NINA SHENGOLD   


Nina Shengold
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Plays by Nina Shengold

NINA SHENGOLD
Emotional Baggage
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
2000
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Genre:
15-20 min
Comedy
Parts:
Male
4
Female
3
Parts Other:
4 males, 3 females (6-7 actors possible: 3-4 males, 3-4 females)
Notes:
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Synopsis:
The secret lives of unclaimed baggage. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
Everything Must Go
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
1996
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
15-20 min
Comedy
Parts:
Male
0
Female
2
Parts Other:
2 females, 2 either (4-14 actors possible: 2-6 males, 2-8 females)
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
A middle-aged woman sells her past - literally - at a yard sale. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
Finger Food
1st Produced:
Winthrop University (Rockhill, SC, United States)
2005
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Genre:
18-25 min
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
1 male, 1 female
Notes:
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Synopsis:
As a Method hand model and a hand-obsessed food photographer shoot an ad, lust for each other sparks in them both. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
2004
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Genre:
100-120 min
Comedy/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
5
Parts Other:
3 males, 5 females (8-45 actors possible: 4-24 males, 4-22 females)
Notes:
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Synopsis:
These seven short comedies and dramas provide a lightly surreal romp for actors, who play everything from ex-boyfriends in a police lineup (Forty to Life), to abandoned suitcases (Emotional Baggage), to four women of uncommon zen wisdom (Lives of the Great Waitresses). Together these pieces serve up a satisfying assortment of life experiences that are sometimes mysterious, sometimes hilarious, and always surprising. To purchase this book of 7 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:
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NINA SHENGOLD
Forty to Life
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
2001
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1st Published:
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Genre:
10-15 min
Comedy
Parts:
Male
6
Female
2
Parts Other:
6 males, 2 females (6-14 actors possible: 4-12 males, exactly 2 females)
Notes:
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Synopsis:
Susie confronts a police line-up of dating offenders, each one an ex-boyfriend of hers. One of them blames her for breaking his heart when she can barely remembers him. The pair is handcuffed together until things are worked out between them. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
Homesteaders
1st Produced:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
3
Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
An island in Southeast Alaska in 1979, over the course of an eventful summer five troubled inhabitants struggle to come to terms with themselves, each other and the past
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NINA SHENGOLD
Lives of the Great Waitresses
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
1995
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1st Published:
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Genre:
10-15 min
Comedy
Parts:
Male
0
Female
4
Parts Other:
4 females
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Four waitresses, each with her own brand of zen, share the secrets of being one of the greats. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
Lush Life
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
2003
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1st Published:
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
10-15 min
Jazz drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
1 male, 1 female
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
On a late-night subway platform, a single woman encounters a homeless street musician, who may or may not be her schizophrenic first love. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
No Shoulder
1st Produced:
Actors & Writers (staged reading) (Olivebridge, NY, United States)
1998
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Genre:
10-15 min
Drama
Parts:
Male
0
Female
2
Parts Other:
2 females
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
A surreal late-night encounter between a childless widow and a teenage hitchhiker, who have far more in common than either imagines. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.)
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NINA SHENGOLD
Romeo/Juliet
1st Produced:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
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NINA SHENGOLD
War at Home
1st Produced:
Rondout Valley High School (Accord, NY, United States)
2001
Company:
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Genre:
40-50 min
Ensemble drama
Parts:
Male
4
Female
4
Parts Other:
4 males, 4 females, 13 either (16-30 actors possible: 4-26 males, 4-26 females)
Notes:
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Synopsis:
A group of students in a New York State high school 100 miles north of Ground Zero responds to the events of September 11th, 2001. The text of this ensemble piece was created from journal writings of over 40 students, teachers, and community members in the weeks immediately following 9-11. (All royalties from War at Home will be donated to charity.)
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