 0573623961 ISBN-13: 9780573623967
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About
the Plays:
This is volume 6 of the best-selling Ten-Minute Plays anthology
series from the prominent Actors Theatre of Louisville (ATL), which has championed the short
play with its National Ten Minute Play Contest over the years; winning
plays have often been included in ATL's annual Festival of New American Plays, an influential showplace for playwrights. Ten-Minute Plays: Volume
6 contains contemporary plays by some of the world's most
important writers. All are perfect for classes and showcases where
actors and directors show their stuff without expending the time or
money to mount a full-length play.
Ten-Minute Plays: Volume 6 contains:
• Commodity
by Steve Moulds. Two men in a dive bar discuss money and its
consequences, both theoretical and deeply personal. (Cast: 2
male)
• Creep
by James Christy. Anne is at a party where she doesn't want to
be. There, she meets Hoover, a party crasher who is having a great
time observing the scene, who draws her into his stories. (Cast: 1 female, 1 male)
• Between
Two Friends by Stephen McFeely. Two friends
with a penchant for playing pranks on their neighbours weigh the
moral consequences and ethical dilemma of digging up a dead body for
the sake of a prank. (Cast: 1 female, 1 male)
• Body
Talk by Tanya Palmer. A monologue play, each
by a different female, in which they explore everything from
relationships to body image in today's world. The text is poetic,
realistic, and emotional all at the same time. (Cast: 3 female)
• Day
of Our Dead by Elaine Romero. Two women meet
in the Arizona desert and, despite their cultural differences, come
together to honour and remember their deceased loves ones. (Cast: 2 female)
• The Devine
Fallacy by Tina Howe. A camera-shy novelist
needs a head shot for her upcoming novel. Chaos ensues during her
photo shoot with a suave fashion photographer. (Cast: 1 female, 1 male)
• Fiddle and Faddle
by Tom Gliatto. The President's mistresses, spend their days
lounging by the pool in the White House, waiting to be called upon by
the President. With the thought of the ongoing nuclear war looming
over their heads, Fiddle and Faddle begin to question their value,
and more importantly, their places in life as women who desire to
love and feel love in return. (Cast: 2 female)
• Fit
for Feet by Jordan Harrison. A groom-to-be
develops a sudden passion for dance that leaves his fiancé
questioning about how much they actually know one another as their
wedding rapidly approaches. Won ATL's Heideman Award as part of the National 10-minute play contest. (Cast: 3 female, 1 male)
• Foul
Territory by Craig Wright. Owen and Ruth
attend a Yankee's game to take a pause from the recent
disappointments in their life. However, their problems are as
recurrent as the wayward baseball that continuously hits Owen in the
head. (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man)
• Game
Theory by Peter Sagal. Two attending an
Executive Boot Camp in the hopes of making themselves more employable
must negotiate their way to success. (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man)
• Guilt
by Billy Aronson. Someone is guilty of something. (Cast: 2
women, 2 men)
• Guys by Robb Badlam. In the middle
of a McDonalds, friends Duff and Ty mull over the difficulties of
manhood. These include: breasts, chicken nuggets, crossword puzzles,
and the sordid activities of the male brain. (Cast: 2 men)
• House
of Cards by Richard Keller. Delia invites her
co-worker Jack over for a poker game and he arrives dressed like the
Jack of Hearts. (Cast: 2 women, 2 men)
• The
Individuality of Streetlamps by Anna
K. Gorisch.
Two friends with a complicated romantic past discuss their love
lives, or lack thereof, and the current state of their own
relationship. Will this be their final attempt at friendship? (Cast:
1 woman, 1 man)
• Jerry
Springer is God by Matt Pelfrey. Tex is
determined to convince his friends that they should go on Jerry
Springer. He believes in twenty years it will be the epitome of
classic television – something they should want to be a part of.
When the group becomes divided over whether or not they could pull
off such a scam, personal secrets come crawling out of the woodwork.
Perhaps these kids are the perfect participants for the show after
all. (Cast: 3 women, 3 men)
• Kuwait
by Vincent Delaney. An American journalist is caught sneaking
onto the front lines in the Middle East. She is captured and
interrogated by an American soldier. When his authority unravels and
her actions are pardoned, they both have to question what would drive
a man to apprehend an innocent woman. (Cast: 2 women, 1
man)
• Nightswim
by Julia Jordan. Black water, black sky, midnight – it's a
beautiful night for a swim, but for two young girls, the lake holds
the promise of both velvety warmth and danger. Will Rosie convince
Christina to come out and play? Won ATL's Heideman Award as part of the National 10-minute play contest. (Cast: 2 women)
• Night
Visits by Simon Fill. On the anniversary of
the death of Tom's wife, he must treat a mysterious patient. While
there is nothing physically wrong with her, she refuses to leave the
hospital. Through their interaction, they heal each other. Won ATL's Heideman Award as part of the National 10-minute play contest. (Cast: 2
women, 1 man)
• The Office
by Kate Hoffower. An entertainingly grim look at how three
women overcome boredom at work. They stick pencils up their noses,
plot ways to kill their boss, and challenge each other to wear their
bras on top of their clothes. Won ATL's Heideman Award as part of the National 10-minute play contest. (Cast: 3 women)
• Paper
Thin by Lindsay Price. Sweetie and Punkin play
a nightly game – betting on who will come out victorious in their
neighbour's arguments. What begins as a jovial means of coping with
paper thin walls, quickly crumbles into mayhem and reveals the
dysfunction in Sweetie and Punkin's own relationship. (Cast: 2 women,
2 men)
Salesgirl
by Stephen Levi. The holidays can be a whirlwind of activity;
and no one understands this better than Cindy, a salesgirl in a busy
Chicago department store. However, as she closes down the toy
department on Christmas Eve, she thinks the chaos and surprises are
over – that is, until Marvin her manager, gifts her a diamond ring.
(Cast:. 1 woman, 1 man)
• Scheherazade
by Emily Roderer. Aboard a ship, an unlikely friendship forms
between a sixteen year-old girl and banker. The two begin spinning
stories about all the other guests about the ship and begin to debate
over the believability. Which is better: an unbelievably exciting
story or a one that makes you second guess reality? (Cast: 1 woman, 1
man)
• Swan Lake Calhoun
by Yehuda Hyman. When Cig falls into an ice-fishing hole, he
is convinced his bleak life is over. Just before he sinks below the
ice, Lena – a woman cursed into the body of a goose – appears to
rescue him. She not only shares her love with him, but also her
curse. (Cast: 1 woman, 2 men
• Trash
Anthem by Dan Deitz. (Cast: 1 woman, 1
man)
• Two Truths and a
Lie by Mary Michael Wagner. After a nasty
break up, Claire and Danny play the game Two Truths and a Lie
everyday on their front steps to see who gets to stay in their
apartment for the night and who has to crash on a friend's couch.
Will today's match be just another game, or will a champion finally
be crowned? (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man)
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