Founded in 1976, Alternate ROOTS is one of the American South's oldest artists' service organizations. This collection brings together some of the best work of their history. Included are:
- Mr. University by Jim Grimsley (winner of the Oppenheim Award)
- Preacher with a Horse to Ride by Jo Carson
- Red Fox/Second Hanging by Dudley Cocke and Don Baker
- Blind Desire by the Road Company
- Dark Girls and Prairie Queens by Linda Parris-Bailey of the Carpetbag Theatre
- Junebug II by John O'Neal
- Blood on Blood by Rebecca Ranson
Alternate ROOTS also contains essays on regional theatre and Southern Theatre.