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Volume 1Contents by Title
10 Days on EarthRonnie Burkett .................................................................... 1
The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee
William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin........................ 6
365 Days/365 PlaysSuzan-Lori Parks............................................................. 11
36 ViewsNaomi Iizuka..................................................................... 16
The 39 StepsPatrick Barlow .................................................................. 21
52 Degrees SouthAndrew Farrell and Kevin Fegan........................ 25
Additional ParticularsEd Simpson......................................................................... 30
The Adventures of a Black Girl in Searchof God
Djanet Sears........................................................................ 34
AfterimageRobert Chafe, adapted from the 1998
short story by Michael Crummey.......... 38
Age of ArousalLinda Griffiths .................................................................. 42
AgokweWaawaate Fobister......................................................... 47
The Alice TrilogyTom Murphy..................................................................... 52
Altyd JonkerSaartjie Botha, with lyrics by Ingrid Jonker
and music by Janine Neethling ............... 56
And Did Those FeetLes Smith and Martin Thomasson.................... 59
Anita Bryant Died for Your SinsBrian Christopher Williams .................................... 64
Anna in the TropicsNilo Cruz ............................................................................. 69
Another Home InvasionJoan MacLeod.................................................................. 74
August: Osage CountyTracy Letts .......................................................................... 78
Avenue QRobert Lopez and Jeff Marx ................................. 82
BataviaRichard Mills and Peter Goldsworthy, with
music and lyrics by Richard Mills andPeter Goldsworthy ............................................ 87
Behzti (Dishonour)Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti .................................................. 92
Belfast BluesGeraldine Hughes.......................................................... 96
BetrayedGeorge Packer ............................................................... 101
Bigger Than JesusRick Miller........................................................................ 106
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Billy Elliot: The MusicalLee Hall.............................................................................. 110
BlackbirdDavid Harrower ........................................................... 115
Black WatchGregory Burke............................................................... 119
blood.claatd’bi.young......................................................................... 124
The Blue LightMieko Ouchi................................................................... 128
Blue/OrangeJoe Penhall ....................................................................... 132
Bone CageCatherine Banks ........................................................... 137
born baddebbie tucker green................................................... 140
Breakfast with MugabeFraser Grace .................................................................... 144
Breathing InReza de Wet.................................................................... 148
Brothers in BloodMichael van Graan ..................................................... 151
Building JerusalemMichael Redhill............................................................. 156
BurningVerity Laughton........................................................... 160
The CarnivoresIan Wilding ...................................................................... 163
Caroline, or ChangeTony Kushner ................................................................ 167
Carthage Must Be DestroyedAlan Wilkins .................................................................... 172
Cast IronLisa Codrington ........................................................... 176
Caught Red HandedTim Loane........................................................................ 180
China DollMarjorie Chan ............................................................... 184
Circle Mirror TransformationAnnie Baker ..................................................................... 188
The Clean HouseSarah Ruhl ........................................................................ 193
CloudstreetAdapted by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo from
the novel written by Tim Winton ...... 199
ClublandRoy Williams................................................................... 204
The Coast of UtopiaTom Stoppard................................................................ 208
CockMike Bartlett................................................................... 213
Copper ThunderbirdMarie Clements ............................................................ 217
CurfewMichael Holgate .......................................................... 223
Cut FlowersGavin Lawrence............................................................ 227
’da Kink in My HairTrey Anthony................................................................. 231
DamascusDavid Greig ..................................................................... 236
The Dark ThingsUrsula Rani Sarma...................................................... 243
Dead CitySheila Callaghan ........................................................... 247
The December Man (L’homme de décembre)Colleen Murphy ........................................................... 251
DemocracyMichael Frayn ................................................................ 256
A Disappearing NumberSimon McBurney ........................................................ 261
Doubt: A ParableJohn Patrick Shanley................................................. 266
East of BerlinHannah Moscovitch.................................................. 271
EclipsedDanai Gurira ................................................................... 276
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EdenEugene O’Brien ........................................................... 281
Einstein’s GiftVern Thiessen ................................................................ 284
Elizabeth RexTimothy Findley........................................................... 289
Elmina’s KitchenKwame Kwei-Armah................................................. 294
EnronLucy Prebble................................................................... 298
