The 5th annual collection of new plays contains an eclectic mix of styles and subjects, all produced during the 2002-2003 theatrical season. Includes an introduction by Francis Hill, Artistic Director of Urban Stages, an Off-Broadway theater in New York City.Smashing by Brooke Berman A comedy about a young woman determined to confront a novelist who has thinly fictionalized their love affair when she was a teen and he was a student of her father (a successful novelist).Corner Wars by Tim Dowlin A poignant drama about teenaged drug dealers in Philadelphia. This play won the prestigious Oppenheimer Award, which is annually awarded to the outstanding debut by a new playwright.Midnight by David Epstein A backstage showbiz comedy set in the 1950s.Spanish Girl by Hunt Holman A comedy about college students.Homebound by Javon Johnson A drama about juvenile delinquents in a detention facility.Phat Girls by Debbie Lamedman A very inventive comedy about teen female self image.The Sweepers by John C. Picardi A comic drama about Italian American women keeping the home fires burning during World War II.