Overview
The Best American Short Plays 2013-2014 takes a look at our changing
times. Uncertain seems to be the watchword of today's world, full of
surprises, shocks, and even a few delights. Uncertainty brings with it
fear and insecurity, as well as a nostalgic longing for the good old
days, but for some, uncertainty means opportunity and along with it the
prospect of change for the better. This volume explores various
experiences of uncertainty and includes a series of nine plays gathered
by Daniel Gallant, entitled Nine Signs of the Times, as well as short
plays by Neil LaBute, John Guare, Laura Shaine Cunningham, Daniel F.
Levin, Quincy Long, Halley Feiffer, Caridad Svich, and Clay McLeod
Chapman.