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Alan Gross

ALAN GROSS

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Bret Adams Ltd  

Alan Gross's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Conversion Of Leo Novotny         High Holidays         La Brea Tarpits         Lunching         Man In 605, The         Morning Call         Phone Room         Secret Life Of American Poets, The
Conversion Of Leo Novotny

Synopsis:
An elderly Jewish shopkeeper complains to the police about the noise coming from a Black barbershop church next door

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1st Produced:
Piven Theatre Workshop, Chicago     1997

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Genre:
Drama

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High Holidays

Synopsis:
1960s Chicago and 13 year old Billy is preparing for his bar mitzvah. His rebellious elder brother returns from college for the holidays

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1st Produced:
Goodman Theatre, Chicago     2009

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La Brea Tarpits

Synopsis:
Whilst on a business trip Marty meets his ex-wife and tries to rekindle their marriage.

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1st Produced:
138 Fifth AVenue, New York     1984

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lunching

Synopsis:
Yuppies

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1st Produced:
Body Politic Theatre, Chicago    

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Genre:
Comedy

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Man In 605, The

Synopsis:
set in 1966 the confrontation between hopeful youth and disillusioned old age with a once famous poet on the skids

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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York,    

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Morning Call

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1st Produced:
-     1980

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Genre:
One act

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Phone Room

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Secret Life Of American Poets, The

Synopsis:
An estranged son has returned home and has gone fishing with his bookseller father. The father nags his son about sulking and smoking and talks endlessly about the famous American poets he has met

Notes:
Part of "The Boat Plays"

1st Produced:
Gare St Lazare, Chicago     May 1985

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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