Kennedy Center Presents : Award-Winning Plays from the American College Theater Festival

by GARRISON, GARY

• ISBN13: 9780823083909
• ISBN10: 082308390X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Back Stage Books

Summary

Foreword by Neil La Buteplusthe Kennedy Center imprimatur KCACTF involves more than 18,000 college students annuallyand they all need a copy of this book KCACTF plays are staged at state, regional, and national competitions, all heavily attended Exciting new material for theater producers, playwrights, aspiring playwrights, and drama students at every level Since 1969, the American College Theater Festival has recognized the finest work produced in college and university drama programs through state, regional, and national festivals around the country. At last, many recent competition winners have been gathered into one volume, an anthology of the work the Kennedy Center judges to be the best from our young dramatists. Entertaining, challenging, and sometimes startling, these plays introduce readers to the emerging playwrights who are sure to be the theater giants of tomorrow.

Author Biography

Gary Garrison is the national chair for playwriting at the Kennedy Center. He is also a professor at New York University,
a well-regarded playwright, and the author of several books, including Take Ten.
He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD
Neil LaBute	vii
INTRODUCTION
Gary Garrison	ix
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS	1	(244)
Training Wisteria
Molly Smith Metzler	3	(76)
Lot's Daughters
Rebecca Basham	79	(72)
it is no desert
Dan Stroeh	151	(44)
Yemaya's Belly
Quiara Hudes	195	(50)
ONE-ACT PLAYS	245	(54)
Supernova in Hamlet
Kristina Leach	247	(22)
The Man of Infinite Sadness
Brian Tanen	269	(30)
TEN-MINUTE PLAYS	299	(18)
The Story of Izanagi and Izanami
Kristen Wirsig	301	(8)
Stairway to Heaven
Gregory Fletcher	309	(8)
CONTACTS AND REPRESENTATIONS	317	(1)
ABOUT THE EDITOR	318	(1)
ABOUT THE KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL	319