Acting Editions
Collections
The Gospel According to James and Other Plays
Included in the anthology:
The Gospel According to James
Knock Me a Kiss
Free Man of Color
Jelly Belly
Puddn’head Wilson
“The strengths of Smith’s theatre collection are numerous and exhilarating. His characters are original and surprising, often vexing and exasperating, but they each have their piece to contribute. Smith’s dramas are persuasive without being didactic, and without suggesting simple conclusions. They are eloquent and poignant, but with a punch. Something like Carson McCullers without the malaise, or Spike Lee without the chatter. These are smart, profoundly felt, demanding scripts that refuse to pander to our expectations. The Gospel According to James and Other Plays belongs on the shelf of anyone with a sincere love for relevant, powerful theatre.”–Christopher Soden – ForeWord Reviews
Seven Black Plays
Edited by Chuck Smith
Foreword by August Wilson
Includes Jelly Belly and other plays by Lydia R. Diamond, Gloria Bond-Clunie, Javon Johnson, Reginald Lawrence, Christopher Moore, and Jeff Stetson
Victory Gardens Presents
Edited by Sandy Shinner and Dennis Zacek
Foreword by Richard Christiansen
In 2001, Victory Gardens Theater received the Tony Award for Regional Theatre and was hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “one of the country’s most important playwrights’ theaters.”
This collection features Free Man of Color and six other plays from the twelve-member Playwrights Ensemble at Victory Gardens. Their works tackle a wide range of topics from a colorful and imaginative retelling of the Medea legend set in the Carribbean to the desperation and regret that can fill a high-school reunion, from a feisty stroke-survivor claiming her independence to a historical drama about the first free man of color to attend Ohio University.
Best New Plays of 2000
Includes Knock Me a Kiss
International Plays for Young Audiences
Includes City of Gold
Multicultural Theatre II
