"Plays and Playwrights for the New Millennium" available for Kindle

Martin Denton’s anthology, out of print since 2004, has just been re-issued as an e-book, featuring the seven plays in the original print edition along with bonus material that’s never before been available, as follows.

MIDNIGHT BRAINWASH REVIVAL by Kirk Wood Bromley
A revel for the new millennium featuring cross-dressers, mismatched lovers, false prophets and madmen, all involved in a grand, possibly apocalyptic drama in the Utah desert. KIRK WOOD BROMLEY is a playwright, actor, director, theatre writer, musician as well as artistic director of Inverse Theater Company.

WHEN WORDS FAIL… by David Dannenfelser
A tender, innovative comedy about the survival of the human spirit in the information age. DAVID DANNENFELSERhas written, directed, and produced many plays over the years. He is a professor of theatre at Wells College. (listen to a podcast )

MAKING PETER POPE by Edmund De Santis
An epic comedy about a young gay man struggling to gain control of his life after his mother dies and his father quickly remarries. EDMUND DE SANTIS is a playwright with a MA in theatre and film. He lives and works in Manhattan.

CRUNCHING NUMBERS by Lynn Marie Macy
Three pungent, linked one-act plays about the supreme angst and anguish that comes with turning thirty. LYNN MARIE MACYis a a playwright, actor, and director originally from Minneapolis. She is resident playwright at Theater Ten Ten and an avid world traveler. (listen to a podcast )

CAFÉ SOCIETY by Robert Simonson
A cockeyed satire of contemporary urban America in which a young woman goes to hell and back just to get her daily dose of iced de-ca. ROBERT SIMONSON is a playwright, author, and freelance theatre journalist. He is also the author of several published nonfiction books on theatre topics. (listen to a podcast )

“SO, I KILLED A FEW PEOPLE…” by GARY RUDOREN & DAVID SUMMERS
A chillingly comic monologue delivered by a convicted serial killer on death row whose final request is to put on a one-man show. GARY RUDOREN (neé Ruderman) is a writer, director, and actor. He has been a teacher of comedy and is co-author of a book on comedy. DAVID SUMMERS is an actor, writer, computer consultant, and political activist based in San Francisco. He created the role of Archie Nunn in this play. (listen to a podcast )

ARE WE THERE YET? by Garth Wingfield
A bittersweet comic drama about a young woman’s renewal and rebirth following some truly shocking medical news. GARTH WINGFIELD is a playwright who works has been produced frequently. He has also written for prime time television and is a member of the Writers Guild of America East, and the Dramatists Guild.

BONUS MATERIAL

EXCERPT FROM UNTITLED by Kirk Wood Bromley. The first ten minutes of a new play continuing his style of poetic writing.

AN OTHERWISE EMPTY ROOM (MANHATTAN) by David Dannenfelser. A 10-minute play of very few words told all in the action.

SEBRESQUE by Edmund De Santis. A quirky, somewhat darker 10-minute play for three actors.

WRACKED by Lynn Marie Macy. A contemporary 10-minute play that looks on an interesting mother/daughter relationship.

EXCERPT FROM ARCHIE NUNN KILLED A FEW PEOPLE by Gary Rudoren. A screenplay based on his and David Summer’s play.

STORY TIME by Garth Wingfield. An up-to-date 10-minute play with an acerbic wit and a bit of sarcasm.