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Aaron, Hugh (American playwright, writer, 1924-____)

• “The Liebstod,” a 15-minute realistic drama in English, set in a private office in a big city, 2000, 2m1f
• “A Topnotch Man,” a 25-minute realistic drama in English, set in a business executive’s office, today, midmorning, 2m
• “Turned Tables,” a 12-minute realistic drama in English, set in Rio de Janiero, 2000, 3m1f

Abernathy, Brian (American playwright, student, 1976-____)

• “Timing,” a 20-minute drama in English, set in a nursing home, 2m2f

Abernethy, Craig (American playwright, 1947-____)

• "State of the Art," a 45-minute absurdist/ironic comedy in English, set in the writer's mind, at "Curtain" and following, 3m or 3f

Adams, Jeffrey (American playwright, bookseller, 1966-____)

• “The Prisoners,” a comedy in English, 2m2f
• “Shooting Tori,” a 10-minute political comedy in American English, set inside an elevator, late afternoon, October, 1996,2f
• “Strange Bedfellows,” a comedy in English, 2m1f
• “Things in Store,” a comedy in English, 2m2f

Adams, Johnna J. (American playwright, technical writer, November 22, 1972-____)

• “Nude on the Beach,” a 30-minute romantic comedy in English, set on a Southern California nudist beach, U.S.A., 1999, 1m1f

Ademola, Ade (Nigerian-American playwright, screenwriter, jurist, 19__-____)

• “Embankment,” a 30-minute sardonic comedy-drama, set on a bank of the River Thames, England, night, circa 2000, 1m1f
• “The Happy Idea,” a 90-minute drama in eight scenes without intermission, with some music and songs, set in London, England, circa 1980, 2m2f
• “How the Cookie Crumbles,” a 4-minute comedic mime of bad manners, set in U.S.A., 1988, 1m1f (variable casting)
• “Misbegotten,” a 40-minute drama, in eight scenes, set in London, England, 2003, 2m1f
• “Oluronbi,” a 40-minute bare-stage classically-structured poetic drama in English, set in the courtyard of Oluronbi’s quarters, in the Kingdom of Ife, in West Africa, ancient times, 1m3f (+ optional extras as supplementary chorus)

Abela, Donna Therese (Australian playwright, 1964-____)

• “The Daphne Massacre,” a 70-minute black comedy in English in 30 scenes without intermission, set without fixed scenery, in a waiting room, near a river, in an orphanage, and in the main character’s imagination and memory, now and then, 4f

Affinito, A. Giovanni (Italian-American playwright, 19__-____)

• “Dinner at Dario's,” a 30-minute gay comedy in English, set in an apartment in Greenwich, Connecticut, 7:00 p.m., Saturday evening, 1999, 4m
• “On Golden Wings,” a 33-minute drama in English, set in Milano, Italy, on an evening in February, 1840, 2m
• “Second Sunday in May,” a 37-minute serio-comedy in English, set in the home of Anita Wells, on an April morning, 1998, 2f

Albee, Edward (American playwright, 1928-____)

• “The Zoo Story,” a drama in English set in Central Park, 2m

Alcorn, John (Canadian playwright, 19__- ) and Sky Gilbert (Canadian playwright, 19__-____)

• “Capote at Yaddo: A Very Gay Little Musical,” a musical comedy in English, 3m1f

Alex, David (American playwright, 19__-____)

• “Ride of a Lifetime,” a drama in English, 1995, 3m1f
• “The Visitors,” a drama in English set in a home, 1995, 3m1f

Allen, J. P., (American playwright, actor, 1960-____)

• “The Casino,” a 60-minute drama in English, set in a hotel/apartment in Las Vegas, 1985, 2m1f
• “The City,” a 35-minute drama in English, set at the edge of a city, 1984, 2m/2f
• “The Disappearing,” a 30-minute drama in English, set in an area between two buildings, 1986, 1m1f
• “Distance,” a 20-minute drama in English, set in an apartment in Los Angeles, 1988, 1m1f
• “Tornado Ultra,” a 30-minute drama in English, set in an empty apartment, 1985, 2m2f

Anderson, Noah F. (American playwright, writer, student, clerk, 1982-____)

• "Existential Decay," a 17-minute dark comedy in English in four scenes, set in Clay's apartment, car, diner, and city street, 7:00 p.m., 2004, 2m1f (+ 1m voice, 1f voice)

Anderson, Robert, (American playwright, 19__-____)

• “I'm Herbert,” a sketch in English set on a porch, 1m1f

Andrews, W. (American playwright, 19__-____)

