New Web Site for One-Acts

[Lewis Heniford]

ONE-ACT CITATIONS NEEDED FOR A NEW WWW SITE
 
 
I seek one-act play citations for an expanded second print edition of a substantial
theatre index and for A NEW WWW SITE about small-cast one-act scripts.
 
The scope of (a) the second print edition of 1/2/3/4 FOR THE SHOW and of (b) the
SMALL-CAST ONE-ACT PLAYS ON-LINE site <http://www.scescape.com/small-cast_one-act_plays>
includes plays of any era, geographical or political area, language, genre or medium,
published or unpublished, produced or unproduced, that use four or fewer actors (with
possible extras).
 
Inclusion is free to the playwright.
 
Information necessary for a clear, consistent citation includes:
 
        name of author
        author s nationality, vocation(s), and birth year (and death year if deceased)
        full title of play
        estimated playing time
        genre
        (language if other than English)
        place
        time
        cast size/gender
        copyright date (if established)
        script source or instructions for contacting the playwright or agent
        rights source
        synopsis (event by event account of the action)
        comment (number of scenes, frequency of changes, complexity, special
        requirements, production history, and such)
 
Plot and comment annotations by citer or author are optional; they might include plot
description, theme analysis, production history or general comments any helpful relevant
information.
 
Toward that end, synopses and comments are expansible to 200 words per citation. The
user needs sufficient clear information to choose from the plethora of possibilities.
The synopsis best gives an event-by-event progression of actions. The comment best
advises the potential producer/director/actor/teacher about staging considerations and
gives a production history (if any and if desired). Essentially, these annotations are
infomercials, but above all they should be truthful and helpful, as if the writer were
speaking to a respected theatrical colleague.
 
No other guide focuses on small-cast one-act plays this way. Your help can make the
second edition better serve the guide user and result in additional productions of cited
plays. Sources of citations will be stated.
 
Please reply to heniford at ix.netcom.com.
 
Thank you.
 
 
 
Lewis
 
P.S. For the record, Scarecrow Press, Inc., 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, MD 20706, offers my
1/2/3/4 FOR THE SHOW: A GUIDE TO SMALL-CAST ONE-ACT PLAYS, ISBN 0-8108-2605-1, telephone
800-462-6420 or 301-459-3366, fax 301-459-2118, $39.50.
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LEWIS W. HENIFORD, M.L.S., Ph.D., P. O. Box 299, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
         phone (408) 624-6960, fax (408) 624-1164 when alerted
 
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