A unique anthology of 23 outstanding plays for three actors by an exciting mix of established and emerging playwrights. Everyone's heard that "Two's company, three's a crowd." That may be true on a date, but on stage, three is a magic number. Add a third character to any interaction and the dramatic possibilities increase exponentially: suddenly there's competition, intrigue, shifting allegiances, comic misunderstandings, secrets and lies. Triangles make excellent drama, and three-handers offer the kind of substantial and challenging roles that actors love. Plays for Three offers six full-length and seventeen short plays featuring dramatic trios of every sort. Rob Ackerman Pete Barry Stephen Belber Cesi Davidson Adrienne Dawes Philip Dawkins Catherine Filloux Madeleine George Amlin Gray Frank Higgins Cory Hinkle Wendy Kesselman Eric Lane Kitt Lavoie Mark Henry Levine Matthew Lopez Donald Margulies Anna Moench A. Rey Pamatmat David Riedy Nina Shengold Stephen Webb Craig Wright.

"Vintage original"--Verso of title page. Includes index.

Short plays. Duncan and Troy visit a petting zoo /Rob Ackerman -- Entonces vivamos / Cesi Davidson -- Ex libris / Philip Dawkins -- Fakespeare / Amlin Gray -- Good enough / Kitt Lavoie -- Kibbutz / Donald Margulies -- La madia cycle / Adrienne Dawes -- Move like ants / Stephen Webb -- Sex with a mathematician / Pete Barry -- Shades / Mark Harvey Levine -- Short shorts / David Riedy -- The beauty inside / Catherine Filloux -- The forest for the trees / Anna Moench -- The questioning / Frank Higgins -- The shell collection / Wendy Kesselman -- This quintessence of dust / Cory Hinkle -- Troika / Nina Shengold -- Full-length plays. -- Edith can shoot things and hit them / Rey Pamatmat -- Lady / Craig Wright -- Precious little / Madeleine George -- Ride / Eric Lane -- Tape / Stephen Belber -- The whipping man / Matthew Lopez.