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Plays for Two

Edited by Eric Lane, Nina Shengold
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Knopf | Vintage
On sale Mar 25, 2014 | 512 Pages | 9780345804556
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Plays for Two is a unique anthology of twenty-eight terrific plays for two actors, by a mix of celebrated playwrights and cutting-edge new voices.

It takes two to tango—or to perform a duet, fight a duel, or play ping-pong. The two-character play is dramatic confrontation stripped to its essence. These four full-length and twenty-four short plays feature pairs of every sort—strangers, rivals, parents and children, siblings, co-workers, friends, and lovers—swooning or sparring, meeting cute or parting ways. In a dizzying range of moods and styles, these two-handers offer the kind of meaty, challenging roles actors love, while providing readers and audiences with the pleasures of watching the complex give-and-take dynamics of two keenly matched characters.

Plays by:  Billy Aronson, David Auburn, Pete Barry, Naveen Bahar Choudhury, Anthony Clarvoe, Steven Dietz, Halley Feiffer, Simon Fill, Frank Higgins, David Ives, Jacob Juntunen, Ean Miles Kessler, Neil LaBute, Eric Lane, Kitt Lavoie, Jacqueline E. Lawton, Mark Harvey Levine, Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Mitnick, Daria Polatin, Marco Ramirez, Kelly Rhodes, Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick, Edwin Sanchez, Nina Shengold, Cori Thomas, Doug Wright
 
Introduction
Acknowledgements
 
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
David Ives,  VENUS IN FURS
Steven Dietz, SHOOTING STAR
Frank Higgins, BLACK PEARL SINGS!
Anthony Clarvoe, THE ART OF SACRIFICE

SHORT PLAYS
Elizabeth Meriwether, 90 DAYS
Kitt Lavoie, BANK & TRUST
Ean Miles Kessler, FUNNY VALENTINE
Simon Fill, THE GIFT
Michael Mitnick, HAIL CAESER!
Pete Barry, HEARING AIR
Mark Harvey Levine, THE KISS
Eric Lane, LADY LIBERTY AND THE DONUT GIRL
Paul Rudnick, MY HUSBAND
Jacob Juntunen, SADDAM’S LIONS
Naveen Bahar Choudhury, SKIN
Doug Wright, WILDWOOD PARK
Edwin Sánchez, BEA AND MAY
Nina Shengold, DEEP JERSEY
Kelly Rhodes, HEADS AND TAILS
José Rivera, LESSON FOR UNACCUSTOMED BRIDE
Daria Polatin, THAT FIRST FALL
Cori Thomas, WAKING UP
Marco Ramirez, 3:59 am: a drag race for two actors
Jacqueline E. Lawton, FINALS, TOUCHDOWNS, AND BARREL KICKS
Halley Feiffer, FRANK AMENDS
Neil LaBute, STRANGE FRUIT
David Auburn, AN UPSET
Billy Aronson, NEGOTIATION
 
Contributors
About the Editors
Permissions and Acknowledgements
TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Introduction
Acknowledgements
 
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
David Ives,  VENUS IN FURS
Steven Dietz, SHOOTING STAR
Frank Higgins, BLACK PEARL SINGS!
Anthony Clarvoe, THE ART OF SACRIFICE

SHORT PLAYS
Elizabeth Meriwether, 90 DAYS
Kitt Lavoie, BANK & TRUST
Ean Miles Kessler, FUNNY VALENTINE
Simon Fill, THE GIFT
Michael Mitnick, HAIL CAESER!
Pete Barry, HEARING AIR
Mark Harvey Levine, THE KISS
Eric Lane, LADY LIBERTY AND THE DONUT GIRL
Paul Rudnick, MY HUSBAND
Jacob Juntunen, SADDAM’S LIONS
Naveen Bahar Choudhury, SKIN
Doug Wright, WILDWOOD PARK
Edwin Sánchez, BEA AND MAY
Nina Shengold, DEEP JERSEY
Kelly Rhodes, HEADS AND TAILS
José Rivera, LESSON FOR UNACCUSTOMED BRIDE
Daria Polatin, THAT FIRST FALL
Cori Thomas, WAKING UP
Marco Ramirez, 3:59 am: a drag race for two actors
Jacqueline E. Lawton, FINALS, TOUCHDOWNS, AND BARREL KICKS
Halley Feiffer, FRANK AMENDS
Neil LaBute, STRANGE FRUIT
David Auburn, AN UPSET
Billy Aronson, NEGOTIATION
 
Contributors
About the Editors
Permissions and Acknowledgements 
Copyright © 2014 by Eric Lane. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Plays for Two is a unique anthology of twenty-eight terrific plays for two actors, by a mix of celebrated playwrights and cutting-edge new voices.

