New Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2006

The latest in this prestigious series, this enticing anthology contains seven amazing new plays by new playwrights, including: Almost, Maine John Cariani. Suite of interrelated short comedies about the unforgettable denizens of a tiny town in Maine. A hit Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre. War in Paramus Barbara Dana. Realistic drama about a troubled teenaged girl in a New Jersey family during the Vietnam era. Off-Broadway success directed by Austin Pendleton at Abingdon Theatre Co. Bulrusher Eisa Davis. Inventive and poetic drama about a mysterious California orphan. Produced Off-Broadway by Urban Stages. Indoor/Outdoor Kenny Finkle. Hilarious and poignant comedy about the travails of a house cat named Samantha. Originally produced by the Hangar Theatre. Subsequently an Off-Broadway success at the DR2 Theatre. Cowboy Versus Samurai Michael Golamco. Delightful comedy about the only two Asian-American guys in a small town in Wyoming and what happens when the first Asian-American woman arrives there to live. Produced Off-Broadway by National Asian American Theatre Co. In the Continuum Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter. Off-Broadway success about several American and African woman dealing with the reality of AIDS In their lives. Originally produced off-Broadway at Primary Stages, then transferred for a successful commercial run Off-Broadway and has toured all over the world. Six Years Sharr White. Compelling drama from the Humana Festival that follows the lives of a husband and wife from just after the Second World War up into the Vietnam era.