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Sheri Wilner

SHERI WILNER

  
Nationality:    USA
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Sheri Wilner. Sheri Wilner's plays have been produced at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Guthrie Theater, Summer Play Festival, Naked Angels, Contemporary American Theater Festival, New Georges, City Theatre, the Illusion Theater, and several others. Readings and workshops include: Old Vic/New Voices, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Rattlestick Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Primary Stages, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and the Women's Project. Playwriting awards include a 2007 Bush Artist Fellowship, two Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellowships, and two Heideman Awards granted by the Actors Theatre of Louisville; in 1998 for Labor Day, which premiered at the 1999 Humana Festival, and in 2001 for Bake Off, which premiered at the 2002 Humana Festival. Her work has been published in over a dozen anthologies including New Playwrights: the Best New Plays of 1999; the Best One-Act Plays from the Women's Project and the Best American Short Plays 2000-2001.She recently completed her first screenplay,Sugar Fix, based on her play Bake Off and is currently under commission by the Guthrie Theater to write a play for their BFA Actor Training Program, which will premiere at the Guthrie in April 2008. She received her MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University and divides her time between Minneapolis and New York City.

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         Bake Off         Bushesteia, The         Equilibrium         Father Joy         First Night of Chanukah, The         Hell and Back         Hunger         Joan of Arkansas         Kingdom City         Labor Day         Little Death of a Salesman         Miracle of Chanukah, The         Moving Shortly         Relative Strangers         Tall Order, A         Turandot         Unknown Part of the Ocean, The

Bake Off

Synopsis:
Last year, the largest cash prize in Bake Off history was awarded to a man; this year, one female contestant will make sure that the male entrants get their just desserts. . .

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Cherry Lane Theatre (New York, NY, United States)     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
15-25 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  2 males, 1 female

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Bushesteia, The

Synopsis:
It's election eve, November 2004, and the gods of heaven and earth have assembled in Florida to exact their revenge on George W. Bush for his theft of the 2000 election. Unless he atones for his sins and appeases the gods, they will continue to plague storm-weary Floridians with hurricanes. their demand: that he sacrifice his twin daughters Jenna and Barbara outside the Florida Chapter of the League of Women Voters. Human sacrifice comes easy to George, but how will he convince the girls to stick their necks out for him? the Bushesteia is a no-holds-barred retelling of the Iphigenia plays by Euripides and the Oresteia by Aeschylus.

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1st Produced:
The Hourglass Group (New York, NY, United States)     2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc., 2005   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy 20 - 30 min One Act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  up to 10

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Equilibrium

Synopsis:
While reviewing "the principle of equilibrium" for their upcoming chemistry exam, a group of friends discuss the racist actions of a teacher at the school. Confronted with a recent example of his favoritism towards white students, they debate whether they should respond in some way to the racism they perceive, or just continue studying. the unexpected appearance of a fellow student further complicates matters as he forces them to admit the true feelings under their good intentions. Witty, genuine, and thought-provoking, this play explores the forces that maintain the status quo in both chemical and human reactions.

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1st Produced:
Guthrie Theatre (Staged Reading) (Minneapolis, Mn, United States)     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
30-40 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  4 males, 6 females (10 actors possible: 2-8 males, 2-8 females)

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Father Joy

Synopsis:
Abigail is an ambitious sculpture student who yearns to create, but is struggling to find the material that will give her ideas shape and substance. As her relationship with her world-famous art professor takes a romantic turn, a curious thing happens to her father. He begins to disappear. Literally. Everyday this shy and withdrawn man becomes less and less visible to his astonished family. So why do Father and daughter suddenly feel a bond they never shared before?

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1st Produced:
Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Shepherdstown, Wv     2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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First Night of Chanukah, The

Synopsis:
It's the first night of Chanukah and David Schwartz is stranded in the Devil's Lake, North Dakota airport. As he bemoans his fate of being "the only Jew who's ever been in North Dakota," a mysterious stranger named Morris Rosenberg appears with a menorah that he asks David to help him light. Although David protests that his cigarette lighter is empty, Morris proves that through the power of faith, miracles do happen. This play draws on historical research about Jewish homesteaders in North Dakota during the turn of the century.