• “Zoe and Sancho,” a 100-minute comedy-drama in English set in a small sushi restaurant, California, 1995, 1m2f

Aniello, Jim, Jr. (American playwright, writer, 1985-____)

• “Scornful Hearts,” a 45-minute romantic melodrama in two scenes in English, set in Central Park West, New York City, noon, December 24, 1m2f

Anonymous (English playwright, flourished probably early 1400s)

• “Cain and Abel,” a 10-minute N-Town Bible-history cycle play in English, modernized by Alexandra F. Johnston, set outside of Eden, 15th century concept of Old Testament time, 4m

Anthoney, Wayne (Australian playwright, 19__-____)

• “The Clowns' Macbeth ,” a comic parody in English, 3m1f
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Arca, Jefferson (American playwright, actor, March 13, 1969-____)

• “Are You Gay?" a 10-minute social satire in English, set in a sauna, 1993, 2m
• “Atmospheric Inserts,” a 45-minute dark future comedy in English, set in the Atmospheric Insert Laboratory, 2579, 1m2f

Arno, Owen G. (American playwright, 19__-____)

• “The Other Player,” a drama in English set in a dormitory room, Grey-Matthews School for Boys, New England, 11:20 a.m. in late June, 1964, 3m or 3f

Arnold, John (American playwright, 19__-____)

• “The Pay-off,” a comedy (PG-13) in English, set in the lobby bar of an upscale hotel, 1995, 2m1f
• "Monsieur Felix Fox Fly,” a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a comfortable flat in a comfortable neighborhood, Paris, France, a lovely summer morning in 1967, 1m2f

Asher, Sandra Fenichel (American playwright, novelist, 1942-____)

• "Sunday, Sunday," a 90-minute contemporary drama in English, set in the patients' room in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital, morning to evening, one Sunday, 1994, 3f (1 female is nonspeaking)

Atlas, Yonah Yon (Israeli playwright, 19__-____)

• "Men and Puppets,” a __-minute drama in Hebrew, translated into English by Miriam Pincus (Israeli translator from Hebrew into English, 19__-____), set in a puppet theatre, 2003, 2m (+ 2 puppets)
• "The Revenge," a 55-minute drama in Hebrew, translated into English by Miriam Pincus (Israeli translator from Hebrew into English, 19__-____), set simultaneously in Jerusalem and in the concentration camp Birkenau (Auschwitz II camp), Tel Aviv, Israel, during the Holocaust, 1m

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Babcock, Joel (Canadian playwright, student, filmmaker, cofounder of The Plastic People Theatre Company, 1985-____)

• "Flawless; or, Not a Drop of Blood Anywhere," a 15-minute absurd drama in English, set any place, any time, 3m

Bader, Jenny Lyn (American playwright, author, 1968-____)

• “Miss America,” a 15-minute comedy in English, set backstage and center stage, during the Miss America Pageant, 2m2f
• “Past Lives,” a 25-minute comedy in English, set in new age cafe and juice bar, lunchtime, 1m2f

Baker, Arnold C. (Australian playwright, ____-____)

• “Ride My White Horse,” a 30-minute drama set in a sparsely furnished room, 1m3f

Baldridge, Mary Humphrey (Canadian playwright, 1937-____),

• "The Bride of the Gorilla,” a 30-minute comedy in English, set in New York City, evening, circa 1974 or present, 1m2f
• "Bring Back Lillian Wald,” a 35-minute comedy in English, set in New York City, circa 2004 or present, 2m2f
• "Harry and Friends,” a 20-minute comedy in English, set in New York City circa 1975 or present, 1m
• "How The West Was Won, or . . . ,” a 60-minute melodrama in English, set in Western Canada/the Hot Springs, Banff, Alberta, circa the end of the nineteenth century, 1m
• "In Memory (a Statenislandferry Play),” a 17-minute comedy-drama in English, set in New York City, circa 2003 or present, 1m
• "Is This a Friendly Visit,” a 20-minute comedy-drama in English, set in any place, any time, 1m
• "The Real Larry Talbot,” a 12-minute play in English, set in a forum, evening, 2004, 1m1f
• "Ruth & Robert & Robert & Ruth,” a 60-minute open-stage drama in English, set in a living room, office, and restaurant, New York City, evening, present (the performance date), 1m1f
• "The Time We've All Been Dreaming Of,” a 12-minute drama in English, set in a study, evening, 2004, 2m

Baldwin, Trista (American playwright, 1971-____)

• "Mollusk," a 10-minute dark comedy in English, set at a table in a restaurant, afternoon, 2002, 2f
• "Prank," a 10-minute drama in English, set outside an office skyscraper, late September, 2001, 2m1f

