New Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2005 » (1st Edition)

D. L. LEPIDUS is a freelance critic and editor who has covered the New York theater scene for more than twenty-five years.

Comfort Women by Chungmi Kim: A Korean-American woman is forced to confront her past deeds as a prostitute slave of the Japanese military during World War II.

The Learning Curve by Rogelio Martinez Produced on Theatre Row in NYC. An insightful look at student unrest on a major college campus in the 1960s, and its continuing impact on our world today.
Comfort Women by Chungmi Kim Produced by Urban Stages. A Korean-American woman is forced to confront her past deeds as a sex slave of the Japanese military during World War II.
String of Pearls by Michele Lowe Produced by Primary Stages. The strange story of a pearl necklace, and its impact upon the lives of several women over time.
Swimming in the Shallows by Adam Bock Extended-run hit from Off-Broadway's Second Stage. A whimsical comedy about love. What do you do if the man of your dreams is, literally, a shark?
Everything Will Be Different by Mark Schultz Produced by Soho Rep. A troubled teenaged girl retreats more and more into her own fantasy world.
Texas Homos by Jan Buttram Produced by Abingdon Theatre Co. Two leading citizens of a small Texas city, both married, get arrested for soliciting sex in the men's room of a local park, and try to find a way to beat the rap.