From The Publisher

  • SUMMER, 2011

  • by Marisa Smith
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eBooks Coming!

eBooks for the Playwrights series coming soon for the Barnes and Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle and iPads!
 

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Smith and Kraus is very pleased to announce the publication of the PLAYWRIGHTS IN AN HOUR series, our most ambitious publishing project ever!

    

PLAYWRIGHTS IN AN HOUR is a series of 27 titles that focuses on the most-produced, studied and published playwrights, ranging from the ancient Greeks like Aristophanes—the Woody Allen of the classical world—to contemporary playwrights like Theresa Rebeck, Sam Shepard, Sarah Ruhl and Tom Stoppard. Each book is under 100 pages and within its pages you will find ALL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW about the playwright and their work.

Special features include: succinct, brilliant introductions by ROBERT BRUSTEIN, renowned scholar, teacher, writer, and founder Director of the Yale and American Repertory Theaters; the IN A MINUTE page, which identifies important world and personal events in the playwright's life on one page; the Reading Room; selected excerpts and more.

The publication date for this series is April 8th, 2010. 

Barnes & Noble has a section dedicated to Playwrights In An Hour Books at Barnes & Noble In An Hour Showcase

  • “Compact, each book contains a wealth of information on the selected playwright—Aeschylus to Ayckbourn—that will get any novice out of a date jam or provide a veteran playgoer with fresh insights on an old favorite. ”

    — Washington Post

  • “After a tidy résumé, each of these accessible pocket titles provides dramatic moments from the author's major plays so that actors and teachers can find a quick brush up. ”

    — Publishers Weekly

  • “Red Bull for theater buffs.”

    — Los Angeles Times

  • “These 27 books should be especially welcomed by actors and directors.”

    — Stage Directions

  • “Essential and enjoyable reading for any theatergoer.”

    — Doug Langworthy, Denver Center Theatre Company

  • “The perfect supplement to the text for classrooms and rehearsals.”

    — E. Frank Bluestein, Disney Performing Arts Teacher of the Year








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Ancient Playwrights


Renaissance


Modern


Contemporary