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.
Contains twenty-four plays written in monologue form, featuring full-length and short plays, as well as excerpts, including works by Joyce Carol Oates, Nina Shengold, Anna Deavere Smith, David Cale, and others.