<p><strong>FOREWORD</strong></p>

<p>by Lawrence Harbison</p>

<p>Lisa Soland, teacher, actress and a fine playwright herself, has here assembled a wonderful collection of short plays. Some are comic (laughs), some are dramatic (no laughs), some are somewhere in between. A few of the playwrights whose work is represented here are ones whose work I have published in the anthologies I have edited for Smith and Kraus and Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, such as Don Nigro, Debbie Lamedman, Stephanie Hutchinson, Gary Garrison and Craig Pospisil and Ms. Soland herself, but most are new to me. It never ceases to amaze me when I contemplate the huge number of really fine playwrights. I don&rsquo;t think there has ever been such a wealth of writing for the theatre.</p>

<p>If you&rsquo;re a passionate actor, a teacher or a director looking for a play to do, you won&rsquo;t find a better place to start looking than this book.</p>