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George Freek

GEORGE FREEK

  (1945 - )
Nationality:    USA
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George Freek received his Ba in History at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and his Ma in English at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His plays have been produced by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Changing Scene in Denver, the Organic Theater in Chicago, and various other college and amateur Theaters. He has received grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the National endowment for the Arts -- the latter for a Residency at the New American Theater in Rockford, Illinois -- and has also enjoyed residencies at Southern Methodist University and Southern Illinois University.

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         After Godot         Antarctica         Becoming Strangers         Bluebeard         Cellar, The         Danse Macabre 2         Don't We All Make Plans?         Figures From Giacometti         Filial Pieties         For Left-Handed Piano With Obbligato         Gold Standard, The         Reverse Hamlet         Rhumba For 8 In 12 Ez Lessons         She Is And She Isn't         Spanish Whip         Stranger In Stanley's Room, The         Sweet Youth         TarantElla On A High Wire         Transcendental Exercises         Transformations         Waiting For Julia

After Godot

After Godot
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in 2009: the Best 10-Minute Plays for Two or More actors, Smith & Kraus (December 1, 2009)   978-1575257594

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Ten Min

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Antarctica

Antarctica
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in 2008: the Best Ten-Minute Plays 3 or More actors, Smith & Kraus, (2009)   978-1575257105

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Ten Min

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Becoming Strangers

Synopsis:
Howard and Jane are taking a break from the city they are staying at Duke and Patsy's cabin. a gun mysteriously turns up in their room. then Jane starts thinking that they are not at a resort after all

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Black comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Bluebeard

Bluebeard
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Contained in: "the Best Ten Minute Plays For Three Or More Actors" published by Smith and Kraus 2008   978-1575255903

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cellar, The

Synopsis:
Mum, Dad, Sunny and Honey. the family that commits arson, incest and prostitution - and keeps a blind man in the cellar

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the Changing Scene, Denver, CO    -

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Danse Macabre 2

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Don't We All Make Plans?

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Originally performed with five other plays under the overall title "Six Playwrights In Search Of A Stage"

1st Produced:
Roxbury Community College Main Stage Theatre, Roxbury, MA    26 Apr 2013

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Genre:
Short play

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Figures From Giacometti

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New American Theater, Rockford, IL    -

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Filial Pieties

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SouthEastern Theatre Conference    -

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For Left-Handed Piano With Obbligato

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Midwest Playwrights Lab, Madison, WI    -

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Gold Standard, The

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e-Script and Hard Copy, seniortheatre.com    -

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Genre:
30 min Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  0

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Reverse Hamlet

Synopsis:
In this Shakespearian parody the Danish Prince returns from school in Wittenberg for the funeral of his father, killed in a fair fight by Fortinbras, the Norwegian King. But Hamlet has devised a plot wherein with the help of former school friend Horatia, he hopes to attain the Danish throne. Things begin to unravel, however, as his desire for Ophelia is thwarted and, he's challenged to a duel by her fiance Laertes, also the country's leading swordsman.

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2009   978-1-906997-31-1

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Genre:
Play - One act, Drama

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Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Rhumba For 8 In 12 Ez Lessons

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Play/Drama

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She Is And She Isn't

She Is And She Isn't
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in One acts of Note 2008, Desert Road Publishing; (February 4, 2009)   978-0578018362

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Genre:
One act

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Spanish Whip

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1st Produced:
Fells Point Corner Theatre, Baltimore    15 Apr 2011

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Stranger In Stanley's Room, The

Synopsis:
In this parody of Tennesee Williams' a Streetcar Named Desire when StElla discovers her sister Blanche has lost the family farm, she invites Blanche to live with her and poet husband Stanley. However Blanches abrasive, paranoid personality soon grates on the gentle, mild-mannered Stanley. then when Stanley becomes suspicious of the 'loss' of the farm and Blanches begins dating Stanley's best friend Twitch, and StElla is suddenly rushed to the hospital for a premature birth, it takes forbearance and understanding to resolve the situation with good will and good humour.

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   978-1-906997-08-3

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Genre:
Play - Full Length, Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Sweet Youth

Synopsis:
When alex, a frustrated high school teacher, informs his wife Donna that he is being promoted to assistant Principal she is elated. However, elation soon turns to consternation when she learns that Burt, the recently divorced Principal wishes to date Mary, their teenage daughter. But Mary, for various reasons, has her own plans for Burt.

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   978-1-905993-88-8

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Genre:
Play - One act, Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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TarantElla On A High Wire

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Play/Drama

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Transcendental Exercises

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Play/Drama

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Transformations

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1st Produced:
Lion Theatre Company, NYC    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Waiting For Julia

Synopsis:
as Peter waits downstairs for his prom date, Julia, he strives to make a good impression on her parents -- even as they proceed to get drunk, vent their existential frustrations, cajole Peter, attempt to seduce him, and ultimately attack him. It's not a pretty sight, but it ends well.

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1st Produced:
College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, Me, United States)    2003

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
25-35 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  2 males, 2 females

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