ARAN PRESS Plays by STEVE AVERY:

BURNING BRIDGES

by Stephen Avery

Cast: 1 man; 1 woman. Drama. One Act. Set: restaurant terrace.

The latest from Avery, BURNING BRIDGES tells the honest to god truth about the work the artist has to take to survive while he pursues his craft, and more, what happens to his relationships when he is honest with himself.. A very easy one act to produce.

Book : $4.00. Royalty - $25-$15.

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BECAUSE
by Stephen Avery
Cast: 18 men and 4 women. A drama in 13 scenes. Set: area staging.
Not since Clifford Odets' WAITING FOR LEFTY has there been a play that conveys the pain of unemployment as Stephen Avery's BECAUSE. An indictment of a system that punishes individuality and integrity and rewards mindless conformity. Avery, a writer with a total dedication to his art, has a gift of conveying his theme through his characters in a very life-like way. This is a tragedy that will leave the audience moved but thinking. Book $3.50. Royalty -$30-$20.

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HUNGRY
by Stephen Avery
15 men and 6 women (doubling possible) Three one acts. Drama. Set: area staging. People living on the edge-in bars of the red-light district is the subject of the title one act "Hungry"- a masterpiece of the lower depths of American society, more riveting than Elmer Rice, Upton Sinclair, Lewis Sinclair, or Zola and Gorki combined could achieve. "The Choice" is a study in lust, the quiet tension experienced by a working stiff torn between a professional hooker in a bar and going home to his wife. In "Trevor" we get into the mind of the "normal" nice guy next door-who just happens to be a serial killer. Mr. Avery writes powerfully and with authenticity of those who are possessed of a soul hunger. Characters who are trying desperately to fill the void inside. In sometimes brutal, often poetic, and always dramatic terms, Avery brings to these lives a peculiar understanding and significance. Book $3.50. Royalty $30-$20.

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INSIDIOUS
by Stephen Avery
Cast: 15 men and 8 women. (Extras required, but doubling possible.) Drama. Three acts. Set: area staging. INSIDIOUS is a close study of the deterioration of a young lady brought down by drug addiction. Jenny is just a young naive girl looking fir a little fun and affection, trusting too much in her punkish, morally-lax and unpolished boy friend. Jenny's chief weakness is a lack of discrimination in selecting her friends. INSIDIOUS is an excellent play for parents and teens. Book $3.50. Royalty - $30-$20.

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