This major collection includes plays by the most important ensemble theatre companies working today: Roadside Theater (Whitesburg, KY)/Pregones Theater (Bronx, NY)/Junebug Productions (New Orleans, LA); Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (Bloomsburg, PA); A Traveling Jewish Theatre (San Francisco, CA); Touchstone Theatre (Bethlehem, PA); Carpetbag Theatre (Knoxville, TN); The Dell’Arte Company (Blue Lake, CA) and Goat Island (Chicago, IL). All the plays embody the impassioned, courageous spirit that defines the American ensemble theatre movement. Each play is accompanied by a preface which discusses the company’s personal (and practical) approach to the collaborative ensemble process.