If you enjoy shopping at Barnes and Noble stores, it’s good news that you will very soon find Plays and Playwrights 2010 on the shelf there. And any store will take your order and get it for you lickety split.
On line at bn.com you can find our newest anthology, also. Just click here and you’ll go right to our page. And they are selling it at a nice discount. So don’t delay — this is a good chance to save and get a copy just in time for vacation reading.
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This year we thought we would record podcasts with the authors from Plays and Playwrights 2010 a bit differently than in the past. We felt it might be a good idea to talk with them as they had something new on the horizon. We hope, and it often does happen, that our playwrights get to work together but this year two of our authors, also excellent actors, auditioned for the same role and ended up sharing the stage in the upcoming Henry VI, Part 3.
When Martin (editor of our books and moderator of many of the podcasts) found out about this he immediately invited them both to talk about their experiences as actors and about their plays which are published in this year’s anthology.
Jerrod Bogard is the author of Spin Cycle and he shares with listeners how this collection of one-acts came together as an evening of theatre. He further explains how it is different from most such collections in that it has a through line which joins them together making five short plays feel like one play in five acts. You really get an appreciation of the process that goes into making a great production. And Jerrod is a delight to listen to.
Nat Cassidy describes his play, Any Day Now as a normal three act family drama — except that Dad’s a zombie. His thoughts on why he wrote this and the various pop culture influences (and non-influences) are all part of the process of a talented and intelligent author. And Nat has that wonderful combination of charm and friendly good nature.
Check out this new podcast and learn a bit more about Plays and Playwrights 2010 and this new production of Henry VI Part 3.
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Books have been around for a long time, but times, they are a-changing, and it now appears that e-books, in various forms, are here to stay. A couple of years ago, I didn’t know anyone who read books online; today, I have Kindle software on my PC and on my iPhone, and just about everytime I’m in the theatre I see someone in the audience reading from a Kindle or Nook before the show begins.
NYTE prides itself on helping professionals and audience members in our community make great use of new technology–and that’s why we’ve recently published our first e-book. It’s currently available on Kindle only:
Plays and Playwrights for the New Millennium – the e-book.
But we’re planning to publish to other formats/readers in the near future, and to expand our selection of titles, too.
So why should you be thinking about e-books?
Reason #1 — so easy to get, so easy to use. You never have to leave the house, don’t have to put on your shoes, don’t have to wait til daylight to shop. You can buy it at 3:05 a.m. and by 3:07 a.m. it will be ready to read on your iPhone, iTouch, iPad, BlackBerry and PC. Got a Kindle? It will be there, too,of course.
And it’s easy on the eyes. I make the font a little bigger and I don’t have to fumble for my glasses to read it. Click to shut it down and when you come back to it, it’s exactly on the right page. Don’t have to dog-ear the pages or worry that the bookmark will fall out.
Want to skip around? Just go to the Table of Contents and click on the play you want to read. There you are in a nano second. And you can get a free sample downloaded to see if you really like it. Give it a try.
Reason #2 — You can read it anywhere. Download it to all your devices–your iPhone, BlackBerry, etc. Read it on the subway, read it at lunch, read it on your way to an audition. It is the most convenient way, I am finding, to read whether it be for pleasure or for a more serious purpose. The book you want is always in your pocket or on your laptop and that is worth a lot. And having it on your PC where you can go to it when you just want to take a few minutes off from working on another assignment is fun.
Reason #3 — This anthology seems to be a first. We’ve checked around and we don’t seem to be able to find any other anthologies of contemporary plays. This excites us as we still believe this is a group of playwrights that is decidedly underserved where publishing is concerned. Contemporary work should be easy to find.
One caveat with the Kindle store — unless you know the name of the e-book or can follow a link, you will have a difficult time finding this. Unfortunately in the navigation bar there is no heading for “drama” or “plays” so send out this link to your friends — no obligation to purchase, but this way they can get to look at what we feel is a great e-book. And it’s only $10.
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The Obies were given out last night and I am delighted to say several of our playwrights were recognized. So very exciting for all and congratulations to all.
Informally structured, with no strict categories, The Village Voice OBIE Awards honor excellence in off-/off-off-Broadway theater. Unlike most other entertainment awards, The Village Voice OBIE Awards publish no nominations. In the conviction that creativity is not competitive, the judges may give multiple OBIEs in any category, or even invent new categories, to reward exceptional artistic merit.
