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Ian August

IAN AUGUST

  (1978 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Ian august is a budding actor, playwright and lyricist. His full length Drama, Missing Celia Rose was recently workshopped with the NYC Summer Play Festival (www.spfnyc.com) in the summer of 2007. In 2006, Mr. august was declared a winner of the 31st annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival with his short play, Le Supermarche or What I Did for Lunch, published by Samuel French in a 2007 anthology. Several of Mr. august's short plays have been performed throughout the country, including abraham on the Mount: the Week Before (published by the One-act Play Depot, 2007) and the Saga of Ginny. His full length plays include: Missing Celia Rose (Princess Grace awards semi-finalist, 2005), Natural History, Submitted by C. Randall McCloskey, and Bilgewater: a Tale of Currents and events. In May 2005, his musical adaptation of Treasure Island (with composer Mark Baron of off-Broadway's Frankenstein fame) debuted at the Forum Theater in Metuchen, NJ, translated and performed in American Sign Language for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. Mr. august is currently working on an untitled film project and a musical version of Jack and the Beanstalk from the perspective of the cow. He is one of the founding members of 'stage One,' a playwriting group developed through the Passage Theater in Trenton , NJ .

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

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         Abraham On the Mount: the Week Before         Battlefield         Donna Orbits the Moon         Eleanor Descending A Staircase         Endings: A Symposium         Godfrey         How To Survive In Corporate America         Le Supermarche, Or What I Did For Lunch         Miss Bingley-Hardin's Kindergarten Class         Missing Celia Rose         Natural History         Queens of the Realm         Rookie Of the Year         Saga Of Ginny, The         Submitted By C. Randall Mccloskey         Title Fight, The         Touching Fingers         Who Is Jordan Bishop?         X-Ray Vision At the Motel 9

Abraham On the Mount: the Week Before

Synopsis:
It is the week prior to the Biblical story of abraham and his son Isaac, and old abraham travels to the top of the mountain to sacrifice a goat for the glory of the Lord. Unfortunately, no one bothered to mention this to the goat! Practically a Warner Brother's cartoon, abraham on the Mount is a wonderfully silly piece that combines slapstick, Borscht-belt humor and quickfire repartee that promises to keep audiences rolling the aisles!

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1st Produced:
New Jersey Repertory Company     2005

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Genre:
Short Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Battlefield

Synopsis:
Hoboken, New Jersey. When Sherrie Miglione and Tiffany Frittata meet in Junior High in 1986, their appreciation over high hair, legwarmers and Belinda Carlysle ensures that they will be best friends forever. all the way through high school they stay close, even after Sherrie marries the attractive Anthony Montone and Tiffany dates his not-so-attractive friend Vinnie. But their friendship becomes tested by a horribly gruesome mystery that not even Simon and Simon could solve! Inspired by Pat Benetar's classic rock anthem, Battlefield explores the highs, the lows, and the unneccessary violences that surface even in the best of friendships.

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1st Produced:
The Stage One Writer's Workshop     19 May 2009

Organisations:
Passage Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Donna Orbits the Moon

Synopsis:
Something is not quite right with Donna. Her life should be perfect. She has a loving husband, her children are grown and out of the house, and her status as a minor celebrity on the amateur bake sale circuit keeps her busy and very popular. But she is losing her grip on her calm, and gravity isn-t working for her the way it used to. It takes a string of vehicular mishaps, an attempted assault with a deadly bible and a children-s book about a retired astronaut to help her find the trail of cookie crumbs that might lead her back to earth
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
New Jersey Repertory Company, NY     10 Sep 2011

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Eleanor Descending A Staircase

Synopsis:
eleanor Descending a Staircase chronicles one woman's journey to purchase a print of the famous Dadaist painting by Marcel Duchamp. Little does she realize that this pursuit will send her to the ends of the earth-not to mention the end of her wits! a contemporary take on Dadaist theatre, eleanor Descending a Staircase shows just how far a person might go to attain the unattainable.

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1st Produced:
Stage One Writers' Workshop     2008

Organisations:
Passage Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Endings: A Symposium

Synopsis:
a rugged explorer searches the globe for the physical manifestation of the apocalypse; an introverted school teacher discovers that his beloved wife has been having an affair. But as each man recounts his story, their very different lives come together at a point, a point that illustrates the trappings of unconditional love and the dangers of searching too hard to find the truth.

