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Mark Amenta

MARK AMENTA  

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Mark Amenta's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Amazing Adventures Of Lewis & Clark, The         Balancing Act         Ben & Me (Revised)         By the Numbers         Call Me Graham         CinderElla And the Prince         Cover To Cover         George Washington Follies, The         Gone         Honest Abe         If It Were Any Other Wednesday         Into the Words         It's the Water         Miracle At Kitty Hawk         Point, The         Twenty Years At Hull House         Wizard Of Menlo Park, The         Writing Royally

Amazing Adventures Of Lewis & Clark, The

Synopsis:
the players from the now-defunct Vaudeville team of Mel Lewis and Larry Clark decide to reunite to tell the story of their namesakes, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, doing so with the same Vaudeville antics for which they were famous.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    2005

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Balancing Act

Synopsis:
Two older women are just getting to know each other. One is sweet, the other cantankerous. But the tables soon turn as they discuss their feelings about the neighborhood and the past.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Actors' theatre    2005

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ben & Me (Revised)

Synopsis:
adapted from Robert Lawson's book of the same title, this is the story of Ben Franklin and his pet mouse amos, and how amos helps Ben with his inventions and his politics.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    2004

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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By the Numbers

Synopsis:
Math is not fifth grader Eddie's forte, even though he's a descendent of albert einstein. But einstein's influence, in the form of a cowboy named adam Up, a Svengali named the GR-8 e. Numerator, and Mama Meter, make Eddie not only a math whiz, but a math lover as well.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    2007

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Call Me Graham

Synopsis:
a boy has to make a presentation about alexander Graham Bell at the Science Fair-and couldn't care less. Through the magic of telecommunications, Bell calls on the boy and sets him on a path of joyful discovery.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1990

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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CinderElla And the Prince

Synopsis:
the classic tale of CinderElla is expanded to include the problems of a nerdy prince and his domineering father.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1981

Organisations:
Wheaton Drama

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Children's Play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Cover To Cover

Synopsis:
Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson uncover their latest mystery: what makes fiction so fascinating. Could the culprit be the Duke of Description, the Duchess of Dialogue, the King of Characters, or the Plotter?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1997

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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George Washington Follies, The

Synopsis:
apprehensive about becoming the first President of the United States, Washington is visited in his dreams by leaders from the past: King Charlemagne, Queen Cleopatra, and Confucius, all of whom offer him advice.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1993

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Gone

Synopsis:
a woman is awakened from a dream about a now-famous rival. as she relates the dream to her husband, more is revealed than either expected.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Actors' theatre    2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Honest Abe

Synopsis:
Performed as a classic meloDrama, this tale begins with Crudley DooWrong and his plan to foil young abraham Lincoln before he becomes Honest abe, frees the slaves, and reunites the Union. But of course, Crudley is no match for our hero.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    2008

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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If It Were Any Other Wednesday

Synopsis:
Two women, a famous writer and a fan of hers, just miss getting to know each other-and miss possibly changing each other's lives.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1981

Organisations:
Bloomington Playwrights Project

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Into the Words

Synopsis:
To help him write his first story, a boy borrows liberally from Mark Twain, Louisa May alcott, Dr. Seuss, and edgar allen Poe. the plot and main character remain the same, but the styles vary as widely as the authors who influence it.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1995

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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It's the Water

Synopsis:
a suburban couple come home arguing, and find the wife's dead mother and the husband's dead school chum. Both bodies suddenly come back to life to help correct the couple's poor life choices.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1981

Organisations:
Unabridged Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Farce in One act. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Miracle At Kitty Hawk

Synopsis:
the story of the Wright Brothers from their childhood inventions to their first flight.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1989

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Point, The

Synopsis:
a jilted woman teaches a class on punctuation to a class of adults getting their GeD, with murderous results.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Actors' theatre    2009

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Twenty Years At Hull House

Synopsis:
adapted from the book of the same title, this is the story of Jane addams and her pioneering work with the early immigrants of Chicago.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1991

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One-act One-Woman Show

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wizard Of Menlo Park, The

Synopsis:
the story of Thomas edison is played out in his brain, which the Spark of Inspiration visits during one of edison's inspirational naps. Through several key inventions, edison shows Spark some of the 99% perspiration that Spark's 1% inspiration has caused over the years.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    1993

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Writing Royally

Synopsis:
arthur pulls the sword from the stone and becomes King. But before he can take the throne, he must learn to write. To find the skills arthur needs, Merlin sets him on a quest, during which the new King confronts the world's only stand-up unicorn, Corny McClarity; Chimyriad, the three-headed monster who's full of "de tail"; and the Very Orderly Dragon.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    2006

Organisations:
Face to Face Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
One-act Musical for Children

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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