FINALIST IN THE 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDS FOR THE LGBTQ ANTHOLOGY CATEGORY _ _The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays for the Stage is the first play anthology to offer eight new plays by trans playwrights featuring trans characters. This edited collection establishes a canon of contemporary American trans theatre which represents a variety of performance modes and genres. From groundbreaking new work from across America's stages to unpublished work by new voices, these plays address themes such as gender identity and expression to racial and religious attitudes toward love and sex. Edited by Lindsey Mantoan, Angela Farr Schiller and Leanna Keyes, the plays selected explicitly call for trans characters as central protagonists in order to promote opportunities for trans performers, making this an original and necessary publication for both practical use and academic study. _SAGITTARIUS PONDEROSA_ BY MJ KAUFMAN _THE BETTERMENT SOCIETY _BY MASHUQ MUSHTAQ DEEN _HOW TO CLEAN YOUR ROOM_ BY J. CHAVEZ _SHE HE ME_ BY RAPHAËL AMAHL KHOURI _THE DEVILS BETWEEN US_ BY SHARIFA YASMIN _DOCTOR VOYNICH AND HER CHILDREN_ BY LEANNA KEYES _FIREBIRD TATTOO _BY TY DEFOE _CROOKED PARTS _BY AZURE OSBORNE-LEE