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John P McEneny

JOHN P MCENENY

  
Nationality:    USA
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John P. McEneny was born and raised in Albany, NY and is the oldest son of John and Barbara McEneny. He runs the acclaimed Drama program at William Alexander Middle School 51 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. With his lovely sister, Rachel, he created Piper Theatre Productions which produces free Shakespearean productions at the Old Stone House in J. J. Byrne Park. He has directed over fifty plays and written dozens of youth plays including King of Cats, the Midnight Circus, the Wall of Badalalo, Grosse Isle, Shema, and the Puppet Children. His play about the influenza epidemic of 1918, the Grippe of October, traveled to the Gordonstoun School in Scotland in April 2008 and will be performed at Siena College in Fall 2008. His play about school girls in Rwanda, Cold April, won the 2008 Riant Theatre Festival's Strawberry Festival in New York City. He is a graduate of Siena College and has an MA from NYU in Theatre in Education. To read more about Mr. McEneny and his plays, please contact him at www.alltheworldsastage.org

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

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below is a list of John P McEneny's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Aposiopesis         Island of Doctor Moreau, The         Mayla the Monkey Girl         Splitfoot

Aposiopesis

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Best 10-Minute Plays 2013 Plays For Two Actors. Published by Smith and Kraus, Inc.    -

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ten min

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Island of Doctor Moreau, The

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H G Wells' savage tale of science run amok. A young man lands on an island where a madman takes nature down a dark road. Piper's daringly physical adaptation, together with the haunting original score - played live by composer Lucas Syed - evokes otherworldly horror. Five brave actors, hailing from Romania, Japan and Brooklyn, create a world of pumas, sloths, boars, wild dogs, and rabbits who are being vivisected into human beings. It's an ominous fable that foreshadows today's ethical debate about science and animal experimentation. A thrilling ride.

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from novel by H G Wells

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C Venues - C Aquila ?, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     12 Aug 2013

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Piper Theatre Productions (NY)

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adaptation, sci-fi. Dance and Physical theatre

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Mayla the Monkey Girl

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Abandoned by her mother on a mysterious island where she is forced to bake pies, Mayla will take any chance she gets to escape. That chance comes in the form of a rickety, old boat, but instead of finding freedom, Mayla and her fellow runaway embark on a perilous journey. From terrifying mermaids and bloodthirsty pirates, to an island of wild monkeys, Mayla faces an assortment of dangerous characters along her journey to find her true home.

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William Alexander Middle School 51 (Brooklyn, NY, United States)     2005

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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80-90 min Adventure

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Male:  10            Female:  15            Other:  10 males, 15 females, 10 either (35-46 actors possible: 5-35 males, 5-29 females)

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Splitfoot

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The infamous Fox sisters convince thousands that they can communicate with the dead by cracking their bones. Hailed as leaders of a new religious movement, they fall into dishonour and ruin. Five actors paint their rise and fall, all through the point of view of a corrupting evil entity, Mr Splitfoot. The tale of three American girls who started the 19th century Spiritualist movement in post-Civil War America. A haunting original play by John McEneny and Vasile Flutur, with an original score by Dario Eskenazi.

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written by John McEneny & Vasile Flutur

1st Produced:
C Nova, Edinburgh Festival Fringe     05 Aug 2015

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Piper Theatre Productions (New York)

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Genre:
drama 65 min

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5 actors

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