{"product_id":"take-ten-ii-more-ten-minute-plays-paperback","title":"Take Ten II: More Ten-Minute Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Lane\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNina Shengold\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzlingly diverse anthology of thirty-five short plays spanning the theatrical spectrum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA ten-minute play is a blaze of theatrical energy. In this follow-up to their groundbreaking collection \u003ci\u003eTake Ten\u003c\/i\u003e, editors Eric Lane and Nina Shengold have put together a veritable bonfire of talent. \u003ci\u003eTake Ten II: More 10-Minute Plays \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a fast-track tour of the current theatrical landscape, from the slapstick ingenuity of David Ives' \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e to the searing tension of Diana Son's 9\/11 drama \u003ci\u003eThe Moon, Please\u003c\/i\u003e, to Susan Miller's luminous fable \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Design\u003c\/i\u003e. This remarkably diverse anthology includes thirty-five short plays by such major American playwrights as Christopher Durang, Warren Leight, Romulus Linney and Donald Margulies, alongside a host of exciting new voices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActors, directors, producers and teachers will find \u003ci\u003eTake Ten II \u003c\/i\u003ean invaluable source of meaty roles for people of every age, ethnicity and gender; lovers of theatre will find it a richly satisfying read. These deceptively short plays throb with life in all its variety: harrowing, hilarious, and breathtakingly vital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlaywrights included: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaylor Mac Bowyer\u003cbr\u003eLaura Shaine Cunningham\u003cbr\u003eAnthony David\u003cbr\u003eSteven Dietz\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Durang\u003cbr\u003eLinda Eisenstein\u003cbr\u003eSimon Fill\u003cbr\u003eCraig Fols\u003cbr\u003eSigrid Heath\u003cbr\u003eDavid Ives\u003cbr\u003eCaleen Sinnette Jennings\u003cbr\u003eHonour Kane\u003cbr\u003eEric Lane\u003cbr\u003eEdward Bok Lee\u003cbr\u003eWarren Leight\u003cbr\u003eRomulus Linney\u003cbr\u003eDonald Margulies\u003cbr\u003eSusan Miller\u003cbr\u003eChiori Miyagawa\u003cbr\u003eItamar Moses\u003cbr\u003eSean O'Connor\u003cbr\u003eMark O'Donnell\u003cbr\u003eDael Orlandersmith\u003cbr\u003eRich Orloff\u003cbr\u003eJoe Pintauro\u003cbr\u003eCraig Pospisil\u003cbr\u003eToni Press-Coffman\u003cbr\u003eClaire Reeve\u003cbr\u003eElaine Romero\u003cbr\u003eSusan Sandler\u003cbr\u003eNina Shengold\u003cbr\u003eDiana Son\u003cbr\u003eAlison Weiss\u003cbr\u003eMary Louise Wilson\u003cbr\u003eGarth Wingfield\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Woo\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ten-minute play is a blaze of theatrical energy. In this follow-up to their groundbreaking collection Take Ten, editors Eric Lane and Nina Shengold have put together a veritable bonfire of talent. Take Ten II: More 10-Minute Plays\" provides a fast-track tour of the current theatrical landscape, from the slapstick ingenuity of David Ives' \"Arabian Nights to the searing tension of Diana Son's 9\/11 drama \"The Moon, Please, to Susan Miller's luminous fable \"The Grand Design. This remarkably diverse anthology includes thirty-five short plays by such major American playwrights as Christopher Durang, Warren Leight, Romulus Linney and Donald Margulies, alongside a host of exciting new voices. \u003cbr\u003eActors, directors, producers and teachers will find Take Ten II an invaluable source of meaty roles for people of every age, ethnicity and gender; lovers of theatre will find it a richly satisfying read. These deceptively short plays throb with life in all its variety: harrowing, hilarious, and breathtakingly vital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Lane and Nina Shengold have been editing contemporary theater anthologies for more than twenty years. Eric Lane's award-winning plays have been published and performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Plays include \u003ci\u003eRide, Times of War, Heart of the City, Dancing on Checkers' Grave, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Filming O'Keeffe. Floating\u003c\/i\u003e, a PlayPenn finalist, was workshopped at Raven Theatre. Eric's short plays are published in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Plays, Poems and Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eForeign Language Press\u003c\/i\u003e (Beijing). He wrote and produced the short films \u003ci\u003eFirst Breath\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCater-Waiter\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also directed; both films screened in more than forty cities worldwide. For TV's \u003ci\u003eRyan's Hope\u003c\/i\u003e he received a Writers Guild Award. Honors include the Berrilla Kerr Playwriting Award, the La MaMa Playwright Award, and fellowships at Yaddo, VCCA, and St. James Cavalier in Malta. Eric is an honors graduate of Brown University, and artistic director of Orange Thoughts, a not-for-profit theater and film company in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNina Shengold'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 novel \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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 417\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892905046118,"sku":"9781400032174","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TT0h_JFogc9781400032174.webp?v=1772928320","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/take-ten-ii-more-ten-minute-plays-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}