Download or read book The Best 10-minute Plays for Two Actors, 2008 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hottest collection of 10-minute plays by American playwrights for 2009, The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2008 for 2 Actors is part of the essential 2-book set for producers looking for high-quality plays and professors who need relevant and engaging material for their class work. Lawrence Harbison has assembled the most compelling comedies, dramas, fantasies, and mysteries of the year a chronicle of what this year's playwrights had to say about the world around them.Plays for One Man and One WomanApricot Sunday by Ed Cardona, Jr.The A-Word by Linda Faigao-HallBride on the Rocks by David WienerCell Mates by Molly Best TinsleyThe Charm of the British by Laura CottonDrury Lane by Don NigroEinstein + the Angels by Laura HarringtonEsla and Frinz Go Partying by Bruce ShearerFlooding by Jami BrandliFuck Tori Amos by Caitlin Montanye ParrishA Funeral Home in Brooklyn by David JohnstonGodfrey by Ian AugustA Great-Looking Boat by Joan AckermannHappy No-Lidays by Keythe FarleyI Have It by Bekah BrunstetterParis Snatch by Brian DykstraThe Passion of Merlin and Vivien in the Forest of Broceliande byDon NigroSigns of Life by Frederick StroppelSkin & Bones by Julian SheppardSpecter (or, Broken Down by Age & Sex) by Neena BeberThat Thing by John ShanahanTongue, Tied by M. Thomas CooperPlays for Two MenDownstairs, Upstairs by Wendy MacLeodRats by Ron FitzgeraldThe Train Ride by Daniel TalbottTwo from the Line by Michael Louis WellsPlays for Two WomenFarewell and Adieu by Jack NearyFemale Dogs by Barbara LindsayThe Giftbox by Francine VolpeHollywood Hills by Stephanie Alison WalkerAbout the AuthorFor over thirty years Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time he was responsible for the first publication of such luminaries as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, Jose Rivera, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller, and Ken Ludwig, among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, A...MY NAME IS ALICE, and THREE GUYS NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. He is currently Senior Editor for Smith and Kraus Publishers, Inc., the nation's largest theatrical trade publisher, for whom he edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights, best ten-minute plays, best monologues for men and for women and best stage scenes. For many years he wrote a column on his adventures in the theater for the Chelsea News and The Westsider and now writes this weekly column for Smith and Kraus's web site smithandkraus.com. He has also served as literary manager orliterary consultant for several theaters, such as Urban Stages and American Jewish Theatre. He is a member of the NYC press corps 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 at colleges and universities.