The Book Company: New Products - Anthologies (multiple authors)

Women+ on the Edge of Democracy

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:55:43 +0000

A body of work that asks us what kind of world we want to live in, and then challenges us to go about the business of creating it.

Women+ on the Edge of Democracy is a collection of thirty-four new short plays commissioned by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Ver..

Price: $25.95

The Keen Collection: Volume 12

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:34:39 +0000

The Keen Collection: Volume 12 includes, in this order: [REDACTED&91; Jr. by Alyssa Haddad-Chin This world premiere one-act written specifically for today’s students explores authentic storytelling and theatre kid culture as a high school theatre program prepares their spring musical. The Door by A..

Price: $21.00

Theatre & Basketball (Three Game-Changing Plays about Rising Stars)

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:35:00 +0000

Three young basketball stars learn that winning in life is more than scoring three-pointers.

In this anthology, three inimitable playwrights each take us to their home court, offering stories of resilience, teamwork, and determination. What this collection drives home is that muc..

Price: $19.95

Ukraine Unbroken (Five Plays)

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:34:33 +0000

"Ukraine Unbroken packs a punch…a reminder of the vital interventions of theatre in making sense of the world." —Guardian

Charting twelve turbulent years of modern Ukrainian history, from the Maidan protests of 2014 to Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and beyond..

Price: $26.95

See What I Wanna See

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:50:09 +0000

See What I Wanna See, a musical about lust, greed, murder, faith and redemption, was named by New York Magazine as one of the Best Musicals of 2005 and nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical. It is based on three short stories by the Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa and un..

Price: $19.00

7 Short Farces by Anton Chekhov

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:42:39 +0000

THE STORIES: Swan Song. An actor wakes up with a hangover, locked in the theater after the evening's performance. He is terrified when he thinks a ghost appears, but it is only the theater's prompter. The actor tells him stories of his life and also of his doubts about his career. Unburdened, he g..

Price: $19.00

More Than One Story (An Anthology of Monologues on Homelessness and Poverty)

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:35:50 +0000

This anthology is testimony, resistance, a nationwide act of creative truth-telling. This is More Than One Story.

For over thirty years, Cardboard Citizens has harnessed the power of theatre and storytelling to change the narrative of homelessness and poverty for individua..

Price: $26.95

Plays From the Boom Box Galaxy (Theater from the Hip Hop Generation)

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:34:34 +0000

"Welcome to the spoken world / Unspoken heard / Unfocused blurred / A bird of youth / A sooth / A truth / A muse of mind / You are divine / Feel me?" —Marc Bamuthi Joseph, from Word Becomes Flesh

Works by the most exciting and influential hip-..

Price: $20.95

Plays in One Act

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:52:10 +0000

A dazzling collection and already a standard reference for those interested in contemporary drama, Plays in One Act is a unique compilation of plays and monologues that showcases a stunning and diverse array of work from some of the most important voices in theater.Price: $22.99

Tales From Shakespeare

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:12:00 +0000

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb is a beloved classic that transforms the brilliance of Shakespeare’s plays into engaging and accessible prose for younger readers and beginners. Carefully adapted from the original texts, this collection brings to life famo..

Price: $7.99