The Complete Plays, Vol. 3: 1989-2005

by Theresa Rebeck

In the theater community, Theresa is known as a generous artist who has contributed blistering short work for many of the programs mentioned earlier. Theresa has said that short plays should be just as fulfilling, challenging, and complex as longer pieces. The work in this volume clearly demonstrates her belief. For the first time, Theresa's short plays are published as a single collection. It is very exciting that this work is now available to future generations of actors, directors, and theater companies. The collection reveals a mind carefully attuned to the rhythms of our society and a deep understanding of the personal obstacles individuals face. I have no doubt that these plays will become the staple of acting classes across the country. I am also certain that I will hear these pieces in auditions for years to come.

Genres: Plays

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2007

About the author

Theresa Rebeck is a playwright. She also works as a television writer. Her input went into popular shows such as Dream On, Brooklyn Bridge, L.A. Law, American Dreamer, Maximum Bob, First Wave, and Third Watch.
She also wrote and produced Canterbury’s Law, Smith, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and NYPD Blue.
Ms. Rebeck has an MFA in Playwrighting and a PhD. in Victorian Melodrama, from Brandeis University. She is a board member of the Dramatists Guild and has taught at Brandeis and Columbia Universities.
She currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband Jess Lynn and two children, Cooper and Cleo.

Reviews

[James Binz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved these. The short plays from 1989 to 2005. She's ballsy funny brave and such a talent. Highly recommend and I would love to see these on stage. Brava!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Theresa Rebeck makes playwriting simple: lose the first two pages, chop off the last two, and then just tell a good story really well.

[Story · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent dialog; bitingly funny plays.