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Organisations:
Stage One Writers Workshop

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Genre:
Short Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Godfrey

Synopsis:
Present Day. Godfrey has just been the victim of a vicious gaybashing in the West Village of Manhattan. When Helen, a good Samaritan, arrives to help, Godfrey is skeptical of her words of hope, especially when she reveals to him that she is, in fact, the Tooth Fairy. Funny, poignant and uplifting, Godfrey shows how a bit of good will and an optimistic spirit can shine a ray of hope through the darkest of times.

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Nativealiens theatre Collective presents Short Stories 8, A short play festival offering An evening of original short plays from the gay/lesbian perspective. This year the festival is scheduled to coincide with Gay Pride Week in New York City

1st Produced:
The Independent, NY     2007

Organisations:
Nativealiens Theatre Collective

1st Published:
Smith and Kraus, the Best Ten Minute Plays 2008: 2 Characters, 2008   -

Music:
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Genre:
short comedy One act. - - Gay, theme/character, one act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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How To Survive In Corporate America

How To Survive In Corporate America
How to Survive in Corporate America is an instructional manual about getting through a day in the office. Narrated in second person perspective, the main character, "You" is faced with serious decisions regarding what projects to address in the course of the work day. "You" chooses the only viable option, attempting to kill a man with his mind.

Notes:
How to Survive in Corporate America is one play out of A related series of shorts entitled Narrative Strains.

1st Produced:
Jersey City Arts Weekend, Misc. Locations     2006

Organisations:
art House Productions

1st Published:
in 2008: the Best Ten-Minute Plays 3 or More actors, Smith & Kraus, (2009)   978-1575257105

Music:
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Genre:
Short Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Le Supermarche, Or What I Did For Lunch

Synopsis:
a fairy tale in food-speak, this is the story of a girl and a boy who fall in love amid the glossy labels and glistening produce of the supermarket. they marry and move to a little house in the country, but when the girl becomes depressed, she returns to the supermarket to find peace. Instead, she encounters a creepy old man who speaks in rhyming couplets, and his advice will change the boy and girl forever. Le Supermarche is a charming fable about true love, sacrifice, and the joys of all things culinary.

Notes:
Le Supermarche is one play out of A related series of shorts entitled Narrative Strains. It is A winner of the 31st Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival.

1st Produced:
Pearl And Solomon Dwek Theatre, Long Branch, Nj     2005

Organisations:
New Jersey Repertory Company

1st Published:

Music:
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Genre:
Short Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Miss Bingley-Hardin's Kindergarten Class

Synopsis:
Miss Bingley-Hardin teaches kindergarten at Peasnod elementary School. after an unexpected divorce, Ms. BH is eager to get her life back in control, beginning with her pupils. But when a new student appears, Miss Bingley-Hardin finds that control slipping through her fingers. a good-natured comedy, Miss Bingley-Hardin's Kindergarten Class teaches us that an unexpected lesson can be the one most deeply learned.

Notes:
Miss Bingley-Hardin's Kindergarten Class is one play out of A related series of shorts entitled Narrative Strains.

1st Produced:
Winter One-Act Festival     2008

Organisations:
Impact Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Missing Celia Rose

Synopsis:
1921, Georgia. the small town of Harlan was established fifty years before on the heels of the uncertain and unforgiving Reconstructionist era. Pulling together all they had, former white slave owners and newly freed slaves set aside their predjudices and their pasts to create a new community-one where race is the least of their problems. On a bleak autumn evening, a young white boy named Jeffrey Pitts discovers that the beloved wife of the black Baptist Minister, Mrs. Celia Rose Richards, has stolen the only car in town and vanished without a trace. His parents, his teacher, the townsfolk-no one knows any specifics concerning this mysterious flight. With the aid of his friend and confidante, Taffy Prull, Jeffrey decides to find Celia Rose and uncover the truth about her disappearance. But in doing so, Jeffrey uncovers secrets of the town that will change Harlan forever. Missing Celia Rose is an examination of the limits of faith, the limits of love, and the limits of tolerance in the unforgiving world of a decimated South.

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1st Produced:
Beckett Theater, NYC     2007

Organisations:
New York City Summer Play Festival

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Natural History

Synopsis:
New York City, 1999. This is the story of Lucy Nash, a young paleoanthropology student at Columbia University, nearly twenty-five years old. emotionally stunted and socially introverted, Lucy faces a constant barrage of verbal abuse from her successful mother, and rushes to the embrace of a young social activist. But when Lucy unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she is left with two opposing advisors, and a rather difficult decision. How does a woman with no sense of self learn to choose? Natural History is an examination of the nature of identity; how we perceive ourselves, and how we are perceived by others. at varying times comedic and Dramatic, it incorporates themes of anthropological study, children's literature, and the polarizing abortion debate, all to illustrate one woman's journey of self-discovery.

