Research Catalog

Title

The art of the one-act : [an anthology] / edited and with an introduction and commentary by Arnold Johnston and Deborah Ann Percy.

Publication

Kalamazoo, Mich. : New Issues Poetry & Prose, College of Arts and Sciences, Western Michigan University, 2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Johnston, Arnold.
• Percy, Deborah Ann.
• New Issues Poetry & Prose (Firm)

Description

505 pages, 27 unnumbered pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Inland seas book

Uniform Title

Inland seas book.

Subjects

• Playwriting
• Drama > Technique
• One-act plays

Contents

Sect. 1. Ten-minute one-act plays -- Hands for toast / Carey Daniels -- Offering / Richard Keller -- Attention / Holly Walter Kerby -- Interpreting a dream / Judy Klass -- We all give thanks / Troy Tradup -- Someday / Allison Williams -- Dreidel daze / Gaylord Brewer -- Diorama / Lewis Horton -- Playtime / Kent R. Brown -- Driver's Ed. / Steven Schutzman -- The Nancy / Bethany Gibson -- Bump / Maryann Lesert -- In Ruth Reichl's restaurant review / Steve Feffer -- Dada on rails / Christopher Farran -- Sect. 2. Longer one-act plays -- Last call / Constance Alexander -- Teeming with Clowny / Lisa Dillman -- Unwholesome / Joe Byers -- What are friends for? / Gloria G. Murray -- Too much of me / James Magruder -- The death of Saul / Bill Teitelbaum -- Women in heat / Rich Orloff -- Milk / Michael Hemmingson -- Teachers who smoke cigarettes / Danny Sklar -- Devoted / Claudia Barnett -- The artist / Michael Hohnstein -- Heart of hearts / Jim Daniels -- App. Points to consider in analyzing a play -- App. Plot structure -- App. Some notes on comedy -- App. Playwriting - some recommendations -- App. Script format and related matters -- App. Hands for toast : an excerpt in theatrical format.

ISBN

• 1930974604 (pbk.)
• 9781930974609 (pbk.)

LCCN

2006935272

OCLC

• 123538317
• SCSB-5348199

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries