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Instant Applause: 26 Very Short Complete Plays
"A teacher's delight, a young actor's training wheels ... The stage on the page is alive in Instant Applause!" -- CBC RadioTwo very popular anthologies of complete plays lasting no longer than fifteen minutes each, whether reading for pleasure, for the classroom, or looking for the perfect short piece to do as a staged production, these anthologies can accommodate all your short play needs. Instant Applause is lively testimony to playwrights who can take 10 to 15 minutes and use it to full advantage. Contributors include: (Instant Applause) Carol Shields, Norm Foster, Sharon Pollock, Guillermo Verdecchia; (Instant Applause II) Jason Sherman, John Lazarus, Patrick Friesen, Colleen Curran, Dennis Foon, and many, many more.
185 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1997
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May 22, 2018
Some plays were 2 stars. Some were 5. Most were 3/4. Really fun collection with some fine examples of the short play form. Favorites included:
Wake by David Widdicombe. Distinct voices, drama ingrained into the situation, though a little sentimental at the end.
Hindsight by Dennis Foon. Probably my number one. So absurd, funny, freaky, and poignant. Amazing visuals. Takes about five minutes to read and totally blasted my mind.
Louis and Dave by Norm Foster. Very funny, oblivious characters but self-aware play.
Whale Watch by Colleen Curran. Not the first I've read by this author, and quickly becoming engrossed with her style. Desperate characters at complete odds with each other and forced into an impossible situation.
Playing with Angels by Donn Short. Comparatively much darker than many of the other plays, usually a tough thing to pull off in such a short time without being melodramatic. But the slow reveal and deceptively ordinary situation creates great suspense and characters were developed and real enough that I truly cared about what happened.
Wake by David Widdicombe. Distinct voices, drama ingrained into the situation, though a little sentimental at the end.
Hindsight by Dennis Foon. Probably my number one. So absurd, funny, freaky, and poignant. Amazing visuals. Takes about five minutes to read and totally blasted my mind.
Louis and Dave by Norm Foster. Very funny, oblivious characters but self-aware play.
Whale Watch by Colleen Curran. Not the first I've read by this author, and quickly becoming engrossed with her style. Desperate characters at complete odds with each other and forced into an impossible situation.
Playing with Angels by Donn Short. Comparatively much darker than many of the other plays, usually a tough thing to pull off in such a short time without being melodramatic. But the slow reveal and deceptively ordinary situation creates great suspense and characters were developed and real enough that I truly cared about what happened.
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