From dogs and cats commiserating about their humans, to a reunion of saints, This World and the Next, by author Ann Ellen Flynn, offers a collection of short plays. Humorous in content, these drama readings center around current events and popular news topics. In "The Reunion of the Aging Beauty Queens," four former beauty pageant contestants gather to watch the Miss America pageant. The play "Say It Like It Is" features a little boy who wonders why families can't get along. "Embarrassed" shares an example of how teachers deal with students and parents. This World and the Next presents a compilation of quick skits meant to entertain and be fun.