Taylor Mac received a Special Citation for his extraordinary work, The Lily’s Revenge. NYTE Small Press published Taylor’s earlier play, Red Tide Blooming in Plays and Playwrights 2007. A well deserved award.
Two of our playwrights joined forces to be part of Three Pianos, also awarded a Special Citation. Rick Burkhardt and Alec Duffy and Dave Malloy were noted for this most interesting work produced at the Ontological. You will get a chance to see the piece at the New York Theatre Workshop next year. Rick’s unique, original one act, Conversation Storm, is published in Plays and Playwrights 2009. Alec’s The Top Ten People of the Millennium Sing Their Favorite Schubert Leider is a delightful piece which was published in Plays and Playwrights 2006.
An Obie Grant was awarded to Vampire Cowboys. This is the talented company who bring us so many fight spectaculars. It’s run by Qui Nguyen & Robert Ross Parker. One of their earlier pieces, Vampire Cowboy Trilogy, is published in Plays and Playwrights 2005.
NYTE Small Press is so very proud of our playwrights’ achievements and the fact that they have been noted with these awards. Read their plays, see the newer work they produce. I am sure you will enjoy.
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Just posted the final interview by the authors of the plays in Plays and Playwrights 2010. There are 10 great reads — Martin sure asked interesting questions.
These interviews add great insight. You really feel as though you have had a chance to get to know each of them.
Read the interviews to find out which one of the authors worked with Joe Chaikin; who won a NYIT award last season; and whose piece doesn’t take place in a theatre?
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I know that many of you discovered our small press years after we started. You may not be aware of the great material in Plays and Playwrights 2001 and 2002. So before these anthologies go out of print, I would like to be sure you can add them to your bookshelves.
Now through June 30, buy both volumes (retail value $30) for just $15. And, of course, shipping is free.
Here’s a great way to become acquainted with the work of Julia Lee Barclay who has been extremely successful in London with her theoretical, ensemble based pieces based on her early, Word To Your Mama.
And Trav S.D.’s House of Trash is a forerunner of his vaudeville style work that has gained so great a following. Trav is the author of the well received book on the history of vaudeville “No Applause, Just Throw Money”.
Of course this is also a great chance to read Marc Chun’s Match which has been produced more than 30 times since we published it — probably the most perfect piece for any small company or school production.
Visit our website for more information about Plays and Playwrights 2001 and 2002. Then take advantage of this great special limited offer pricing.
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Last Monday NYTE hosted the Book Launch for Plays and Playwrights 2010 at Dixon Place. It was absolutely the greatest.
Have to thank Ellie and Leslie and all the folks at Dixon Place that made this possible. So many guests told me they had not had a chance to visit the new Dixon Place and now that they were here they were sure to come back and tell their friends. The facilities are great — warm and inviting and the staff even more so.
The place was packed and the readings and the q&a and the after party/book signing went off without a hitch. Heard so many positive things about the playwrights, the excerpts, the actors. Just a grand time had by all.
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Tony Asaro, composer lyricist for Our Country which we just published in Plays and Playwrights 2010 tells us about his exciting week:
First, the WORLD PREMIERE of my oratorio “Such Beautiful Things” (composer Jeff Parola) is this sunday at 5:00 on the Upper West Side. The piece was commissioned by the Choral Chameleon (dir. Vince Peterson).
Sunday, April 18, 2010
5:00-7:00pm
4th Universalist Society
160 Central Park West
$15 online
To purchase tickets, please click here
and of course you can meet Tony on Monday, April 19 at the Book Launch at Dixon Place. In Tony’s words:
I will be on a Q&A panel from 5:30-6:30, then will be autographing books, then performances from each of the shows at 7:00. Justin Utley will be singing 2 songs from Our Country. We’re going last of course, because we’re the only musical.
Hope to see you on the 19th.
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It was really exciting yesterday morning when the books arrived. Once the cartons were neatly packed we started notifying all the playwrights. Nat’s the only one who got here before dusk and he loved the new cover. Martin’s got it posted on Facebook and I’ve got a nice page up on nytesmallpress’s website. Check it out.
And you can still save if you order at our shop. It will be available at both amazon and b&n online very shortly.
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Tim Cusack, a very talented actor and director (also co-artistic director of Theatre Askew) is a wonderful supporter of our publishing program. And he writes a column for stage-directions.com. He met with Martin Denton, editor of all our books, for a chat. The article Tim wrote has just been published in stage-directions.
Martin talks about the origins of our publishing program and about our newest anthology, Plays and Playwrights 2010.
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