"En un acto: Nueve piezas hispanoamericanas is a collection of one-act plays for intermediate Spanish courses or as an introduction to Spanish-American theater. It may also be used as a supplement to a general survey of Spanish-American literature." "Each play is accompanied by a brieg commentary in English about the dramatist and his works and is followed by a set of exercises consisting of (1) Preguntas: questions in Spanish, pinpointing the action and ideas of rthe play, to be answered orally in classor in written form ; (2) Temas: a group of statements stressing the underlying themes and idea of the play, which may be the subjects of written compositions or of preparted discussions ; and (3) Modismos y expresiones: a set of entences to be expressed in Spanish, each utilizing one of a supplied list of idioms and unusual constructions."--Preface.