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Mark D Kaufmann

MARK D KAUFMANN  

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Mark D. Kaufmann is the author of a number of plays which have had premieres in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Included among them: Backbone of America, Scenic Route, The Labors of Hercules Fitch, andEvil Little Thoughts, which won the Denver Drama Critics Circle award for Best New Play. He has been associated with the Educational Theatre association for several years, regularly teaching at their teachers' state and national conferences. Mr. Kaufmann lives in Los Angeles where he writes for film and television and directs stage productions.

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 Backbone Of America         End Of Civilization As We Know It, The         Evil Little Thoughts         It's All In The Toner         Labors Of Hercules Fitch         Scenic Route         Square One

Backbone Of America

Synopsis:
a law student takes a babysitting job but his charge soon gets the upper hand.

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Genre:
One act

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End Of Civilization As We Know It, The

Synopsis:
It's the morning of the dreaded history exam, and the whole class is on edge. When Mrs. Mangles finally shows up, the test she gives is anything but what her students prepared for. Does she really expect them to tell her what to do about her cheating husband, and can any of them possibly pass this test?

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Owensboro High School (Owensboro, KY, United States)    2006

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
25-35 min Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  4 males, 6 females, 3 either (10-22 actors possible: 4-10 males, 6-12 females)

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Evil Little Thoughts

Synopsis:
a tycoon corporate raider is trying to take over a small family business but the owner refuses to sell. So the tycoon hires two hit men to get rid of him.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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It's All In The Toner

Synopsis:
Can a Xerox machine, like, determine the fate of true love? In a high school copy room, two students wrestle with the wild workings of a matchmaking copy machine that casts spells to unite the unlikeliest couples in the school. Will they be able to tame the machine, or is it just as uncontrollable as the act of falling in love?

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Fryeburg academy (Fryeburg, ME, United States)    2007

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
25-30 min Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  4 males, 5 females, 1 either (10-16 actors possible: 4-8 males, 5-6 females)

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Labors Of Hercules Fitch

Synopsis:
after leaving college Hercules Fitch is drafted by the CIa. Working at first in the mailroom he is later assigned to tracking down Mr. X

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Scenic Route

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Square One

Synopsis:
Darren Dormer, the coolest senior in high school, wakes up horrified to find that he's once again a freshman. Or was he just dreaming about being a senior all along? Darren's used to having popularity and adoration handed to him on a silver platter, but he now has to wrestle with reality, identity, and trying to make it onto the Homecoming Court. . .

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1st Produced:
Trafalgar Castle School (Whitby, ON, Canada)    2006

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
25-30 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  8            Other:  6 males, 8 females, 6 either (15-30 actors possible: 7-15 males, 8-15 females)

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