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Attractive Women On the Train, The
Life in New York isn't easy for young attractive women on the subway. This play Dramatizes the power of the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle as it applies to the power of people watching on the train.
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1st Produced:
Access Theatre, 380 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013
2002
Organisations:
the More You Look Productions
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Genre:
Play Ten Min
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Casseroles Of Far Rockaway, The
Synopsis:
Three over-protective women escort their widowed Father out to his girlfriend's house in Far Rockaway and discover on the way, that he's been leading a completely different life
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1st Produced:
Neighborhood Playhouse
2003
Organisations:
the a Train Plays
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, -
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Genre:
Play One act
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Male: 1 Female: 3 Other: -
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Come Out Of the Castle
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part DeBT - 10 short plays About something we All have, the hot potato of America! Who's DeBT is it Anyway?
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Organisations:
theDrillingCompaNY
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Genre:
short play
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Early In the Mourning
Synopsis:
Daniel arrives at his parent's home on New Year's eve for a dinner party. However, Daniel has recently died in an horrific car crash
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1st Produced:
George Street Playhouse, New Jersey
2007
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Genre:
Play/Drama
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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First Time Out Of Bounds, The
Two young kids attempt to find intimacy if they could only their own emotional baggage
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awarded "Outstanding Original Short Script" for the 2005 New York Innovative theatre Awards
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Play One act
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: -
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Iphigenia
Synopsis:
In this modern take on the classic tale, King agamemnon prepares to lead the greatest coalition of armies in the history of the world to retrieve Helen of Troy. But the seas have suddenly calmed in the Bay of aulis, and agamemnon becomes determined to fulfill a terrible prophesy-in order for the winds to blow, he must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Queen Clytemnestra and Iphigenia arrive at the soldiers' camp, lured by the lie that she will be married to the great warrior, achilles. Unfortunately, this is the first that achilles has heard of it. He and his comical army of sock puppets, the Mighty Myrmidons, are getting antsy sitting around waiting for the wind to rise. as the soldiers become more and more restless, it's clear that some action has to be taken or the entire coalition will turn upon itself. To hold on to his power, agamemnon must make a decision that will echo through the ages, as his daughter's death becomes the catalyst for generations of bloodshed. But then Iphigenia surprises them all with a decision that no one could have guessed. alternating between bawdy comedy and high Drama, this play raises questions about what makes a hero in the modern world and what price must be paid to satisfy a country's lust for revenge.
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Dramatists Play Service, NY, 2007 -
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Genre:
Comedy/Drama Comedy
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 3 Other: doubling, flexible casting
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Over the Line
Synopsis:
after a successful stretch touring schools in Berlin, Over the Line comes to America. P. Seth Bauer's explicit coming-of-age story is about six middle class teens just before graduation, caught in a vortex of lust and violence. "they toured the show in schools in Germany," said director Hamilton Clancy, "something that would never happen here in America. the play is too frankly sexual, and in-your-face for American schools to ever consider. But its frankness gives it a ring of real experience."
- nytheatre.com
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1st Produced:
Berlin Schools, Germany
Organisations:
the Drilling Company
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Genre:
Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 3 Other: -
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Sweet Revenge Of Hansel And Gretel, The
Synopsis:
Smart and funny, P. Seth Bauer has adapted this hilarious play from the Grimm's Brothers classic fairy tale. Recommended for all ages, especially those over five.
- nytheatre.com
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Genre:
TYA
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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UmbrElla Play, The
Synopsis:
This story is about couples in New York who have one thing in common: they all need shelter from a storm. It takes place on one city block, where various couples of all kinds come together during the same rainstorm near a bus-stop. One is an old married couple from Long Island that is trying to have a romantic weekend in the City, when they get trapped in the rain which makes them question the fabric of their marriage. In another segment, two busy strangers are struggling to find a cab to the airport, but instead find themselves. around the corner, two old lovers see discover each other after a ten year hiatus. each of the segments is connected visually and plays a role in the whole. While we follow the relationship of one couple, we see and hear snippets of dialogue and imagery from the world of characters that surrounds them. and without their knowledge, every character impacts the world around them. Finally, it is a love story of New York, when the simplest needs - to connect, to cherish, to touch& are all made possible by the rain and the addition of an umbrella.
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1st Produced:
Actors Theatre Workshop, New York
01 Apr 2001
Organisations:
Chrysler Theatre Company
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Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Parts:
Male: 7 Female: 7 Other: -
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Very True Chronicles Of Aloysius the Traveller, In the Great Land Of New York City. the
Synopsis:
Inspired by a yearlong project documenting life in NYC
- nytheatre.com
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part of LongShotz: Arrivals And Departures
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Organisations:
aMios Theatre Company
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Genre:
Short play
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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