"Front Lines" is a pathbreaking collection of the most important, critically acclaimed plays written by the country s leading contemporary female playwrights. Including seven full scripts and accompanying materials, "Front Lines" provides both major examples of the playwright s craft and an essential introduction to the politically inspired work of female dramatists of the twenty-first century.

Here is Jessica Blank s widely heralded "The Exonerated" (written with Erik Jensen), based on interviews with American prisoners incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. Also included is...