Art of the One act / edited and with an introduction and commentary by Arnold Johnston and Deborah Ann Percy.

section 1. Ten-minute one-act plays -- Hands for toast / Carey Daniels -- Offering / Richard Keller -- Attention / Holly Walter Kerby -- Interpreting a dream / Judy Klass -- We all give thanks / Troy Tradup -- Someday / Allison Williams with Japanese translations by Jana Duchova -- Dreidel daze / Gaylord Brewer -- Diorama / Lewis Horton -- Playtime / Kent R. Brown -- Driver's ed. / Steven Schutzman -- The Nancy / Bethany Gibson -- Bump / Maryann Lesert -- In Ruth Reichl's restaurant review / Steve Feffer -- Dada on rails / Christopher Farran -- section 2. Longer one-act plays -- Last call / Constance Alexander -- Teeming with Clowny / Lisa Dillman -- Unwholesome / Joe Byers -- What are friends for? / Gloria g. Murray -- Too much of me / James Magruder -- The death of Saul / Bill Teitelbaum -- Women in heat / Rich Orloff -- Milk / Michael Hemmingson -- Teachers who smoke cigarettes / Danny Sklar -- Devoted / Claudia Barnett -- The artist / Michael Hohnstein -- Heart of hearts / Jim Daniels -- Appendices -- Points to consider in analyzing a play -- Plot structure -- Some notes on comedy -- Playwriting, some recommendations -- Script format and related matters -- Hand for toast : an excerpt in theatrical format.