Exits and EntrancesAthol Fugard .................................................................. 303
Fabulation: or, The Re-Education of UndineLynn Nottage................................................................. 308
FamiliarKirsten Greenidge....................................................... 312
Far AwayCaryl Churchill.............................................................. 316
The Far Side of the MoonRobert Lepage, with music
by Laurie Anderson....................................... 320
Fela!Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis, with lyrics by
Fela Kuti, Jim Lewis, Aaron Johnson,and Jordan McLean ...................................... 325
Flesh WoundChé Walker ...................................................................... 329
The Force of ChangeGary Mitchell.................................................................. 333
Four PlacesJoel Drake Johnson ................................................... 337
Free OutgoingAnupama Chandrasekhar....................................... 341
From These Green HeightsDermot Bolger .............................................................. 345
A Gift for MomBasil Dawkins ................................................................. 349
Girl in the Goldfish BowlMorris Panych................................................................ 352
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?Edward Albee................................................................. 356
God of CarnageYasmina Reza, translated into English
by Christopher Hampton ......................... 361
GraceCraig Wright................................................................... 365
HabitatJudith Thompson........................................................ 369
HairsprayMark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan,
based on the 1988 film .............................. 373
Half LifeJohn Mighton ................................................................ 378
HarbourKatherine Thomson................................................... 382
HarvestRichard Bean .................................................................. 386
HeavenGeorge F. Walker........................................................ 390
HeroesTranslated by Tom Stoppard from the
original 2005 French play byGerald Sibleyras ................................................ 396
The History BoysAlan Bennett ................................................................... 401
Holding the ManTommy Murphy, based on the memoir
by Timothy Conigrave................................ 406
Holy DayAndrew Bovell ............................................................... 410
Homebody/KabulTony Kushner ................................................................ 414
How to Disappear Completely and NeverBe Found
Fin Kennedy.................................................................... 420
Humble BoyCharlotte Jones............................................................. 425
I Am My Own WifeDoug Wright .................................................................. 430
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In a World Created by aDrunken God
Drew Hayden Taylor ............................................... 434
In Flagrante GothicoAlice Dodd and Jillian Armenante................. 438
InheritanceHannie Rayson.............................................................. 442
In On ItDaniel MacIvor............................................................. 445
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow: AnInstant Message with Excitable Music
Rolin Jones....................................................................... 448
In the HeightsLin-Manuel Miranda ................................................ 452
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James Joyce’s The DeadRichard Nelson and Shaun Davey, based on
a 1914 short story by James Joyce.... 457
James XGerard Mannix Flynn............................................... 462
Jerry Springer: The OperaRichard Thomas and Stewart Lee, with
lyrics and music by Richard Thomas .... 466
Jersey BoysMarshall Brickman and Rick Elice ................. 471
JerusalemJez Butterworth............................................................ 475
Keating!Casey Bennetto............................................................. 480
Kimberly AkimboDavid Lindsay-Abaire............................................... 485
The Laramie ProjectMoisés Kaufman........................................................... 490
LidlessFrances Ya-Chu Cowhig........................................ 494
The Lieutenant of InishmoreMartin McDonagh ..................................................... 500
Life after GeorgeHannie Rayson.............................................................. 505
The Lost EchoBarrie Kosky and Tom Wright ......................... 509
Love Loves a PornographerJeff Goode ........................................................................ 513
The Modern International DeadDamien Millar................................................................ 517
The MountaintopKatori Hall........................................................................ 521
My Name Is Rachel CorrieAdapted by Alan Rickman and Katharine
Viner, from original letters, emails, andjournals by Rachel Corrie ......................... 525
Myth, Propaganda, and Disaster in NaziGermany and Contemporary America
Stephen Sewell............................................................... 530
The New Electric BallroomEnda Walsh...................................................................... 535
Noah and the Tower FlowerSean McLoughlin........................................................ 540
Nothing but the TruthJohn Kani .......................................................................... 544
A NumberCaryl Churchill.............................................................. 548
O Go My ManStella Feehily ................................................................... 552
On the Shore of the Wide WorldSimon Stephens ............................................................ 556
OpusMichael Hollinger....................................................... 560
Orson’s ShadowAustin Pendleton......................................................... 565
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Outlying IslandsDavid Greig ..................................................................... 570
Palace of the EndJudith Thompson........................................................ 574
The People Next DoorHenry Adam ................................................................... 579
The PillowmanMartin McDonagh ..................................................... 583
The Pitmen PaintersAdapted by Lee Hall from the book
