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MARK ALTMAN  

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

 Amulet, The         Carcass         Dammerung         Mentshn         Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls         Sin         With The Current

Amulet, The

Synopsis:
a tale of loss, of hope, of sexual awakening.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pertz Hirshbein. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
IUniverse (2007)   978-0-595-47142-3

Music:
-

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Genre:
drama Translation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  4 townspeople

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Carcass

Synopsis:
Mendel, a young tanner, has been rejected by all the women in his life: his mother, his sister and his step-mother. When the young woman he loves also rejects him, it becomes too much for him to bear. after a bizarre reunion with his mother, Mendel decides to punish his has-been, alcoholic father for ruining his life.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pertz Hirshbein. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Common Basis Theatre, New York, NY    2005

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
IUniverse (2007)   978-0-595-47142-3

Music:
-

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Genre:
drama Translation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dammerung

Synopsis:
In a time beyond time. . . In a world without hope. . . Who will be a savior? a frightened old man? a courageous little girl? a mysterious stranger? What happens in the final moments between daylight and darkness . . . Dammerung.
- press release

Notes:
Original Playwright - Pertz Hirshbein. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Lion Theatre, NY    2009

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation / adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Mentshn

Synopsis:
Jobs are hard to come by, so Madame Gold's servants have limited options. To keep their jobs, they have to be willing to maintain the status quo by relinquishing their self-respect and free will. But how much abuse can they be expected to tolerate? Servants are people too, aren't they?

Notes:
Original Playwright - Sholem Aleichem. Translated by Mark Altman And Ellen Perecman; Adapted by Ellen Perecman And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Theatre 3/ Mint Theatre, New York, NY    2009

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
IUniverse (2007)   978-0-595-47142-3

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comic drama Translation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls

Synopsis:
With original and classical music, dance and striking stage design, Oh, Those Beautiful Weimar Girls will recreate anita Berber's life in a series of cabaret-styled performances, including much of her "repertoire of the damned." This play occurs 80 years after her tragic passing and aims, according to playwright Mark altman, to "capture her indomitable spirit and inspire young and old alike to rage against the night."
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
conceived by Ildiko Nemeth; Author Mark Altman

1st Produced:
CSV Cultural Center, NY    2008

Organisations:
New Stage Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  10            Other:  -

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Sin

Synopsis:
Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story "The Unseen," Mark altman brings the devil, demons and infidelity center stage in Sin, a new comedy that pits a happily married couple against the devil himself. On Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, the devil and his demons descend on the tiny town of Frampol. Satan has chosen this most solemn of occasions to test the faith of a happily married couple and in the process ruins their lives. It's a devilish look at two love triangles, one human and one heavenly.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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With The Current

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Sholom Asch. Translated/adapted by Mark Altman, Ellen Perecman, Yermiyahu Ahron Taub And Clay McLeod Chapman

1st Produced:
Center Stage, NY    2008

Organisations:
New Worlds Theatre Project

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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