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Janet Behning

JANET BEHNING  

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Janet Behning's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 I Can't Breathe!         Is That What I Said?         Losers' Quest, The         Pick Up Lines         Reality Shows Are A Pain         Usual Suspects

I Can't Breathe!

Synopsis:
This play was written for a 24-hour play festival, in which I drew a subject out of a hat to write a play overnight; the subject I drew was "Since you've been gone I can breathe for the first time." Synopsis: Villains of several fairy tales (The Big Bad Wolf, Troll, Witch, Step-mother, and Spider) all gather in a coffee/break room before setting out on their day jobs, as they discuss the perils of their various roles. For example, the Wolf has developed asthma; that along with his increasing age is causing him trouble blowing the pigs' houses down.

Notes:
Originally performed As part of "One Day Only The 14th" with other short plays.

1st Produced:
-    Feb 2010

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  1 optional male

Further Reference:
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Is That What I Said?

Synopsis:
Very loosely based on personal experience, this play centers around a couple that has been dating for 7 years, but have never so much as kissed -- he doesn't like to rush things. Turns out that he has another side to his life that he has never shown her, and she finds out what he's really like when he finally decides to introduce her to his other friends. This play was written for a 24-hour play festival, in which I drew a subject out of a hat to write a play overnight; the subject I drew was "good clown, bad clown."

Notes:
Originally performed As part of "One Day Only The 11th" with other short plays

1st Produced:
Courtyard Theater, Plano, Texas    15 Mar 2008

Organisations:
Rover Dramawerks

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  1

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Losers' Quest, The

Synopsis:
Jack, Jill, Little Miss Muffet, Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, and the Spider are all feeling sorry for themselves because they are "losers" in their fairy tales, when Goldielocks informs them all that Mother Goose has been kidnapped by the Wolf and the Witch, and they are the only ones who can save her.

Notes:
It was written for A children's theatre camp for 10 children. I Am Able to Add or subtract A few characters, And change names from male to female or vice versa, to Accommodate different combinations of children

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
children's camp

Parts:
Male:  2-4            Female:  6-8            Other:  -

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Pick Up Lines

Synopsis:
Three women enter a bar after reuniting at a high school reunion; one of the women has changed drastically after losing a lot of weight. Two men enter the bar, one of which has also had a drastic change of cutting off his beard and long hair. Each group notices the other, and discusses the possibility of meeting. There is no interaction of the two groups until near the end, when the men decide to use their best pick up lines to meet the women. This play was written for a 24-hour play festival, in which I drew a subject out of a hat to write a play overnight; the subject I drew was "Let's go to Myspace so I can Twitter all over your Facebook."

Notes:
Originally performed As part of "One Day Only The 13th" with other short plays

1st Produced:
Courtyard Theater, Plano, Texas    29 Aug 2009

Organisations:
Rover Dramawerks

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  1

Further Reference:
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Reality Shows Are A Pain

Synopsis:
a new reality show called "How Much Pain Can You Take Before You Pass Out" is airing live on national television. Three contestants have been selected to allow themselves to be inflicted with increasing amounts of pain until there is a winner. It is obvious from the start that the MC and the spokes model have already had a "relationship," which adds to the "live on national television" Drama. This play was written for a 24-hour play festival, in which I drew a subject out of a hat to write a play overnight; the subject I drew was "When life gives you lemons, you'd better not have a paper cut."

Notes:
Originally performed As part of "One Day Only The 10th" with other short plays

1st Produced:
-    Jun 2007

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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Usual Suspects

Synopsis:
Things go missing in Fairy Tale Land, and it is up to Mother Goose, Old King Cole, and the Queen of Hearts to round up the usual suspects (the Witch, the Big Bad Wolf, the Step Mother, etc.) to find out who the thief is. Everyone is in for a surprise when the crimes are solved. all 30 characters have speaking roles, and consist of the Three Little Pigs, Hansel & Gretl, Jack & Jill, The Old Woman who lived in a shoe & her multiple children, plus many more.

Notes:
It was written for A children's theatre camp for 30 children. I Am Able to Add or subtract A few characters, And change names from male to female or vice versa, to Accommodate different combinations of children

1st Produced:
-    Jun 2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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