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Best Student One Acts: Volume 4
Code: B85
Book
Kennedy Center 1998 American College Theatre Festival Edited by Lauren Friesen

This collection presents the winners of the 1998 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival one-act play competition, selected from the eight ACTF designated regions of the country. Jon McGovern's Alter Egos gives us one man, nine crazy characters and "alotta laughs"; in Virginia Coates' Julia two men are in a hospital waiting room-one has just learned that his baby has died, the other is waiting for his to be born; Tom Gannon's Good Business, set in Detroit, is a delightful comedy about crime gone wrong; in Alison's Fields' April, Eve struggles to find commitment within her love relationships; James Hilburn's Upright shows us two homeless, small-time drug dealers who become entangled in a web of betrayal and violence; in Graham Gordy's Adult American Males, four All-American, hard-drinking, tough-talking guys have a surprising discovery; in Lee Rianda's All Things Being Equal, a writer has a life-changing conversation with a man she has just killed; and in Walter Wykes' The Father Clock, two actors and a stage manager are abandoned by their aging director. Now, as the auditorium begins to fill and the lights dim, they desperately attempt to pull the show together with the help of two items the director left behind: a promptbook that is cryptic and vague and a grandfather clock without hands.

Royalty: On application.
Playbook: $16.95

Best Student One Acts: Volume 5
Code: B89
Book
One-Act : Edited by Lauren Friesen

This collection presents the winners of the 1999 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival one-act play competition, selected from the eight ACTF designated regions of the country. "Muerte en la Mente (Death on My Mind) by Raul H. Castillo. After their truck crash, two friends who attempted to smuggle "illegals" now face their own struggle for life on the Mexico/U.S. border. Gordon Sumlak-Langlois' "Blind Harassment" deals with all levels of discrimination and the stereotypes of harassment found in modern society. In "Two Thieves in a Trap" by Tom Gannon, three guys, a golf course and a judge all converge to create a funny and poignant human tale of fear and adaptation. "Mint Juleps" by James Pinkowski. Two old friends meet for tea in an out-of-the-way cafe. Through a cryptic exchange, they uncover the personal mysteries and secrets that time and space have buried in their irretrievable past. Jason Taylor's "Don't Encourage Him" is a hilarious autobiographical one-man show that tells the tale of growing up on a farm in Iowa with brotherly rivalry to spare. In Marianne Sexton-Kelley's "A Thousand Words" one character who cannot speak is the focus of love and concern in this portrait of life in a community where people care deeply about the fortunes of others. In "Park Angel" by Isaac N. Perelson, Josh's sister tries to reach out to him while he avoids the issues she raises while a stranger on the park bench helps him discover his sense of self and guides him to understanding. "Slipping Him the Tongue" by Mark Kenneally is a comedy about the Bard from Avon which explores the wit and vitality of the legendary playwright in a contemporary setting. Individual royalties on application.

Royalty: On application.
Playbook: $16.95