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Cory Conley

CORY CONLEY

  (1985 - )

Nationality:    USA
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Cory Conley is a playwright in New York City. His play The More Loving One was presented in the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival, where it received the Overall Excellence Award for Best Play and was included in the Encores Series at Soho Playhouse. His full-length play The Sunset Party was developed and received staged readings at New York Theater Workshop and at Manhattan Theater Club's creative center. His one-act play Calvin's Island was produced in 2008 at the Linhart Theater. He participated in the 24-hour play festival Trinity @ Trinity, hosted by Ex Libris Theatre, and in the Prophecy Productions Writing Lab, which resulted in a staged reading of his one-act, Between Us. He is a 2006 graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, where he wrote and performed two original pieces, What We Become Is and The Last Days of Autumn.

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below is a list of Cory Conley's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Calvin's Island         Last Days of Autumn, The         Magic Kingdom         More Loving One, The         Sunset Party, The         What We Become Is



Calvin's Island

Synopsis:
On the night of a catastrophic storm, a reclusive islander named Calvin haunts himself with the phantom of his lost lover, Kate. Overwhelmed with memories, he tries to relive the relationship as quickly as he can, searching for the way out of his depression. as he juggles the other forces that pull him around - including a dark and elusive cult that wants his home - Calvin discovers that his island, both inside and out, may be farther from reality than he thought.

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1st Produced:
Bob Moss Theater, Ny    2008

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Genre:
one act play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Last Days of Autumn, The

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1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizons Theater School    2006

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Magic Kingdom

Synopsis:
A dramedy of a brother and sister fighting for direction and understanding in a theme park full of irresistible temptations, with a child caught in the struggle.

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1st Produced:
Venue #6: Connelly Theater    Aug 2014

Organisations:
Black Door Theatre Company

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Genre:
2h 15m Comedy Drama

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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More Loving One, The

Synopsis:
an underage sex trial shakes up the lives of two couples--- one gay, one straight--- on a summer weekend in a steamy college town. a sharp and provocative new comedy about the uncertainties of lust and commitment.

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1st Produced:
New York International Fringe Festival, at the First Floor Theater at La MaMa    Aug 2011

Organisations:
Unincorporated Theater

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http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/the-more-loving-one   -

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Genre:
1h 15m Drama Comedy. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Sunset Party, The

Synopsis:
after Hollywood wonder boy Maxwell Cooper agrees to a television documentary about one evening in his life, he gathers those closest to him for an elegant proposal to his long-time girlfriend. But when this plan abruptly falls apart, and his best friend shows up with an unannounced young visitor, Max must scramble to make sense of his life before the crew arrives. Set in a sprawling house in the hills of Santa Barbara, the Sunset Party is an intimate Drama about the cinema of memory, the anxiety of making art, and the limits of friendship.

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1st Produced:
New York Theater Workshop (Staged Reading), Ny    2009

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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What We Become Is

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Playwrights Horizons Theater School    2006

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