Barbours, The (medieval English guild)

• “The Baptism of Jesus,” a medieval verse mystery play in early English, 4m

Barnes, David-Matthew (European-American playwright, director, writer, 1970-____)

• “Are You All Right in There?,” a 23-minute teenage comedy-drama in English, set in the upstairs master bathroom of an American home, almost midnight, Friday, in spring, 1995, 1m2f
• "Baby in the Basement,” a 15-minute drama in English, set in the basement of an old, abandoned warehouse in an unnamed American city, a night in March, present, 1m1f
• “Clean,” a 15-minute comedy-drama in English, set at a bus stop in Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A., a Wednesday afternoon, 2002, 2f
• “False Hopes,” a 20-minute drama in English, set in the break room of a corporate office, 2001, 3f
• "Hour Glass,” a 20-minute drama in English, set in the formal dining room of the Caulwells’ home, somewhere in Connecticut, U.S.A., Saturday evening, on the brink of spring, present, 1m1f
• “I Ate Lunch Alone Today,” a 25-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a modest one-bedroom apartment, New York City, April, 2002, 2m2f
• “Number 76,” a 10-minute teenage Latino drama in English, set on a bus stop on a city street in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., a Sunday night in the middle of October, 1999, 1m1f
• "Stronger Than This,” a 20-minute drama in English, set in a modest apartment in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., a rainy night in March, present, 2m1f
• “Threnody,” a 23-minute drama in English, set in a farm house in Central California, summer, 1989, 1m1f
• “Unrequited,” a 15-minute comedy-drama in English, set in a high school supply room, during a high school dance, 2001, 1m1f
• "Wendy's Hurricane,” a 15-minute drama in English, set in a studio apartment near a university in the city of Chicago, middle of January, present, 1m1f

Baross, Jan (American playwright, video writer/producer, 1943-____)

• “Breaching,” a comedy in English, 1m2f
• “Little Favors,” a drama in English, 2m2f
• “Mata Hari: Sketch of a Courtesan,” a bare-stage drama in English, 1m1f (+offstage voice)

Barrett, Dean (American playwright, novelist, photographer, screenwriter, librettist, lyricist, October 10, 1942-____)

• “Death of a Legend,” a 15-minute gangster drama in English, set in a Manhattan apartment, New York City, daytime, 1997, 3m
• “The History Lesson,” a 25-minute theatre of the absurd in English, set on a stage, day or night, 1997,3m
• “Interiors,”

15-minute comedy in English set inside a cafe in any city or town, day or evening, 2m2f

Barrett, Ross (Australian playwright, 1942-____)

• “Love in the Chook House,” a 40-minute comedy in English set in a chicken shed, Australia, 2m2f

Barretto, J. Michael (Part-Hawaiian American playwright, Internet professional, Web designer, 1954-____)

• “Fruits (of Labor),” a 55-minute ethno-social episodic drama in English and Hawaiian set in Hawaii, 1856-1996, 3m1f (2f extras)

Barrie, Shirley (Canadian playwright/producer, 1945-____)

• "Madhouse,” a 10-minute black comedy in English set in the basement corridor of a hospital, late evening, 2000, 1f
• "Possession," a 20-minute comedy in English, set in a room with a chair, a side table, a stack of books and a telephone, Saturday evening, 2004, 1f (+m or f percussionist)
• "Revelation," a 35-minute tragicomedy of errors in English, set in a graveyard, Resurrection morning, 1m1f
• "A Witch's Brew," a 40-minute comedy-drama in English set in a duck blind, an upscale condo, a garden, and a timeless anywhere ere, now and all time, 3f

Bartel, Rob (Canadian playwright, poet, video game designer, 1976-____)

• "Canada Ending and OtherWars of 1812," a 75-minute multimedia play in English, 2m
• "Beneath the Deep Blue Sky," a 60-minute multimedia drama in English, 2m (+1m/1f extra)

Battlo, Jean (American playwright, 1939-____)

• “Frog Songs,” a bare-stage 65-minute drama in English, 1m1f

Baughan, David M. (American playwright, physician, February 13, 1949-____)

• "The Basketmaker," a 60-minute drama in English, set on the front porch and yard of the Sayer homestead on the frontier of New Hampshire, North America, 1725, 1m3f

Baxter, Gary J. (Australian playwright, actor, novelist, poet, and short story writer 1949-____)

• “The Egg or the Scorpion,” a 35-minute thriller drama in English, set in a large house, inner city, Sydney, Australia, on a stormy evening, now or future, 1m2f

