american drama

Contains four dramas by American playwright Horton Foote.

Collects ten-minute plays produced during the 2013-2014 theatrical season.

Alphabetically arranged entries profile the works of more than two hundred playwrights and compares and contrasts the adapted versions of their work on film, television, video, and DVD.

Presents fifty-two monologues from plays first performed at the Women's Project.

Three Tall Women / Edward Albee -- Independence / Lee Blessing -- Beautiful Bodies / Laura Cunningham -- Bedtime / Mary Gallagher -- The Most Massive Woman Wins / Madeleine George -- Tea / Velina Hasu Houston -- Appearances / Tina Howe -- David's Redhaired Death / Sherry Kramer -- Catholic School Girls / Casey Kurtti -- Waterbabies / Adam LeFevre -- Credo / Craig Lucas -- Poof! / Lynn Nottage -- The Winged Man / Jose Rivera -- Lives of the Great Waitresses / Nina Shengold -- Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief / Paula Vogel -- Workout / Wendy Wasserstein -- The Role of Della / John J. Wooten.

Presents a collection of six one-act comedies including "Sure Thing," "The Philadelphia," and "Variations on the Death of Trotsky.".

In a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert, transient lovers May and Eddie spin around the room in a relentless struggle for power and truth.

Gathering for the birthday of a wealthy southern patriarch, the secrets and passions of each family member are forced into the open as it is discovered that "Big Daddy" is dying and the disposition of his wealth may as yet be undetermined.