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1st Produced:
History Theater (St. Paul, Mn, United States)     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
15-20 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  2 males

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Hell and Back

Synopsis:
Three generations of veterans -- grandfather, father, and recently returned son -- discover vast and disturbing differences in their methods of coping with the brutal scars of war.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Georges (Showcase) (New York City, NY, United States)     2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
15-20 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  3 males

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Hunger

Synopsis:
A ravenous, inexplicable hunger wakens Diana in the middle of the night, hours after accepting Adam's marriage proposal. She eats all of the food in his Nantucket cabin, but her hunger is not abated and she is compelled to venture out to the beach alone. A mysterious stranger named Seymour emerges from the depths of the ocean, and presents her not only with oysters, but the opportunity to accompany him back into the sea.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Shepherdstown, Wv     2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Smith and Kraus New Playwrights: the Best New Plays of 1999, 2000   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Joan of Arkansas

Synopsis:
Two lonely students are distracted from their studies when a bird becomes trapped in their college library. their efforts to catch the bird bring them together, but the issue of what to do next with the bird jeopardizes their potential romance.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Actors Theatre Of Louisville (Louisville, Ky, United States)     1999

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
10-15 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

Further Reference:
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Kingdom City

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
La Jolla Playhouse. La Jolla, Ca 92039     04 Sep 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Labor Day

Synopsis:
On the eve of Labor Day, a "Last-Day-to-Wear-White" party sets the scene for one woman's stand against the march of time.

Notes:
part of Life Under 30

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Humana Festival 1999: the Complete Plays, ed Michael Bigelow Dixon & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus, 1999
in Ten Minute Plays From Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Vol 5, Samuel French NY   -

Music:
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Genre:
play Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  5 (could be male or female)

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Little Death of a Salesman

Synopsis:
the classic American tragedy seen through the eyes of Willy Loman's lover. Waiting for him (as she's done every year) at the Standish Arms hotel, she tries to figure out why he hasn't arrived and attempts to engage the disgruntled desk clerk in her fantasies.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Boston Women On Top Festival (Boston, Ma, United States)     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
play Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Miracle of Chanukah, The

Synopsis:
Ryan's mother Marilyn has invented a Chanukah ritual to ensure her family acknowledges the holiday's true meaning; after the first candle is lit, each person must talk about a miracle that happened to them during the year. When Ryan's new girlfriend Leila describes a miracle that's too fantastic for the others to believe, she forces them to accept the limits of their faith.

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1st Produced:
Illusion Theater (Minneapolis, Mn, United States)     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
10-12 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  2 males, 3 females

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Moving Shortly

Synopsis:
Days after 9/11, a Sikh man and an American woman find themselves alone on a stalled New York City subway train. Through their inner thoughts, we witness her fear of being trapped underground with "a madman," and his newly discovered fear of living in a city where the people "need to know the name of every bird in Central Park but can't tell a Muslim from a Sikh."

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
12-15 min Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

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Relative Strangers

Synopsis:
A young airline passenger decides that the woman seated next to her might be the mother she never had. She finds an ally in a wacky stewardess who, unlike the reluctant mother figure, believes these two passengers are a match made in heaven.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Georges (New York, NY, United States)     1996

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
25-35 min Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  3 females

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Tall Order, A

Synopsis:
During a dinner date, a woman stops time to ponder what meal to order, and in doing so ends up thoroughly deconstructing male/female relationships. In communication between the genders, are you what you order? When is a porkchop more than a porkchop?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Thirst Theater (Minneapolis, Mn, United States)     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
10-15 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female, 1 either (3 actors possible: 1-2 males, 1-2 females)

Further Reference:
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Turandot

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Carlo Gozzi

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Columbia University

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Unknown Part of the Ocean, The

Synopsis:
Eight-year-old Sophie loves to entertain her mother with fantastical stories. But what's a little storyteller to do when her mother's cancer is scarier than anything in her imagination?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Boston Women On Top Festival (Boston, Ma, United States)     2002

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
10-15 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  2 females

Further Reference:
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