Take Ten II: More Ten-Minute Plays

A dazzlingly diverse anthology of thirty-five short plays spanning the theatrical spectrum.A 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.Actors, 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. Playwrights included:Taylor Mac BowyerLaura Shaine CunninghamAnthony DavidSteven DietzChristopher DurangLinda EisensteinSimon FillCraig FolsSigrid HeathDavid IvesCaleen Sinnette JenningsHonour KaneEric LaneEdward Bok LeeWarren LeightRomulus LinneyDonald MarguliesSusan MillerChiori MiyagawaItamar MosesSean O'ConnorMark O'DonnellDael OrlandersmithRich OrloffJoe PintauroCraig PospisilToni Press-CoffmanClaire ReeveElaine RomeroSusan SandlerNina ShengoldDiana SonAlison WeissMary Louise WilsonGarth WingfieldAlexander Woo