The Best American Short Plays 2001-2002

This is the latest volume in the acclaimed series that, for more than 60 years, has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays.

From its very first publication, "The Best Short Plays" series has identified new, cutting-edge playwrights that have gone on to become some of the most recognized names in theatre, from Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee, to Terrence McNally and David Mamet.

This new volume does not fail to live up to the standards of its predecessors, with plays including Joyce Carol Oates' "When I Was a Little Girl" and "My Mother Didn't Want Me", David Ives' "Lives of Saints", Will Scheffer's "Alien Boy", Neena Beber's "In Bed with Kafka/Kafka in My Bed", and Dmitry Lipkin and Tony Angeles' "Tightwad".