Best One Act Plays - April 2024

24 Favorite One Act Plays

Two dozen classic dramas by some of the finest and most famous playwrights of the last hundred years--Anton Chekhov, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, and A.A. Milne.

• ASIN: 0385066171
• ASIN: 0385066171
• ISBN: 0385066171
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Plays in One Act

A dazzling collection and already a standard reference for those interested in contemporary drama, Plays in One Act is a unique compilation of plays and monologues that showcases a stunning and diverse array of work from some of the most important voices in theater. Forty-three modern works are collected here: from plays by important contemporary artists such as David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein, Sam Shepard, and John Guare, to gems by masters like Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and newer talents like Carol S. Lashof and Perry Souchuk. Leading British playwrights - Tom Stoppard, David Hare... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0880014903
• ASIN: 0880014903
• ISBN: 0880014903
• Brand: Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Telling Tales: New One-Act Plays

An exciting and varied collection of contemporary one-act plays from some of today's best playwrights.

• ASIN: 0140482377
• ASIN: 0140482377
• ISBN: 0140482377
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Best of One Act Play Depot Volume One: Twenty One-Act Plays

We are delighted to celebrate fifteen years of publishing with this collection of twenty amazing one-act plays. Here you will discover astonishing, fresh, and sadly under-appreciated one-act play scripts. These plays are a perfect tonic for those tired of seeing the same old things produced endlessly. These plays positively bristle with wit, life and ingenuity. This book includes plays perfect for high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and many that appeal to more mature audiences. Looking for variety? Some of the subjects covered in the collection include; bumbling detectives, scho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 192684968X
• ASIN: 192684968X
• ISBN: 192684968X
• Manufacturer: One Act Play Depot

Royalty-Free One-Act Plays

This exciting anthology of one-act plays includes classics such as Anton Chekhov's "The Boor" and John Millington Synge's "Riders to the Sea" as well as lesser-known gems such as Alice Gerstenberg's "Fourteen" and Percival Wilde's "The Sequel." Other plays in the collection include August Strindberg's "The Stronger," Moliere's "The Pretentious Young Ladies," Neith Boyce's "Enemies," Horace Holley's "The Genius," Susan Glaspell's "Trifles," and Ferenc Molnar's "A Matter of Husbands." Best of all, every play in this anthology is in the public domain and may, therefore, be performed without payin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 143032970X
• ASIN: 143032970X
• ISBN: 143032970X
• Brand: Brand: Lulu.com
• Manufacturer: Lulu.com

Twelve Classic One-Act Plays (Dover Thrift Editions)

From high school drama students to community theater actors, performers everywhere are looking for inexpensive material to entertain audiences. This collection of a dozen royalty-free, one-act plays provides the perfect solution. Classic dramas include Aristophanes' The Birds, J. M. Synge's Riders to the Sea, and Eugene O'Neill's The Moon of the Caribbees. Other works include August Strindberg's The Stronger, Susan Glaspell's Trifles, Louise Saunders' The Knave of Hearts, and Oscar Wilde's A Florentine Tragedy, in addition to plays by Molière, Anton Chekhov, William Butler Yeats, James M.... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486474909
• UPC: 800759474905
• ASIN: 0486474909
• ISBN: 9780486474908
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

Contemporary One-Act Plays

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

• ASIN: B006FKY8L6
• ASIN: B006FKY8L6

Fences

From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize.Troy Maxson is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be to survive. Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America where to be proud and black is to face pressures that could crush a man, body and soul. But the 1950s are yielding to the new spirit of liberation in the 1960s, a spirit that is changing the world Troy Maxson has learned to deal with the only way he can, a spirit that is making him a stranger, angry... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0452264014
• ASIN: 0452264014
• ISBN: 0452264014
• Brand: Plume
• Manufacturer: Plume

What You Do Matters Boxed Set - Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?)