by William Feaver ........................................... 588
The Play What I WroteHamish McColl, Sean Foley, and Eddie
Braben, with music by Gary Yershon... 592
PornographySimon Stephens ............................................................ 597
The ProducersAdapted by Mel Brooks from the film
written by Mel Brooks ................................ 602
ProofDavid Auburn ................................................................ 607
PumpgirlAbbie Spallen.................................................................. 611
PurlieOssie Davis, Philip Rose, and Peter Udell, based
on the 1961 play by Ossie Davis ........ 616
PyaasaAnusree Roy.................................................................... 621
Rabbit HoleDavid Lindsay-Abaire............................................... 625
Radio GolfAugust Wilson ............................................................... 630
Rafta, Rafta . . .Ayub Khan-Din ............................................................ 635
RaptureJoanna Murray-Smith............................................... 640
References to Salvador Dali Make Me HotJosé Rivera........................................................................ 644
Rock ‘n’ RollTom Stoppard................................................................ 649
The Rubenstein KissJames Phillips ................................................................. 654
RuinedLynn Nottage................................................................. 658
The SapphiresTony Briggs..................................................................... 663
ScarboroughFiona Evans ..................................................................... 667
Scenes from the Big PictureOwen McCafferty ....................................................... 671
The Serpent’s TeethDaniel Keene .................................................................. 675
The SevenWill Power, adapted from a play by
Aeschylus ............................................................... 679
Seven Jewish ChildrenCaryl Churchill.............................................................. 683
ShadesAlia Bano ........................................................................... 688
Shane Warne: The MusicalEddie Perfect, with music and lyrics by
Eddie Perfect ...................................................... 692
Shoot/Get Treasure/RepeatMark Ravenhill .............................................................. 697
[sic]Melissa James Gibson .............................................. 701
Small TragedyCraig Lucas ...................................................................... 705
Snake in FridgeBrad Fraser ....................................................................... 709
Songs of the Dragons Flying to HeavenYoung Jean Lee............................................................ 714
SpamalotEric Idle.............................................................................. 719
SpectacularForced Entertainment.............................................. 724
Spring AwakeningSteven Sater, based on the 1891 play by
Frank Wedekind............................................... 728
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Stage DirectionsL. Trey Wilson .............................................................. 734
Still AngelaJenny Kemp..................................................................... 738
StockholmBryony Lavery................................................................ 742
Strangers in BetweenTommy Murphy........................................................... 747
Stuff HappensDavid Hare ...................................................................... 751
The SuitcaseEs’kia Mphahlele ......................................................... 756
Take Me OutRichard Greenberg..................................................... 761
That FacePolly Stenham................................................................ 766
This Wide NightChloë Moss...................................................................... 771
Thoroughly Modern MillieRichard Morris .............................................................. 774
The ThugsAdam Bock ...................................................................... 779
Times Like TheseJohn O’Keefe ................................................................. 784
Topdog/UnderdogSuzan-Lori Parks.......................................................... 788
Toy SymphonyComposed by Michael Gow ............................... 793
The Twentieth-Century WayTom Jacobson ............................................................... 797
The UnconqueredTorben Betts................................................................... 802
Unity (1918)Kevin Kerr ........................................................................ 807
UrinetownGreg Kotis and Mark Hollmann ..................... 812
VictoryAthol Fugard .................................................................. 816
Vincent in BrixtonNicholas Wright ........................................................... 821
Void StoryForced Entertainment.............................................. 825
WalkaboutBangarra Dance Theatre, with music
by David Page andSteve Francis ....................................................... 828
The Walworth FarceEnda Walsh...................................................................... 832
War HorseNick Stafford, based on the 1982 novel
by Michael Morpurgo ................................. 837
War of the RosesAdapted by Tom Wright and Benedict
Andrews from the plays of WilliamShakespeare.......................................................... 843
wAveSung Jung Rno ............................................................. 848
WellLisa Kron........................................................................... 852
What Happened Bridgie ClearyTom MacIntyre ............................................................ 858
When the Rain Stops FallingAndrew Bovell ............................................................... 861
Where Do We LiveChristopher Shinn....................................................... 866
Where the Blood MixesKevin Loring................................................................... 870
Which Way Is Out?Basil Dawkins ................................................................. 874
Wicked: The MusicalStephen Schwartz, based on the 1995
novel by Gregory Maguire....................... 878
The Wonderful World of DissociaAnthony Neilson.......................................................... 883
Yellow FaceDavid Henry Hwang................................................ 887
The York RealistPeter Gill............................................................................ 892
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