cover design and art by Peggy Klineman

New one acts and monologues by American women playwrights at the crest of the 21st Century:

67201 by Adele Edling Shank. Love and fantasy in the afternoon. One male, one female

THE BEST OF STRANGERS by Lee Hunkins. Two women sharing a hospital room cope with breast cancer, husbands and racial barriers. Four females, two males

BOARDERS by Constance Congdon. Three short plays about apartment dwellers, with an epilogue by their landlady. Minimum one male, two females

BREAKFAST SERIAL by Megan Terry. A child abuser meets his match. One male, three females

BRUSSELS SPROUTS by Janet Neipris. Former lovers meet under very different circumstances the second time around. One male, one female

THE CORD AND THE TRACK by Helen Duberstein. Two older men discuss younger women. Two males

CURTAIN CALL by Roma Greth. An actress balances on an emotional tightrope strung between approaching retirement and a fading career. Monologue

THE DEATH OF HUEY NEWTON by Lynda Sturner. A couple reflect on the twists and turns their lives have taken since their 1960s glory days. One male, one female

DRY SMOKE by Adele Edling Shank. The story behind a fatal fire. Monologue by one female, one silent male

FOOD by Neena Beber. Two women are starving for something, anything, that might provide fulfillment. Two females

THE GHOST STORY by Lenore Bensinger. The title hints at half of it; the other half involves a psychic advisor, a couple of children, a golden retriever, double fudge brownies, the C.I.A.... Monologue

HAITI (A DREAM) by Karen Sunde. The plight of a Haitian refugee and her American dream. Two males, two females

HALFWAY by Roma Greth. There is a question as to who is the inmate and who is the attendant in this halfway house for mental patients. Two females

HELEN MELON AT THE SIDESHOW by Katy Dierlam. Monologue

IN THE BEGINNING by Rebecca Ritchie. Lilith tells Eve a few eye-opening tidbits about Adam. Three females

JIM'S COMMUTER AIRLINES by Lavonne Mueller. The trauma two pilots undergo when his mother decides to fly incognito on the rickety airline he owns. One male, one female

LIFE GAP by Y York. A story about a very poor family and the do-gooder who wants to help them. One male, one boy, three females

METAMORPHOSES by June Siegel. Life changes experienced by three women. Minimum one female

THE NIP AND THE BITE by Judy GeBauer .A brief, explosive story of American violence on Mexican soil. Three males, two females, one boy

OCEAN DREAM by Nancy Rhodes. A young woman recovers her childhood during an afternoon on the beach. Two females

ORIGAMI TEARS by D Lee Miller. The love/hate relationship of an older married couple coming to terms with the husband's death. One male, one female

PANICKED by Sally Ordway. A performance artist's witty examination of life turns into a howl of help to alien beings. Monologue

A PERMANENT SIGNAL by Sherry Kramer. The famous Siren sisters step down from the heavens to harvest the sweetness they planted eons before. The crop is not what they expected. Three females

A PLACE WHERE LOVE IS by Sally Dixon Wiener. A terminally ill father and his daughters struggle to understand one another. One male, two females

POOF! by Lynn Nottage. The laws of the universe tumble when a meek woman finally speaks up. One male, two females

REPAIRS by Susan Miller. Finishing a basement is either a neurotic retreat from reality or a way of patching up the cracks. One male, two females

THE SLEEP SEEKER by Staci Swedeen. A woman struggles with unbearable memories. One male, five females

SPRINGTIME by Maria Irene Fornes. The eternal story of love and betrayal. One male, two females

STEPPING OFF A CLOUD by Christina Cocek. A comedy about getting it together. Monologue

TRIPS by Sally Ordway. Two women pass their time on the porch of a retirement home by counting passing cars. Two females

WATCHING THE DOG by Sybille Pearson . A play within a play set in a veterinarian's office. Two males, four females

WATER PLAY by Sally Nemeth. The rain will not stop. Rising seas reclaim the land. In a loft barely above the water line, scientist Evangeline tracks the deluge, while locked in a love triangle with fellow researchers Jack and Dresden. But this apocalyptic world holds its own logic, and Evangeline finds resolution in evolution: while drowning himself, Jack learns to breathe water. Two males, one female

WELL DONE POETS by Laura Quinn. A math major, a biology major and an economics major explore feminist poetry with the help of several pitchers of beer. One male, two females

WORKOUT by Wendy Wasserstein. A running commentary on, to and about a woman's life and her exercise routine. Monologue

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