"Discover the amazing things that happen when you nurture your bright ideas, face your problems, and take bold chances. This collection features all three books in the award-winning, New York Times best-selling What Do You Do With...? book series. The beautiful keepsake box features new and original illustrations from Mae Besom with gold foil and imagery from all three books. [€[ This keepsake boxed set includes the three-book series: What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance? [€[ This special edition box includes gorgeous, new, and or... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1946873144
• ASIN: 1946873144
• ISBN: 1946873144
• Manufacturer: Compendium Publishing & Communications

27 Wagons Full of Cotton And Other One-Act Plays

The thirteen one-act plays collected in this volume include some of Tennessee Williams's finest and most powerful work. They are full of the perception of life as it is, and the passion for life as it ought to be, which have made The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire classics of the American theater. Only one of these plays (The Purification) is written in verse, but in all of them the approach to character is by way of poetic revelation. Whether Williams is writing of derelict roomers in a New Orleans boarding house (The Lady of Larkspur Lotion) or the memories of a venerable trave... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0811202259
• ASIN: 0811202259
• ISBN: 0811202259
• Manufacturer: New Directions

Spectrum Math Workbook, Grade 4

GRADE 4/AGES 9–10: The Spectrum Math for Grade 4 Workbook keeps kids at the top of their math game by enhancing problem-solving skills and ensuring math success. INCLUDES: Progressive practice for a variety of math topics like multiplying and dividing, fractions and decimals, measurement conversions, classifying geometric figures, algebra prep, and more, as well as an answer key. WHY CHOOSE SPECTRUM: A best-selling series for more than 15 years, Spectrum leads the way because it works. Both parents and teachers have been able to help their young learners build confidence and advance their sk... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1483808726
• ASIN: 1483808726
• ISBN: 1483808726
• Brand: Carson-Dellosa
• Manufacturer: CARSON DELLOSA

Ten-Minute Plays: The Comedy Collection

Comedy is king in this hilarious new collection of ten-minute plays that are guaranteed to have audiences rolling in the aisles. From the sublimely funny to the ridiculously inane, this unique compilation from the puckish pen of award-winning playwright Andrew Biss runs the comedy gamut. Some of the plays have their roots in realism, while others willfully and wantonly upend theatrical customs and conventions. Some are playful and lighthearted, while others hew closer to the realm of dark comedy. But whatever their milieu, they all share one common goal: to entertain and amuse.In this edition ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076FZ6342
• ASIN: B076FZ6342
• Manufacturer: Entr'Acte Editions

The Lying Game: A Novel

Praise for Ruth Ware’s instant New York Times, USA TODAY, and Los Angeles Times bestseller: “So many questions....Until the very last page! Needless to say, I could not put this book down!” —Reese Witherspoon “Once again the author of The Woman in Cabin 10 delivers mega-chills.” —People “Missing Big Little Lies? Dig into this psychological thriller about whether you can really trust your nearest and dearest.” —Cosmopolitan From the instant New York Times bestselling author of blockbuster thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 comes a chilling new novel... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501156209
• ASIN: 1501156209
• ISBN: 1501156209
• Manufacturer: Gallery/Scout Press

One Act: Eleven Short Plays of the Modern Theater (Eleven Short Plays of the Modern Theatre)

These eleven one-act plays present the major figures of the modern theatre in an art form that demands from the dramatist the best in vigor, intensity, and precision. They conduct the reader on a historical tour of the modern play, from the naturalism of Strindberg to the intellectual drama of Pirandello; from the lyrical drama of Saroyan to the social drama of Arthur Miller and the psychological drama of Tennessee Williams; from the verse of Yeats and MacLeish to Ionesco’s theatre of the absurd.

• ASIN: 0802130534
• ASIN: 0802130534
• ISBN: 0802130534
• Manufacturer: Grove Press

We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Classic Board Books)

Now the very youngest readers can join in the fun with this Classic Board Book™ edition of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Full of delightful comedy and high drama, this tale of a brave family's joyous romp through sweeping landscapes is sure to win new fans.

