The Back Stage Book of New American Short Plays 2005: 20 Plays, 20 New Voices [Paperback]

Craig Lucas (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0823088049 | ISBN-13: 978-0823088041 | Publication Date: October 1, 2004

Back Stage Books is proud to introduce its new short play series. Published each fall, the Back Stage New Short Play Series will feature cutting-edge work by some of America's most promising young playwrights. Back Stage Senior Editor Mark Glubke will serve as the series editor. Each year, a different established playwright will serve as the series' guest editor.

Craig Lucas, one of the most celebrated playwrights and screenwriters, introduces fresh-voiced, cutting-edge short plays by 12 of the most promising new writers. The plays are stylistically and topically diverse and were culled from the top theater agents in New York and Los Angeles, and playwriting programs across America.





• First in a new annual series devoted to short plays

• Exciting new work from some of America's most promising young writers

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About the Author

Craig Lucas is the author of numerous plays and movies, including Reckless, Prelude to a Kiss, Longtime Companion, and The Secret Lives of Dentists. He has received the Literature Award of Arts and Letters, the Obie, the Outer Critics Circle, George and Elizabeth Marton awards, and a Tony nomination; and has been a Pulitzer finalist. He lives in New York. Mark Glubke is the senior editor of Back Stage Books and the author of The Best American Short Plays 2000-2001 (1-55783-480-6). He is the former president of Applause Books and the former editor of The Stage & Screen Book Club. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Back Stage Books (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823088049
• ISBN-13: 978-0823088041
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,678,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine collection of short plays, September 15, 2005

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This review is from: The Back Stage Book of New American Short Plays 2005: 20 Plays, 20 New Voices (Paperback)

Craig Lucas has done an excellent job finding 20 unique short plays. The pieces are mostly naturalistic, but there is a solid variety of distinctive voices - good for a read, good for acting class, good for production. Particular standouts were The Mulligan, by Scott Organ, Dissatisfaction #4, by Jeff Tabnick and Sad Song, by Anna Ziegler. These three short plays were both spare and profound, and continued to resonate with me, long after I was done reading. Also of note are China, by Scott Organ and Davy and Stu, by Anton Dudley.