Drama Book Shop to Launch COLLECTIVE:10 ANTHOLOGY, 12/16

The Collective NY is launching VOL.2 of The COLLECTIVE:10 ANTHOLOGY on Tuesday, December 16 at the Drama Book Shop. The anthology contains the 12 original short plays that premiered as part of the 2nd annual Collective:10 this past October. It also includes a special forward by Emmy-recognized actor and director Susan Aston (Actor and Director, The Actors Studio).

Join members of The Collective NY at 5pm on Tuesday, December 16th for an exclusive book launch reception and signing with readings of two plays from the anthology at the famed book store. Writers in residence will be Mark Borkowski, Peter M. Carrozzo, Dave Hanson, Brian Leider, Erin Mallon, Craig McNulty, Terry Milner, and Jenny Rachel Weiner.

VOL.2 of The Collective:10 Anthology will be available for sale at the Drama Book Shop starting Tuesday, December 16th. VOL. 1 was one of the bestselling play anthologies in the store in 2014 and continues to be a top-seller.

"To me, The Collective captures the ancient soul of Theatre, which is artists working together and offering their work for the highest good - a healing service for the community and with an inborn demand for the deepest meaning. Such is the fresh spirit of The Collective." - from the forward by Elizabeth Kemp (Chair of Acting and Associate Artistic Director of The Actors Studio).

COLLECTIVE:10 ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 features:
• CAFE d'AUTOMATIQUE by Dave Hanson.
An unusual cafe is the site of an unusual first date.
• 4AM: REDMOND AND MEDA by Stephen Hancock.
Peer into the dark recesses of a relationship hanging on by a thread and scarred by betrayal, addiction and unmet expectations.
• KEY TO MY HEART by Peter M. Carrozzo.
How far would you go for your relationship? Simon and Wendy are about to find out.
• NOTHING IS FREE by Terry Milner.
Hendrick and Leonard find the mundane and routine can have its benefits, until one choice changes everything.
• QUICK FIX by Brian Leider.
Friendship and morality are tested when Scotty asks Robert for the ultimate favor on a cold winter's night.
• ROCKET SEX by Bob DeRosa. Meeting the right person is never easy. Making it last, sometimes even harder.
• CASEY229 by Elin Hampton.
How well do any of us really know one another? A wife on the search for some answers finds even more questions and a new found appreciation for the institution of marriage.
• AUNT SYLVIA IS DEAD by Jenny Rachel Weiner.
The family is all together. That can only mean one thing: it is the perfect time to release pent up resentments, anger, questions and general dysfunction.
• GOOD WORKING WITH HANDS by Erin Mallon.
Abe and John have been co-workers and friends for a long time. Now with an unsure future ahead of them, they learn more about each in other in ten minutes than in years of working together.
• SHADOW SAINT by Mark Borkowski.
Rudy's got something to tell his Ma and Ma's got an earful for him. Ten minutes at the kitchen table and this family comes apart. But will they find their way back?
• UNCLE SILAS by Sayra Player.
Uncle Silas is visiting his sister Maureen and her new baby. This drama explores the binds of family and the demons that sometimes surface.
• WATERTOWN, MASS by Craig McNulty. It's April 19th, 2013 in Watertown, MA. Two strangers are hungover and forced inside together while the world is changing right outside the door.

Modeled after the Group Theatre, The Collective NY is a theatre and film production company founded in 2007 by graduates from the William Esper Studio. Founding members include Amy Schumer. The Collective NY was actively involved in developing Seasons 1, 2 and now 3 of the Emmy-nominated Inside Amy Schumer. The ensemble based company mission includes their NO EMPTY SEATS campaign to create access to professional theatre for all. For more information: http://SpinCyclenyc.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=61180cceb17bf1abf1d15ee2d&id=da2dd89ae6&e=a05b27a89a