• ASIN: 0689815816
• ASIN: 0689815816
• ISBN: 0689815816
• Brand: Simon Schuster
• Manufacturer: Little Simon

Plays in One Act

Gathers plays by Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, Vaclav Havel, Garrison Keillor, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, Sam Shepard, Tom Stoppard, Wendy Wasserstein, and Lanford

• UPC: 1472450
• Rating: 3.0

Endgame : A Play in One Act

Endgame...

• UPC: 436254144
• Rating: 4.0

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume Seven - eBook

SOMETHING LIKE PENGUINS by Levi Wilson. Can people march like penguins?THE LOSING GAME by Kristen Seavey. Cards will land as they may, but hearts will always be the hardest to hold onto.BRYAN AND KIM by

• UPC: 545389801

Harry's Truth: A Play in One Act - eBook

Harry's Truth - A Play in One ActThe truth may not set you free, but it can make you very unpopular.Are there cosmic truths? Harry thinks there are and he's discovered one which will make

• UPC: 890919268

Royalty Free Short Monologues & One Act Plays: For High Schools and Older Teens - eBook

These popular monologues for both men and women are free for students, schools and non-profits. One reviewer wrote: "Dramatic monologues that have contemporary spunk." Author Rick Doble received over a hundred emails from teens and

• UPC: 859844834

Taxi, Three One Act Plays & Two Other Plays - eBook

This is a collection of three plays all written in 2008. Taxi is a collection of three one act plays based on the minibus taxi industry in South Africa. Each act deals with a common

• UPC: 369909856

In Honour Bound: An Original Play in One Act (Suggested by Scribe's Five Act Comedy, "Une Chaine.") - eBook

In Honour Bound: An Original Play in One Act (Suggested by Scribe's Five Act Comedy, "Une

• UPC: 967421343

One Day More: A Play in One Act - eBook

Joseph Conrad was a British author who is generally regarded as one of the greatest writers in English literature.  Conrad’s style influenced many of the great authors that followed him.  This edition of One Day

• UPC: 536009189

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival - eBook

MEATLOAF IN THE MOONLIGHT by David Gallic. Every family has skeletons in their closet. These skeletons are coming out to play.CLAP ON, CLAP OFF by Aiden Levy. A sexually frustrated adolescent tries to lose his

• UPC: 343657473

3 One Act Christian Plays - eBook

For theater or the classroom, these are three historical one act Christian plays.The first is Gold Rush. Set in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, in 1896, this play examines one of histories great Gold Rushes from

• UPC: 955992403

The Best One-Act Plays Of 1958 - 59 (Hugh Miller - 1960) (ID:72594)

• UPC: 302735955206
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 17 USD

The Best One-Act Plays Of 1958 - 59 (Hugh Miller - 1960) (ID:26812)

• UPC: 382970328710
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 22 USD

Tennessee WILLIAMS / The Best One-Act Plays of 1940 First Edition 1941

• UPC: 163662090787
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 400 USD

Tennessee WILLIAMS / The Best One-Act Plays of 1941 First Edition 1942

• UPC: 163622278360
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 50 USD

The best one-act plays 1947-48 edited margaret mayorga hc 1948 dodd, mead & co

• UPC: 362408522933
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 12 USD

The Best One-Act Plays of 1944 [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 1945] MAYORGA, Margaret, e..

• UPC: 163761670710
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 7 USD

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume Three by Van Dirk Fi

• UPC: 150693120518
• Category: Other Books
• Price: 33 USD

Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival : Volume Five

• UPC: 273709819839
• Category: Other Books
• Price: 3 USD

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume Six (English) Paperb

• UPC: 191175284196
• Category: Other Books
• Price: 26 USD

The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival: Volume Five by Van Dirk Fis

• UPC: 180741745837
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 18 USD