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Billy Aronson

BILLY ARONSON

  
Nationality:    USA
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Billy aronson. Billy aronson's plays have been produced at Playwrights Horizons, the ensemble Studio Theatre, the Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre; published in Best American Short Plays 1992-93 and 1999-2000(applause Books), Best Stage Scenes 2003(Smith and Kraus), Ten Minute Plays From the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Samuel French), and Plays From the Woolly Mammoth (Broadway Play Publishing); and awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant. Plays published by Playscripts, Inc. are Light Years, Light Years Part One: Freshman Year, and Little Red Riding Hood. His writing for the musical Theater includes the original concept and additional lyrics for the Broadway musical Rent. His writing for television includes scripts forPostcards From Buster (PBS), the Wonder Pets (Nickelodeon), Courage the Cowardly Dog (Cartoon Network), andBeavis & Butt-head (MTV). He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Lisa Vogel and their children Jake and annA.

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

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         Art Room, The         At The Beach         Beatles Forever         Bleep This Bleep         Click, Clack, Moo         Complete Unknowns         Dream         Fireworks         First Day Of School         Flurry Tale         Free Will         Guilt         In the Middle Of the Night         Light Years         Light Years, Part One: Freshman Year         Little Duck         Little Red Riding Hood         Mauve Leclair, The         Negotiation         News, The         Night Rules         No Dogs Allowed!         Of Two Minds         Rent         Reunions         Swing Statues
Art Room, The

Art Room, The
a Feydeau farce set in a mental ward

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1st Produced:
Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Washington D C     1999

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Plays From Woolly Mammoth" published by Broadway Plays Publishing    

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/billy.aronson

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At The Beach

At The Beach
Love in mid life

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Play Publishing 2014   

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Beatles Forever

Beatles Forever
Four female fans have a ticket to see a Beatles show

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Play Publishing 2014   

Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Bleep This Bleep

Bleep This Bleep
a reality television show where the participants start strangling each other

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1st Produced:
Hamner Theater, Rockfish Valley Community Center, Va    

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Play Publishing 2014   

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Click, Clack, Moo

Synopsis:
all day long Farmer Brown hears "click clack moo, clickety clackety moo. . ." the cows are typing and protesting their working conditions! Recommended for children ages four and up, Click, Clack, Moo is hilariously 'moo-ving' new musical about compromise, based on the acclaimed 2005 children's bookClick, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.
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Notes:
lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila; book by Billy Aronson; music by Brad Alexander

1st Produced:
Lucille Lortel Theatre, NY     2009

Organisations:
Theatreworks USA

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
children's musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Complete Unknowns

Complete Unknowns
Ellen has written a play. Ellen wants to produce it

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Play Publishing 2014   

Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dream

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1st Published:
Contained in: "EST Marathon 1998 - the One Act Plays" published by Smith and Kraus 1999   

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Fireworks

Synopsis:
An alien from outer space arrives on Earth to find out why we shoot fireworks into the sky. He comes to the wrong conclusion

Notes:
Music by Kitty Brazelton; lyrics and book by Billy Aronson

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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First Day Of School

First Day Of School
Sex and marriage

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1st Produced:
Magic Theatre, San Francisco     2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing 2019   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Flurry Tale

Synopsis:
Santa, the Sugar Plum Fairy, a reindeer and a snowman all get tangled up in a series of misunderstandings

Notes:
Music by Rusty Magee; lyrics and book by Billy Aronson

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Free Will

Free Will
Eight Shakespeare characters end up on a desert island

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Plays 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Guilt

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Take Ten Festival, Actors Theatre Louisville     2003

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Ten Minute Plays From the Actors Theatre Louisville volume Six" published by Samuel French Inc, New York   

Music:
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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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In the Middle Of the Night

In the Middle Of the Night
a college freshman breaks into a campus building for a night with a wild girl.

