Christopher Durang - Published Plays

Christopher Durang

Published Plays

How to Order Books Performance Rights

Note: Some of the plays are published in more than one book

GroveAtlantic (four books)
www.groveatlantic .com

Christopher Durang Explains It All For You
Introduction by author
Includes six plays:

	*The Nature and Purpose of the Universe*
	*'dentity Crisis*
	*Titanic*
	*The Actor's Nightmare*
	*Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You*
	*Beyond Therapy*

The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Extensive afterword by author

Laughing Wild and Baby With The Bathwater
Two afterwords by author

Betty's Summer Vacation
Foreword by Tim Sanford
Introduction by Michael Feingold

Smith and Kraus (two books)
www.smithkraus.com

Christopher Durang: Complete Full Length Plays 1975-1995
Introduction by Robert Brustein
Forewords by the author for each play
Now available in soft cover
Plays included:

	The Idiots Karamazov (co-authored with Albert Innaurato)
	*'The Vietnamization of New Jersey*
	A History of the American Film (note: includes updated ending for Film, not published elsewhere)
	*Beyond Therapy*
	*Baby with the Bathwater*
	*The Marriage of Bette and Boo*
	*Laughing Wild*

Christopher Durang: 27 Short Plays
Introduction by Howard Stein
Numerous notes by the author throughout
Essay on Sister Mary controversy by author
Plays included:

	*Mrs. Sorken*
	*For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls*
	*A Stye of the Eye*
	*Nina in the Morning*
	*Wanda's Visit*
	*Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room*
	*The Book of Leviticus Show*
	*Naomi in the Living Room*
	*Woman Stand-up*
	*DMV Tyrant*
	*Funeral Parlor*
	*Canker Sores and Other Distractions*
	*The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From*
	*1-900-Desperate*
	*Women in a Playground*
	*Phyllis & Xenobia*
	*Desire, Desire, Desire*
	*Medea*
	*One Minute Play*
	*John and Mary Doe*
	*Diversions*
	*The Nature and Purpose of the Universe*
	*'dentiry Crisis*
	*Death Comes to Us All, Mary Agnes*
	*Titanic*
	*The Actor's Nightmare*
	*Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You*

Acting Editions

From Durang: Most of my plays are published in “acting editions” by Dramatists Play Services; two are published by Samuel French.

Acting editions are thin paperbacks, designed for use in rehearsals. They are usually a bit cheaper than the regular book store paperbacks.

Because these editions are meant for production use and you get them from the licensing publishers, I have in most cases added author’s notes to these volumes that are specifically geared to actors and directors putting on the plays.

Because of this, if you’re going to produce the plays, I hope you will get these editions in order to read some of these notes.

2 Acting Editions with Samuel French Inc., Play Publishers
www.samuelfrench.com

Beyond Therapy
Author’s notes in back regarding production and acting issues

A History of the American Film
Author’s notes in back (especially regarding production issues)
(note: the updated ending, alas, is only in the Smith and Kraus Full Length Plays volume)

11 Acting Editions with Dramatists Play Services
www.dramatists.com

Three Short Plays
Short note on Nature and Purpose; no notes on other two
Plays included:

	*The Nature and Purpose of the Universe*
	*Death Comes to Us All, Mary Agnes*
	*'dentity Crisis*

Titanic
Interesting notes on this play; it’s a strange play
Hope you read the notes if you choose to produce the play
(notes not published anywhere else)

The Idiots Karamazov (co-authored by Albert Innaurato)
Notes in afterword on tone and miscellaneous production issues
The Vietnamization of New Jersey
No notes
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
and The Actor's Nightmare
Notes on both plays (acting tone, pace, etc.)
Baby with the Bathwater
Notes at end, various things.
The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Notes, rather copious, at the end.
Laughing Wild
Notes at end, some clarifications
Durang/Durang
An evening of six one acts.
Plays included:

	*Mrs. Sorken*
	For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls
	A Stye of the Eye
	Nina in the Morning
	Wanda’s Visit
	Business Lunch at the Russian Tea Room
	More copious notes, based on the Manhattan Theatre Club 1996 production

Naomi in the Living Room & Other Short Plays
23 short plays, split up into 3 categories:

Character Comedies and Sketches:
	*Naomi in the Living Room*
	Kitty the Waitress
	Funeral Parlor
	Canker Sores and Other Distractions
	Woman Stand-Up
	DMV Tyrant
	Gym Teacher
	1-900-Desperate
	One Minute Play
	Women in a Playground
	Phyllis and Xenobia
	John and Mary Doe
	Not My Fault

Parodies:
	*The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From*
	Medea (co-authored with Wendy Wasserstein)
	Aunt Dan Meets the Madwoman of Chaillot
	Desire, Desire, Desire

Political:
	*Cardinal O’Connor*
	The Book of Leviticus Show
	Entertaining Mr. Helms
	The Doctor Will See You Now
	Under Duress: Words on Fire
	*An Altar Boy Talks to God* *(adapted from Aids speech in "Laughing Wild")*

Betty's Summer Vacation
Author’s Notes at end (not published elsewhere)

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