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 | | Take Ten: New 10-Minute Plays by Eric Lane (Editor), Nina Shengold (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780679772828 ISBN-10: 0-679-77282-0 ISBN-13: 9780679772828 ISBN-13: 978-0-679-77282-8 Paperback 1997-03-25 Vintage Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description A ten-minute play is a streak of theatrical lightning. It doesn't last long, but its power can stand your hair on end. This splendid anthology contains enough wattage to light up a small city. For in its pages, 32 of our finest playwrights hone their skills on a form that has been called the haiku of the American stage. | ||
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Borrow from the library From a playwright perspective, while this is an interesting collection of work, it isn't the type of book that you'd want to come back to over and over again. Many of the plays seem dated and they are certainly a reflection of the editors prejudices, for good or bad. Lots of NY-centric stuff along with a swath of the Louisville Festival-type play. As a snapshot of the ten-minute play, this is a valuable collection to read through and learn from. However, many of the plays aren't interesting enough, or innovative enough, to really take up space on your own bookshelf. Borrow this from the library, read it over and take away what you can. | ||
disappointed Unfortunately, I ordered both of the "Ten-Minute Plays" within days. Should have waited to read one first. These plays are not appropriate for all age groups and situations. I was especially interested in finding a few plays for very Senior Citizens in rest homes. Sorry, not one of the plays in either book were appropriate for that audience. Not the books fault just wish better information was available before purchasing. Plays are good for modern audience and younger actors (in my opinion 16+). | ||
Take This Collection If you are only going to own one collection of 10-minute plays, this is the one to own. The choices are well written, show variety, and are infinitely produceable in small spaces. | ||
Some solid pieces Found the compilation to be useful overall. Lot's of varied story tones. | ||
Several good plays I bought this book becuase I am a forensics coach. This book has several wonderful plays that can be used in the forensics competition. There are several possible duets in this piece. I have taken some of them out on the circuit and they have done very well. The plays in this book play to a variety of themes and audiences. Some have language or character problems that are too mature for high school, but would be good for community theater. | ||