{"product_id":"the-actors-book-of-scenes-from-new-plays-isbn-9780140104875","title":"The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays","description":"Today's most exciting work for the stage is emerging far from Broadway's \"mainstream,\" at Off and Off-off Broadway theaters, at regional companies around the country, and from abroad.  Here is an up-to-the-minute collection of scenes—ideally suited for both classroom and audition use—from the best dramatists now being produced.Scenes From New PlaysIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScenes For One Man And One Woman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAm I Blue—\u003ci\u003eBeth Henley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Dining—\u003ci\u003eTina Howe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsian Shade—\u003ci\u003eLarry Ketron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetrayal—\u003ci\u003eHarold Pinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond Therapy—\u003ci\u003eChristopher Durang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanny and the Deep Blue Sea—\u003ci\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Different Moon—\u003ci\u003eAra Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomino Courts—\u003ci\u003eWilliam Hauptman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe dreamer examines his pillow—\u003ci\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmond—\u003ci\u003eDavid Mamet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining Mr. Sloane—\u003ci\u003eJoe Orton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOB—\u003ci\u003eDavid Henry Hwang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetting Out—\u003ci\u003eMarsha Norman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHello and Goodbye—\u003ci\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuryburly—\u003ci\u003eDavid Rabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Turner's Come and Gone—\u003ci\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Kind of Alaska—\u003ci\u003eHarold Pinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLandscape of the Body—\u003ci\u003eJohn Guare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife and the Limb—\u003ci\u003eKeith Reddin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMojo—\u003ci\u003eAlice Childress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpen Admissions—\u003ci\u003eShirley Lauro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of Gas on Lovers Leap—\u003ci\u003eMark St. Germain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProgress—\u003ci\u003eDoug Lucie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuartermaine's Terms—\u003ci\u003eSimon Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReckless—\u003ci\u003eCraig Lucas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Red Coat—\u003ci\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStops Along the Way—\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrange Snow—\u003ci\u003eSteve Metcalfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Taste of Honey—\u003ci\u003eShelagh Delaney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVanishing Act—\u003ci\u003eRichard Greenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Weekend Near Madison—\u003ci\u003eKathleen Tolan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Butler Saw—\u003ci\u003eJoe Orton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wrong Man—\u003ci\u003eLaura Harrington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScenes For Two Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween Daylight and Boonville—\u003ci\u003eMatt Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlue Christmas—\u003ci\u003eEric Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElm Circle—\u003ci\u003eMick Casale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinal Placement—\u003ci\u003eAra Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFootfalls—\u003ci\u003eSamuel Beckett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraceland—\u003ci\u003eEllen Byron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHomesteaders—\u003ci\u003eNina Shengold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHothouse—\u003ci\u003eMegan Terry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Boom Boom Room—\u003ci\u003eDavid Rabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaundry and Bourbon—\u003ci\u003eJames McLure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLydie Breeze—\u003ci\u003eJohn Guare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mound Builders—\u003ci\u003eLandford Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarita—\u003ci\u003eMarie Irene Fornes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSavage in Limbo—\u003ci\u003eJohn Patrick Shanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Taste of Honey—\u003ci\u003eShelagh Delaney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTop Girls—\u003ci\u003eCaryl Churchill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaiting for the Parade—\u003ci\u003eJohn Murrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScenes For Two Men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Blood Knot—\u003ci\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Colored Museum—\u003ci\u003eGeorge C. Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dance and the Railroad—\u003ci\u003eDavid Henry Hwang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFather Dreams—\u003ci\u003eMary Gallagher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFences—\u003ci\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighest Standard of Living—\u003ci\u003eKeith Reddin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe House of Ramon Iglesia—\u003ci\u003eJose Rivera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow I Got That Story—\u003ci\u003eAmlin Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Lie of the Mind—\u003ci\u003eSam Shepard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mound Builders—\u003ci\u003eLanford Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nerd—\u003ci\u003eLarry Shue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Normal Heart—\u003ci\u003eLarry Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot About Heroes—\u003ci\u003eStephen MacDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Prayer for My Daughter—\u003ci\u003eThomas Babe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrincipia Scriptoriae—\u003ci\u003eRichard Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTies—\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Station—\u003ci\u003eHarold Pinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVivien—\u003ci\u003ePercy Granger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Wrong with This Picture?—\u003ci\u003eDonald Margulies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Lane\u003c\/b\u003e has edited 12 contemporary play anthologies for Viking Penguin and Vintage Books with his longtime collaborator, Nina Shengold, earning them a Lambda Literary Award nomination. Eric's plays have been performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, and China, and include \u003ci\u003eRide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFloating\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart of the City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes of War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDancing on Checkers' Grave. \u003c\/i\u003eEric wrote and produced the short films \u003ci\u003eFirst Breath \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCater-Waiter\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also directed. For TV's \u003ci\u003eRyan's Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, he received a Writers Guild Award. His honors include the La MaMa Playwright Award, the Berilla Kerr Award, plus fellowships at Yaddo and St. James Cavalier in Malta. Eric is an honors graduate of Brown University, and is the artistic director of Orange Thoughts Productions, a not-for-profit theater and film company in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Shengold\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eFinger Foods, War at Home, Homesteaders\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRomeo\/Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, and have been produced around the world. Her one-act \u003ci\u003eNo Shoulder\u003c\/i\u003e was filmed by director Suzi Yoonessi, with Melissa Leo and Samantha Sloyan. Nina won a Writers Guild Award for her teleplay \u003ci\u003eLabor of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Marcia Gay Harden; other teleplays include \u003ci\u003eBlind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, with Joanne Woodward and Laura Linney, and\u003ci\u003e Unwed Father\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include the novels \u003ci\u003eClearcut,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRiver of Words: Portraits of Hudson Valley Writers\u003c\/i\u003e (with photographer Jennifer May), and a growing posse of pseudonymous books for young readers. A graduate of Wesleyan, she is currently teaching creative writing at Manhattanville College. Nina lives in New York's Hudson Valley, where she has been books editor of \u003ci\u003eChronogram\u003c\/i\u003e magazine since 2004.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305330135269,"sku":"NP9780140104875","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140104875.jpg?v=1767738001","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-actors-book-of-scenes-from-new-plays-isbn-9780140104875","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}