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Bill Irwin

BILL IRWIN

  (1950 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Bill Irwin's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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

         Fool Moon         Largely/New York         Mr Fox: A Rumination         Old Hats         Regard Evening, The         Scapin

Fool Moon

Synopsis:
consists of several sketches, all pantomimed

Notes:
written by Bill Irwin And David Shiner

1st Produced:
New York    -

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Genre:
Musical Comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Largely/New York

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Mr Fox: A Rumination

Synopsis:
George Washington Lafayette Fox was a clown in the 1800s.He started performing with his brother under the name of "the Little Foxes" and later played Humpty Dumpty over a thousand times and appeared on Broadway.

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Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Old Hats

Synopsis:
2003-04 Playwright-in-Residence Bill Irwin reunites with fellow clown David Shiner for a new work combining their inimitable magic, slapstick, and hilarity. Using music, technology, and movement, plus other tricks up their sleeves, Irwin and Shiner create another wild and remarkable outing of theatre for a new generation of audiences.

Notes:
created and performed by Bill Irwin and David Shiner, music by and featuring Nellie McKay

1st Produced:
Signature Theatre
NY, USA    12 Feb 2013

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Genre:
piece

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Regard Evening, The

Synopsis:
an actor wakes up to find himself on stage in front of an audience.

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Scapin

Synopsis:
the crafty Scapin, servant to the household of Geronte, jumps into the story as he first promises to help in the affairs of his neighbor's son, Octave, then to aid in those of his own charge, Leander (Geronte's son). Both young men have fallen in love with unlikely, and penniless beauties, and both need money to help solve their dilEmmas. Scapin knows a good ruse will always win the day and he drafts Sylvestre, Octave's servant, into his schemes. Convincing Sylvestre he's a wonderful actor (and allowing him to build characterizations using movie cliches), Scapin has him play characters who will deceive the family patriarchs into parting with large sums of money. the final scene of the first act is a vaudeville/music hall version of Moliere's famous scene in which Scapin spins a tale of kidnapping, foreigners and ransom. Once the money is obtained, however, Scapin pushes further in order to exact a little revenge on those he's served. Thinking Geronte has said something nasty about him, Scapin sets out to teach him a lesson. the roguish words, however, are Scapin's own lies and stories finally coming back to him, his revenge backfires and he must flee. In the end however, Scapin's schemes aid in revealing the penniless beauties to be the exact right mates for the young charges-being of high birth after all since they are discovered to be the missing children of both patriarchs-and Scapin returns to his post, with the pleasant punishment of having to marry the maidservant of one of the daughters. there is a final chase and dance among all the participants, which, inevitably, becomes the raucous, delightful curtain call.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere. Translated/adapted by Bill Irwin And Mark O'Donnell

1st Produced:
New York    2005

Organisations:
New York Classical Theatre

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1997   -

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  flexible

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