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Absurd Short Plays: American Theatre in the Twenty-First Century

Absurd Short Plays: American Theatre in the Twenty-First Century

by Dylan Kinnett, Matt Brown,  Andre Thespies and others
Publication Date: 29/03/2021
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Future Publishing House Anthology: Volume 1, Book One


The first eBook installment of this series brings four short plays to your device. American Theatre in The Twenty-First Century is a collection of absurd, symbolic, and poetic short plays.


In Book One of Volume 1, four absurd short plays are presented for your enjoyment. These plays are easy to read, and they are performance ready. This eBook includes a brand-new introduction by editor Shaun Vain, with special never-before-seen commentary from each playwright.


Learn more about each of the plays in this electronic collection:

- Dylan Kinnett's Party Planet is about a space expedition with surprise twists and turns.

- Melanie Coffey's Easy as Pie is a witty commentary on US politics.

- Cake Day by Alexander Scally is a farce in three scenes that takes place in an office.

- Love, Lust, Lyrics & Stamps by Matt Brown and Andre Thespies is a melodrama that takes place during the Cold War.

ISBN:
9781953818300
9781953818300
Category:
Plays
Publication Date:
29-03-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Future Publishing House
Matt Brown

Matt Brown holds degrees in Chemistry (BSc) and Biomolecular Science (MRes). He has served as a scientific editor and writer at both Reed Elsevier and Nature Publishing Group, and has contributed to several previous science books, including Defining Moments in Science (2008, Cassell) and 1001 Inventions That Changed the World (2009, Cassell).

He served as the Royal Institution's quizmaster for several years, and has also put on science quizzes for the Royal Society, Manchester Science Museum, STEMPRA and the Hunterian Museum. He recently gave a lecture about Michael Faraday while rotating around the London Eye.

With comedian Helen Keen, he co-hosted a series of successful 'Spacetacular!' science-themed stage shows, culminating in a sell-out 2013 show at Leicester Square Theatre. Matt is also the author of London Day and Night (2015, Batsford), as well as forthcoming books Everything You Know About London is Wrong and Everything You Know About England is Wrong (also from Batsford). He also serves as Editor-at-Large of Londonist.com.

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