On Stage! Short Plays for Acting Students: Twenty-Four One Act Plays for Performance

Here is a haven of short one-act plays that are easily adaptable to classroom or stage performance. Enhanced with prop suggestions and simple costuming the emphasis of each of these shows is on contemporary characters in contemporary situations. There are parts for actors of all ages from teens to middle age with playing time as short as eight minutes and as long as fifteen minutes. The book is filled with variety as well: light drama tragicomedy and satire. With small cast plays monologs and duologs here is a versatile source book of short plays for many uses. (240 pages 51/2 x 81/2 paperback)