Barrows, Marjorie Wescott, Ed.
Currents in Drama
. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1968.
A fine collection of plays—one-act and longer—with a clear and simply written introduction which explains dramatic terms.
Feigenbaum, Lawrence H., Ed.
Radio and Television Plays
. New York: Globe Book Co., 1956.
This and the following collections are hard to find, although most public libraries have at least two or more on hand.
Ferguson, John, Ed.
Seven Famous One-Act Plays
. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1953.
Gassner, John and Mollie, Eds.
15 International One-Act Plays
. New York: Washington Square Press, 1969.
Griffith, Francis, et al, Eds.
One-Act Plays for Our Times
. New York: Popular Library, 1973.
This collection includes Tennessee Williams’ “The Case of the Crushed Petunias.”
Griffith, Francis J. and Mersand, Joseph, Eds.
One-Act Plays for Today
. New York: Globe Book Company, 1945.
Vidal, Gore, Ed.
Best Television Plays
. New York: Ballantine Books, 1956.
Many good plays, including “The Mother,” by Paddy Chayefsky.
