Will, who has fled his rural hometown after a scandal at his Evangelical church, comes to the Hobby Lobby, not only for employment, but also to rekindle a relationship with Alex, his brooding teenage son, whom he gave up for adoption several years ago. Winner of the 2011 Obie Award for Playwriting. 4000 Miles looks at how two outsiders find their way in today’s world. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder, and ultimately reach each other.
It’s a valentine to that kind of creativity and imagination, of doing so much with so little…” – The New York TimesĪfter suffering a major loss while he was on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91 year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Not the contemporary theater, where mermaids traverse the stage on wheels and gargantuan mechanical sets get bigger applause than the actors, but the nostalgic version that survives on greasepaint and hammy actors. “A wonderful triumph of theatre!” – BBC Radio 4 “It’s really not so much about a spoof of Hitchcock, which it is, of course it’s really an homage to the theater. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance. It became a daily meditation, a daily prayer celebrating the rich and strange process of a writing life.” – Suzan-Lori Parks It would be about being present and being committed to the artistic process every single day, regardless of the weather. “The plan was that no matter what I did, how busy I was, what other commitments I had, I would write a play a day, every single day for a year. It provides to teachers, directors, and actors a cornucopia of characters, themes and styles organized by gender and cast-size. This collection illustrates the dramatic power of the ten-minute play format. These plays have been culled from thousands submitted to Actors Theatre of Louisville’s National Ten-Minute Play Contest. This volume features 30 outstanding ten-minute plays written for actors in their teens, twenties, and thirties. Click above to read more about our featured stage plays, or below to browse!Ī riveting political thriller based on the arrest and imprisonment of one of China’s leading dissident artists.ģ0 Ten Minute Plays for 2 Actors from Actors Theatre of Louisville’s National Ten-Minute Play Contestīy Michael Dixon (Editor), Amy Wegener (Editor), Karen C.