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(Applause Books). Applause is proud to continue the series that for over 70 years has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays in America. As previous series editor Ramon Delgado wrote in his introduction to The Best American Short Plays of 1989 ; the choice of entries for each edition has been based on the same goal: "to include a balance among three categories of playwrights: 1) established playwrights who continue to practice the art and craft of the short play; 2) emerging playwrights whose record of productions indicate both initial achievement and continuing artistic productivity; and 3) talented new playwrights whose work may not have had much exposure but evidences promise for the future." From its inception; The Best American Short Plays has identified new; cutting-edge playwrights who have gone on to establish award-winning careers; including Tennessee Williams ( A Streetcar Named Desire ); Edward Albee ( Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf ); Wendy Wasserstein ( The Heidi Chronicles ); David Mamet ( Glengarry Glen Ross ); and Horton Foote ( The Trip to Bountiful ). This volume is Barbara Parisis fifth edition as series editor. The volumes of the new millennium include the work of playwrights Murray Schisgal; Adam Kraar; Theodore Mann; David Ives; and Mark Medoff; among others; and tackle complex human issues through diverse theatrical styles and a wide range of character perspectives.