Methuen Drama, 2017

Modern Plays

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 31, Roles: Total (21), Female (9), Male (12), Unassigned (0)

... Go where there's violence. Silicon Valley. The future. A rocket launches. Luke is an aerospace billionaire who can talk to anyone. But God is talking to him. He sets out...">

... Go where there's violence. Silicon Valley. The future. A rocket launches. Luke is an aerospace billionaire who can talk to anyone. But God is talking to him. He sets out...

Methuen Drama, 2006

Modern Plays

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Scenes: 7, Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Sparse, cruel and transfixing, Dying City is a crisp dissection of the impact on society of the war in Iraq. Craig is a Harvard graduate student, who gives up his dissertation on Faulkner for military service. The play...">

...Sparse, cruel and transfixing, Dying City is a crisp dissection of the impact on society of the war in Iraq. Craig is a Harvard graduate student, who gives up his dissertation on Faulkner for military service. The play...

Methuen Drama, 2020

Modern Plays

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Scenes: 7, Roles: Total (18), Female (4), Male (14), Unassigned (0)

...You lie there in the dark and the thoughts won't stop – you think of everything you could have done better… A meticulous and respected stationmaster struggles to overcome his guilt when he finds himself suddenly...">

...You lie there in the dark and the thoughts won't stop – you think of everything you could have done better… A meticulous and respected stationmaster struggles to overcome his guilt when he finds himself suddenly...

Methuen Drama, 2008

Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (6), Female (2), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...Now or Later is a sharp-witted and searching examination of the mechanics of free speech and cultural criticism. Election night in the US and things are looking rosy for the Democratic Party. Holed up in a hotel watching...">

...Now or Later is a sharp-witted and searching examination of the mechanics of free speech and cultural criticism. Election night in the US and things are looking rosy for the Democratic Party. Holed up in a hotel watching...

Methuen Drama, 2017

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 6, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...On The Mountain (South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, 2005) is about a teenager whose mother is starting out on a new relationship, while both are battling with the memories of the past...">

...On The Mountain (South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, 2005) is about a teenager whose mother is starting out on a new relationship, while both are battling with the memories of the past...

Methuen Drama, 2007

Contemporary Dramatists

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 22, Roles: Total (6), Female (1), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Christopher Shinn’s Other People is a sharp and faithful portrait of three people whose lives are unhappy, messy and lonely. Mark, a filmmaker, has become a Christian after breaking his drug addiction. Stephen is an actor, who writes blurbs...">

...Christopher Shinn’s Other People is a sharp and faithful portrait of three people whose lives are unhappy, messy and lonely. Mark, a filmmaker, has become a Christian after breaking his drug addiction. Stephen is an actor, who writes blurbs...

Methuen Drama, 2017

Contemporary Dramatists

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 22, Roles: Total (6), Female (3), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Picked (Vineyard Theatre, New York, 2011) takes as its centre a young actor who is selected to star in a major movie and the impact this then has on his life and identity...">

...Picked (Vineyard Theatre, New York, 2011) takes as its centre a young actor who is selected to star in a major movie and the impact this then has on his life and identity...

Methuen Drama, 2007

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 4, Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...The Coming World is a play about three people on a beach in a working-class American town, choosing how to live in the world, and attempting to deal with an ineffable pain. It is made up of three conversations, and a swim in the sea...">

...The Coming World is a play about three people on a beach in a working-class American town, choosing how to live in the world, and attempting to deal with an ineffable pain. It is made up of three conversations, and a swim in the sea...

Methuen Drama, 2007

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (16), Female (2), Male (14), Unassigned (0)

...Set in a post-9/11 world, Shinn’s searching play asks to what extent is New York's liberal multicultural society under threat and how much should we care about the conditions in which our neighbours live. In an apartment...">

...Set in a post-9/11 world, Shinn’s searching play asks to what extent is New York's liberal multicultural society under threat and how much should we care about the conditions in which our neighbours live. In an apartment...