It takes two to tango—or to perform a duet, fight a duel, or play ping-pong. The two-character play is dramatic confrontation stripped to its essence. These four full-length and twenty-four short plays feature pairs of every sort—strangers, rivals, parents and children, siblings, co-workers, friends, and lovers—swooning or sparring, meeting cute or parting ways. In a dizzying range of moods and styles, these two-handers offer the kind of meaty, challenging roles actors love, while providing readers and audiences with the pleasures of watching the complex give-and-take dynamics of two keenly matched characters.

Plays by:  Billy Aronson, David Auburn, Pete Barry, Naveen Bahar Choudhury, Anthony Clarvoe, Steven Dietz, Halley Feiffer, Simon Fill, Frank Higgins, David Ives, Jacob Juntunen, Ean Miles Kessler, Neil LaBute, Eric Lane, Kitt Lavoie, Jacqueline E. Lawton, Mark Harvey Levine, Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Mitnick, Daria Polatin, Marco Ramirez, Kelly Rhodes, Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick, Edwin Sanchez, Nina Shengold, Cori Thomas, Doug Wright
 

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgements
 
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
David Ives,  VENUS IN FURS
Steven Dietz, SHOOTING STAR
Frank Higgins, BLACK PEARL SINGS!
Anthony Clarvoe, THE ART OF SACRIFICE

SHORT PLAYS
Elizabeth Meriwether, 90 DAYS
Kitt Lavoie, BANK & TRUST
Ean Miles Kessler, FUNNY VALENTINE
Simon Fill, THE GIFT
Michael Mitnick, HAIL CAESER!
Pete Barry, HEARING AIR
Mark Harvey Levine, THE KISS
Eric Lane, LADY LIBERTY AND THE DONUT GIRL
Paul Rudnick, MY HUSBAND
Jacob Juntunen, SADDAM’S LIONS
Naveen Bahar Choudhury, SKIN
Doug Wright, WILDWOOD PARK
Edwin Sánchez, BEA AND MAY
Nina Shengold, DEEP JERSEY
Kelly Rhodes, HEADS AND TAILS
José Rivera, LESSON FOR UNACCUSTOMED BRIDE
Daria Polatin, THAT FIRST FALL
Cori Thomas, WAKING UP
Marco Ramirez, 3:59 am: a drag race for two actors
Jacqueline E. Lawton, FINALS, TOUCHDOWNS, AND BARREL KICKS
Halley Feiffer, FRANK AMENDS
Neil LaBute, STRANGE FRUIT
David Auburn, AN UPSET
Billy Aronson, NEGOTIATION
 
Contributors
About the Editors
Permissions and Acknowledgements

Excerpt

TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Introduction
Acknowledgements
 
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
David Ives,  VENUS IN FURS
Steven Dietz, SHOOTING STAR
Frank Higgins, BLACK PEARL SINGS!
Anthony Clarvoe, THE ART OF SACRIFICE

SHORT PLAYS
Elizabeth Meriwether, 90 DAYS
Kitt Lavoie, BANK & TRUST
Ean Miles Kessler, FUNNY VALENTINE
Simon Fill, THE GIFT
Michael Mitnick, HAIL CAESER!
Pete Barry, HEARING AIR
Mark Harvey Levine, THE KISS
Eric Lane, LADY LIBERTY AND THE DONUT GIRL
Paul Rudnick, MY HUSBAND
Jacob Juntunen, SADDAM’S LIONS
Naveen Bahar Choudhury, SKIN
Doug Wright, WILDWOOD PARK
Edwin Sánchez, BEA AND MAY
Nina Shengold, DEEP JERSEY
Kelly Rhodes, HEADS AND TAILS
José Rivera, LESSON FOR UNACCUSTOMED BRIDE
Daria Polatin, THAT FIRST FALL
Cori Thomas, WAKING UP
Marco Ramirez, 3:59 am: a drag race for two actors
Jacqueline E. Lawton, FINALS, TOUCHDOWNS, AND BARREL KICKS
Halley Feiffer, FRANK AMENDS
Neil LaBute, STRANGE FRUIT
David Auburn, AN UPSET
Billy Aronson, NEGOTIATION
 
Contributors
About the Editors
Permissions and Acknowledgements 
Copyright © 2014 by Eric Lane. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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    Plays for Two
    A Dazzling New Collection of 28 Plays for Two Actors
    $24.00 US
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    Mar 25, 2014
  • Plays for Two
    Plays for Two
    A Dazzling New Collection of 28 Plays for Two Actors
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 25, 2014

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