Notes:
ensemble Studio theatre's flagship festival of new one-act plays, the Marathon has played Annually At eST for over 30 years. 2011, marking the 33rd year of the Marathon, features All eST member playwrights.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Plays 2014   

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Light Years

Synopsis:
Four college students pair up in every possible combination while trying to figure out who they are, where they're going, and what they're doing on earth. (act I of this play can be performed independently as Light Years, Part One: Freshman Year.)

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1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizons (New York, NY, United States)     2001

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

Music:
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Genre:
75-100 min Comedy

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

Further Reference:
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Light Years, Part One: Freshman Year

Synopsis:
Four college students pair up in every possible combination while trying to figure out who they are, where they're going, and what they're doing on earth. (This play can be performed independently, or as act I of Light Years.)

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre (New York, NY, United States)     2000

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

Music:
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Genre:
25-40 min Comedy

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

Further Reference:
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Little Duck

Little Duck
"Little Duck" is a children's animated television show. The creators are battling for control of it as a Big television network is interested in showing it

Notes:
part of the Marathon of One-act Plays

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Plays 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood
the classic fairytale, thoroughly bastardized.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Las Positas College (Livermore, Ca, United States)     2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Play Publishing 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
20-40 min Dark comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  2 males, 3 females (5 actors possible: 0-5 males, 0-5 females)

Further Reference:
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Mauve Leclair, The

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Negotiation

Negotiation
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Play Publishing 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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News, The

News, The
Karen has some weird news - but everyone who hears it starts acting weirdly

Notes:
part of ensemble Studio theatre's 29th Annual Marathon-a festival of new short plays from A diverse spectrum of American playwrights

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Best American Short Plays 2004 - 2005" published by Applause Books   

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Night Rules

Night Rules
Rob and Becky are at Ken and Andrea's home. Andrea and Ken tell their guests in no uncertain terms that they think it is wrong that they still allow their daughter to sleep in their bed with them. Rob agrees. Ken and Becky carry on the debate about this whilst Rob and Andrea suddenly make violent love to each other

Notes:
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1st Produced:
24th Annual Marathon Of One Act Plays, Ensemble Theater, New York     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Plays 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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No Dogs Allowed!

Synopsis:
NO DOGS ALLOWED! is the story of Iris, a bright 8-year-old, who lives "in a place called the Bronx, in the Kingdom of 3rd Avenue. . . in the Land of New York City," with her family and her dog El Exigente. One bright day, the family decides to take a trip to the Enchanted State Park and Iris is determined to bring her beloved El Exigente, even though at the park there are 'no dogs allowed'. With a cast of unique, charming and wonderfully funny characters, NO DOGS ALLOWED! is a brilliant new musical adapted from Sonia Manzano's best-selling Children's book of the same name.

Notes:
Book by Sonia Manzano. Music by Stephen Lawrence. Lyrics by Billy Aronson. Based on the book by Sonia Manzano.

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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
apply for a license: www.theatricalrights.com/contact-us/

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Of Two Minds

Of Two Minds
A mother and her teenage daughter are seeing the same man

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Plays 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Rent

Rent
Composer-lyricist-librettist Jonathan Larson, who died tragically of an aortic aneurysm on the day of the show's first dress rehearsal, presents panoramically a year in the life of a dozen or so east Villagers. Faced with the squalor of a squatter's existence and the ravages of HIV, these incredible young heroes and heroines somehow build family and community with passion and style. Larson had an enormous amount on his mind and in his heart, and as a result Rent is imperfect, but only because it so brims and rocks with excess enthusiasms and energy. Rent features the best theatre score in years--maybe decades; it's one of the few mega-hit musicals to actually live up to its hype.
nytheatre.com

Notes:
book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson; original concept And Additional lyrics by Billy Aronson

1st Produced:
Nederlander Theatre, NY     1996

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Applause books, 2010   

Music:
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Genre:
150 min Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Reunions

Reunions
the High School reunion. One former pupil has become a warlock, another has turned into a giraffe and one of the girls is now the new Santa Claus

Notes:
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1st Produced:
25th Annual Marathon Of One Act Plays, Ensemble Theater, New York     2002

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Funny Shorts" published by Broadway Plays 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Swing Statues

Synopsis:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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