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Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition takes place in the office of a psychologist as he relives the story of a recent, tragic event. Throughout the play, we witness how choice and happenstance uniquely impact the course of his clients' lives.________________________This is a full-length play with adult language, requiring 3 males and two females.3 m, 2 fCHARACTERS: DR. BISCOTTI: A psychologist, 45 to 55 years old.ABBEY: A young woman in her 20s, withdrawn.STEVE: A man in his late 20s with an undercurrent of anger.SHERIE: A woman about to turn 40, beautiful.GEORGE: A man of any age, possibly 30s, about to be married. Experiencing the happiest time of his life.PLACE: Dr. Biscotti's office.TIME: ACT ONEScene 1: One Thursday, 9 am to 1 pm.Scene 2: One week later, 9 am to 12 pm.ACT TWOScene 1: One week later, 9 am to 12 pm.DR. BISCOTTI AND THE HUMAN CONDITION received its West Coast premiere at Theatre Encino in Los Angeles, California, on October 17, 2009. It was produced by Melanie Ewbank, directed by Lisa Soland, and the assistant director/stage manager was Vincent Archer. The set design was by Rustin Comer. The cast was as follows: DR. BISCOTTI played by Todd CovertABBEY played by Theodora GreeceSTEVE played by Paul CuneoSHERIE played by Michelle DeLynnGEORGE played by Scott FordDR. BISCOTTI AND THE HUMAN CONDITION was subsequently produced by Theater23, with Tom Eubanks as Founding Artistic Director, and directed by Lisa Soland at the Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, opening September 20, 2024.A staged reading of the play was presented at Pellissippi State College in Knoxville, Tennessee, on September 6, 2009, directed by Charles R. Miller. Dr. Biscotti was played by Greg Congleton, Steve by James Francis, and Sherie by Susannah Devereux.

"IN THE UPPER ROOM" is a biblical one-act drama that theatricalizes the events surrounding the Passover meal Jesus shared with his disciples the night before he was crucified. This high-energy play can utilize as many as 13 male actors. In the third original production, the director used both men and women to make up the 13 cast members.

Prayer: Less Me, More God was first performed in the Hub on the campus of West Park Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 26, 2019. The material for Prayer: Less Me, More God was developed in an Acting/Writing Workshop led and directed by Lisa Soland. This play is the result of nine interviews with real people, conducted by the original participants. The stories illustrate the impact prayer has in people's lives. MONOLOGUESPRAYER'S PROTECTIONwritten and originally performed byNancy Rolen ACCEPTANCEwritten and originally performed byAustin Percival FROM HUNGARY TO HEAVENwritten and originally performed byCheryl Hodge GOD'S RELIEFwritten and originally performed byStephen Polson I'M ALREADY HERE!written and originally performed byAbby Shamblin WHERE GOD BEGANwritten and originally performed byDavid G. Gregory THE CRY OF THE SOULwritten and originally performed byCamille Folden MY WHITE HORSEwritten and originally performed byShawn Williams MORE THAN I CAN HANDLEwritten and originally performed byKim Dunivant

Born Twice was first performed in the Hub on the campus of West Park Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 27, 2018. It was then presented at Morgan Memorial Methodist Church in Rose Hill, Virginia, on September 15, 2018. Then again, in the Hub at West Park Baptist Church on September 21, 2018.The material for Born Twice was developed in an Acting/Writing Workshop led and directed by Lisa Soland. Each of the six monologues were a result of interviews executed by the original participants. The result are true stories of people coming to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

FOREWORDby Lawrence HarbisonLisa Soland, teacher, actress and a fine playwright herself, has here assembled a wonderful collection of short plays. Some are comic (laughs), some are dramatic (no laughs), some are somewhere in between. A few of the playwrights whose work is represented here are ones whose work I have published in the anthologies I have edited for Smith and Kraus and Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, such as Don Nigro, Debbie Lamedman, Stephanie Hutchinson, Gary Garrison and Craig Pospisil and Ms. Soland herself, but most are new to me. It never ceases to amaze me when I contemplate the huge number of really fine playwrights. I don't think there has ever been such a wealth of writing for the theatre.If you're a passionate actor, a teacher or a director looking for a play to do, you won't find a better place to start looking than this book.