New Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2004

by D.L. Lepidus (Editor)

The 6th annual collection of new plays contains an eclectic mix of styles and subjects, all produced during the 2003–2004 theatrical season. Includes an introduction by Dr. Rosary O’Neill.The Beard of Avon by Amy Freed This hilarious comedy crashes head-on into the Shakespearean Authorship Controversy. Bee-Luther-Hatchee by Thomas Gibbons This fascinating drama is about a Black female book editor who finds to her chagrin that her latest best seller, a memoir written by a mysterious poor black woman in the South, is not what it seemed. The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Carson Kreitzer This award-winning drama deals in a fascinatingly surreal way with the story of the father of the atom bomb.Living Out by Lisa Loomer Timely drama about an illegal alien from South America working as a nanny for a California anglo couple. Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Award-winning Off-Broadway hit drama about a Black seamstress in early twentieth century New York City.Book Group by Marisa Smith A delightful character comedy about women in a book-reading group who spend their weekly meetings getting involved in each other’s personal lives rather than actually discussing the books they’ve read.The Story by Tracey Scott Wilson A riveting drama about a Black female reporter with a fabricated past.

411 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2005