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New & Recommended Plays
 Red
John Logan
Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. This compelling dramatization of the life of one of the 20th century's greatest artists, offers a mesmerizing glimpse not only into the studio of an artist, but into his tortured soul as well. 2m. Softcover, 68 pp. $22.99.
 Things That Go Bump Volume II: Plays for Young Adults
Edited by Kit Brennan
This volume contains six Canadian plays for elementary school audiences: Lig & Bittle by Elyne Quan & Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull, A Giraffe in Paris by Mark Haroun, The Secret Life of the Octopus by Clem Martini, Bluenose by Emil Sher, The Incredible Speediness of Jamie Cavanaugh by Chris Craddock, and Under the Big Top by Jan Derbyshire. Softcover, 266 pp. $24.95.
 Lady in the Red Dress
David Yee
Max, a lawyer for the Canadian Department of Justice, is losing his mind. In one nightmarish week he has been shot, punched, stabbed, had a heart attack, and is having conversations with dead men. A modern-day noir noir, Lady in the Red Dress is a darkly comic story about the skeletons in our closets and the consequences of our inactions told by one of Canada's most unorthodox young playwrights. 4m, 1f (both with doubling). Softcover, 94 pp. $16.95.
 Lucy
Damien Atkins
A world-renowned and much-respected anthropologist, Vivian is most comfortable in her world of quiet solitude, balking at even the smallest of interactions with the outside world. Her life is abruptly changed, however, when her ex-husband shows up and asks Vivian to reassume custody of their thirteen-year-old autistic daughter, Lucy, while he settles in with his new wife. Overwhelmed by the particulars of Lucy's care and unable at first to connect with her daughter, Vivian soon realizes that she and Lucy are more alike than she ever could have expected -- a revelation that has powerful and disturbing consequences. m2, f3. Softcover, 84 pp. $16.95.
 Our Class
Tadeusz Slobodzianek
Following a class of Polish schoolchildren, Jewish and Catholic, from 1925 through the 80s, Our Class is a fierce confrontation of Poland's involvement in the attrocities of the last century. Beautiful, haunting and terrifying, this play is a masterpiece of social commentary and the human experience. Softcover, 108 pp. $21.95.
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