Beard, Jocelyn (American playwright, 19__-____)

• “Dolly Would,” a 15-minute comedy in English, set at a highway rest stop, 1997, 2f
• “I Kissed Elvis,” a 45-minute comedy in English, set in Hope's Creek Bayou, Louisiana, a few years back (before 1995), 2m2f (+ small boy extra)
• “Jaws of Life,” a 25-minute drama in English, set here, 1996, 2m2f

Beckett, Samuel (Irish playwright in France, 19__-____)

• “Not I,” a bare-stage comedy in English, 1m2f

Behrman, S. N. (American playwright and screen writer, birth date arbitrarily set as June 9, 1893-death date authentically set as September 9, 1973)

• “The Destroyer,” a comedy of ideas in English developed from an idea from Ibsen after the manner of Bernard Shaw, set in a composite-smoker-study-den, a lounging-room, in an upper-class home, April, 1914, 3m1f

Bell, Martin N. (American playwright, 1927-____)

• “The Fatal Game of Chess,” a 40-minute tragicomedy in English in three scenes, set in an artist's loft, New York City, 2002, 2m

Bergman, Steven (American playwright, composer, educator, musical director, 1965-____)

• "The Guy Chair,” a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a South Florida shopping mall, U.S.A., 2002, 4m (+1m extra)
• "Next Season,” a 6-minute comedy in English, set in a restaurant. 2003, 2m (+1m extra)

Berry, Melissa (American playwright and actor, 1969-____)

• “The Dog,” a 35-minute drama in English, set in New York City, October, 1997, 1m2f
• “Open House,” a 35-minute drama in English set in suburban Massachusetts, March, 1996, 4f

Bettencourt, Michael (American playwright, 1953-____)

• “How Do You Like Your Blue-Eyed Boy?” a 15-minute drama in English, set in a warehouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1999, 1m1f

Bird, John C. (British playwright, author, 1933-____)

• "Alby and the Big Fellah," a 12-minute drama in English, set in a hospital room, afternoon, December, 2004, 2m
• "Bo and Joe," a 30-minute serious drama in English, in six scenes, set in England, 1883, and September 3, 1939, 3m1f
• "City of Dreams,” a 30-minute serious drama in English, set in a hotel room Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 2004, 1m1f
• "A Sign of the Times," a 45-minute serious drama in English, set in the living quarters above a bakery, the East End of London, England, early days of World War I, 1914, 3m1f

Biss, Andrew (British playwright, ____-____)

• “Cuthbert’s Last Stand,” a 40-minute comedy in English, set in the drawing room of Mrs. Pennington-South’s London home, late afternoon, 2001, 2m1f
• “An Embarrassing Odour,” a 15-minute dark comedy in English, set in the living room of Ethel's East London home, night, 2000, 1m1f
• “A Familiar Face,” a 40-minute dark comedy in English, set in a London cafι, afternoon, 2000, 2f
• “An Honest Mistake,” a 15-minute dark comedy in English, set in the kitchen of Madge and Stan’s home in London, evening, 2000, 1m1f
• “Indigenous Peoples,” a 40-minute comedy in English, set in a campsite in the Lake District, England, late afternoon, 2001, 1m1f
• “The One-Eyed Guru,” a 40-minute drama in English, set in the living room of Jack and Rachel's London flat, 11:30 p.m., 2001, 1m1f
• “A Slip of the Tongue,” a 15-minute dark farce in English, set in an office in the solicitors firm of Reams & Ramsbottom, morning, 2000, 1m1f

Blake, Evan J. (American playwright, 1946-____)

• “The Night Cafe,” a 51-minute drama in English, set in a diner suggesting Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks, 1991, 3m1f
• “Nighthawks,” a 39-minute drama in English, set in a diner suggesting Edward Hopper’s painting Nighthawks, about 1:00 a.m., a Saturday, August 1943, 3m1f

Blatner, Barbara [Ann] (American playwright, poet, composer, university professor, 1949-____)

• "Shadow Play," a drama in English, set in a bedroom, 4:15 a.m., 1992, 1m1f

Bobkoff, Ned (American playwright, director, and educator, 1934-____)

• “Invalid,” a comedy in English with a touch of Moliιre, 3m1f [being rewritten]
• “The Madness of the American Sentry,” a comedy in English, 3m1f
• “The Man at the Piano Is Not Here,” a 60-minute concert play with music in English set in Clara Schumann's sanctuary, 1856, 1f
• “The Natural Membrane of the Lamb,” a comedy in English, 2m1f (+ a mysterious presence)