Description
From the Dust Jacket
For more than a decade, Stage & Screen has offered exclusive hardcover, two-in-one editions of The Best American Short Plays, an acclaimed and hugely popular series that consistently introduces unforgettable voices for the theater. We believe this new collection of one-acts may well be the best yet, where both newcomers and acknowledged masters (Lanford Wilson, Herb Gardner and Christopher Durang, among them) explore topics such as aging, faith, family and love. Among the plays included are Paul Selig’s The Mystery School, which portrays three women struggling with faith as a course of immediate, as well as eternal, salvation. Lavonne Mueller, in her American Dreamers, writes about a fictional encounter in 1962 during which Carl Sandburg joins forces with Marilyn Monroe to consider the present and future of America and its dream. In Fitting Rooms, Susan Cinoman paints an arresting portrait of two longtime female friends whose belief in love has eroded to the point of collapse. John Ford Noonan’s When It Comes Early concentrates on the very human and compassionate nature of love between the aged and delivers a powerful message: love may not conquer all, but we are nothing without it. If you enjoy riveting drama, you’ll find each of these 24 one-acts to be a revelation.
Publishing Info
The Best American Short Plays 1995-1997 edited by Howard Stein and Glenn Young. From Stage & Screen with 1997 copyright. The ISBN is 1-56865-701-3. This hardcover book measures about 8-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ and has 511 numbered pages in glued binding.
Condition
See photos above. In very good condition for age. The dust has some storage, particularly on the corners. The boars and pages are very nice. It feels like this was never read. No names or other markings. From clean, smoke-free theatrical home.
Shipping
Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the Shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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