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1st Produced:
The Soho Playhouse, New York International Fringe Festival     2009

Organisations:
Sweeter Theater Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
2h 0m Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Queens of the Realm

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Lead Us: Write Now 6 shorts

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short play

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Rookie Of the Year

Synopsis:
Dale has just been named Major League Baseball's Rookie of the Year and is nervous about his television debut. Thankfully, the Producer is eager to guide him through the process-so eager, in fact, that the personal story Dale ends up telling might not have actually happened at all! Rookie of the Year explores the hype and sensationalism of the media and the choices and sacrifices that come with the celebrity of being a professional athlete.

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1st Produced:
Theatre Brut One-Act Festival     13 May 2008

Organisations:
New Jersey Repertory Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Saga Of Ginny, The

Synopsis:
a play within a play: This is the story of young Ginny, a girl with impeccable manners and good nature, told completely in rhyming verse by the Narrator. after being introduced to the joys of premium cable television, Ginny adopts a vocabulary most unsuitable for a young woman, and so begins her fall from grace. But the play within a play is halted by a moral monitor, Ms. Francis Carter-Cresswell, who is outraged by the blatant use of profanity being utilized by the characters. as the Narrator and the actress playing Ginny attempt to continue their story, the frequent interruptions lead to a terrible and grisly conclusion. the Saga of Ginny is a hilarious examination of profanity, morality and censorship in conservative America.

Notes:
the Saga of Ginny is one play out of A related series of shorts entitled Narrative Strains.

1st Produced:
New Jersey Repertory Company     2006

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Music:
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Genre:
Short Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Submitted By C. Randall Mccloskey

Synopsis:
How far would you go to get your big break? Follow four desperate thespians as they navigate through creepy casting directors, embarassing product placements, ridiculous disguises and transvestite karaoke--all to get a foot in the door of show biz!

Notes:
www.crandallmccloskey.com

1st Produced:
New York International Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2011

Organisations:
Quorum Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
3h 0m Comedy Improv/Sketch/Stand-up

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Title Fight, The

Title Fight, The
Teddy and Milo are two brothers, preparing to engage in a fist fight in the back yard of their childhood home. But both hear the voice of their dead father, egging them on, reminding them of the past, and raising questions that had long since been buried. an engaging Drama, the Title Fight is an exploration of tragedy, obligation, and hope through the lens of a decimated family.

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1st Produced:
31St Annual Sam French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival     2006

Organisations:
Poofyboo Productions

1st Published:
in 2008: the Best Ten-Minute Plays 3 or More actors, Smith & Kraus, (2009)   978-1575257105

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Touching Fingers

Synopsis:
Three women, a professional, a housewife, and a young artist, describe their individual encounters with Fingers, "the perfect man." Touching Fingers is an exploration of the concept of perfection, how we embrace that concept, and how it is challenged throughout our lives.

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1st Produced:
Brief Acts Festival     2008

Organisations:
Love Creek Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Dramatic Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Who Is Jordan Bishop?

Synopsis:
Who Is Jordan Bishop? chronicles the meteoric rise and inevitable demise of celebrity gossip monger/part-time rock-god/full-time a-hole, Jordan Bishop. although he remains a shadowy figure throughout the night, the plays use a variety of genres, styles and devices to reveal the man, the myth, the legend one theatrical snapshot at a time. eight directors, eight playwrights, and 16 actors will explore our obsession with celebrity and celebrity image in this exciting new play series. the playwrights for Who Is Jordan Bishop? include Ian august, Eric Sanders, Scott Rad Brown, evan Cummings, Patrick Garrigan, Karly Maurer, and Clayton Smith. each play features a two-person cast led by different director. Stephen Tyler Davis, Karyn Joy DeYoung, evan enderle, emily Firth, Branden Huldeen, ann McCormack, Steven Pierce, and Noah Racey will direct.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Theaterlab
357 West 36th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10018     05 Mar 2010

Organisations:
Dalliance Theater

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2 actors

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X-Ray Vision At the Motel 9

Synopsis:
Younger brother, Joe (Chris Dinolfo), tries to convince his mentally-challenged brother, Hank (Eric Humphries) to get dressed and ready to go to church. Hank talks about his imagined super powers including his X-ray vision that allows him to see things that go on inside buildings like the Motel 9. the story starts slowly, but in the second half moves very well and provides a satisfying heart-warming ending. With some reworking, this could be the short play answer to Of Mice and Men, specifically the rich relationship between Lennie and George.

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1st Produced:
Source Festival, Washington Dc     2009

Organisations:
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Genre:
Ten min

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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