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Chas Belov

CHAS BELOV

  
Nationality:    USA
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Chas Belov has been writing plays since 2004. He is a member of the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco and of Dramatists Guild, Inc.

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

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         Black Box         Classics Misclassified         Consent         Evil Fan         Hemlock         I Think, an avant-garde Exploration of Rene Descartes' "I think, Therefore I am," was part of Driven theater Company's Fragmentation IV: 36 in 63, April 27 and 28, 2013, at the Ensemble theatre, Houston, TX.         Making of Medea's Medea, The         My Visit To America         No Word for Schadenfreude         Off the Grid         On the Last Day Of the Week In the Seventh Month Of the Year In the City Of Brotherly Love         Pandaline         Pandio and Pandiette         Rice Kugel         This is Not a Play

Black Box

Synopsis:
Two aging actors re-ignite a relationship from 30 years ago through the characters they brought to life from an old British melodrama.

Notes:
written, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours as part of the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco 24-Hour Play Fest

1st Produced:
Studio 250, San Francisco, Ca     2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Classics Misclassified

Synopsis:
Tales of Hoffman by Mrs. Hoffman: Mrs. Hoffman tries to enjoy lunch with friends but can't stop reliving her husband's misadventures. The Making of Medea's Medea documents the production and is there when thing go awry. The Scottish Panda Play re-enacts Shakesbear's "Scottish play" at the Edinburgh Zoo

Notes:
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1st Produced:
[reading] Shelton Theatre, 533 Sutter, Sf     19 May 2014

Organisations:
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco Spring 2014 Reading Series

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Consent

Synopsis:
What do you consent to when you agree to share a bus stop?

Notes:
part of the 24-hour Play Fest

1st Produced:
Tides Theatre, San Francisco     15 Mar 2014

Organisations:
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Evil Fan

Synopsis:
Dolores del Valle believes she's being haunted by the ghost of her stalker who she killed in self-defense after her last concert. Alas, the truth is so much worse, and the only one who knows the whole story is dead

Notes:
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1st Produced:
[Reading] Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter St.. San Francisco, Ca 94102     13 Oct 2014

Organisations:
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Dark comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hemlock

Synopsis:
Frank, dying from a terminal illness, is committing suicide with lover Ken's help. Frank's last request: that they retell the hot stories that kept their relationship going. But it's hard to stay on topic when the clock is ticking. a play about love and loss and staying out of the moment.

Notes:
Can be cast with 4 to 18 Actors, with up to 5 female Actors for An 18-actor cast; 5 male Actors would be the typical small cast. explicit content.

1st Produced:
[reading] Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, Sf (Staged Reading)     2009

Organisations:
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Dark Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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I Think, an avant-garde Exploration of Rene Descartes' "I think, Therefore I am," was part of Driven theater Company's Fragmentation IV: 36 in 63, April 27 and 28, 2013, at the Ensemble theatre, Houston, TX.

Synopsis:
an avant-garde exploration of Rene Descartes' "I think, therefore I am,"

Notes:
part of Driven theater Company's Fragmentation IV: 36 in 63

1st Produced:
Ensemble Theatre, Houston, Tx.     27 Apr 2013

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
piece

Parts:
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Making of Medea's Medea, The

Synopsis:
The Making of Medea's Medea documents the production of Medea's modern-day retelling of her own story of revenge.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
[reading] Shelton Theater/Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA     12 Sep 2016

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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My Visit To America

Synopsis:
the time: now, but not our now. London is part of the Mongolian empire, and to be of a single race is to be a member of the underclass. America is run by American Indians, and to be of a single race is the norm. Biracial London bureaucrat Jochi travels to Miami, Nation of CalUSA, America, to try to establish

Notes:
My Visit to America will have A developmental reading by the Playwright's Center of San Francisco on Monday, April 16, 2012, At Studio 250, 965 Mission, 2nd floor, San Francisco

1st Produced:
(Reading) Playwrights' Center Of San Francisco At The Shelton Theater Building, 533 Sutter, Sf     10 Jun 2013

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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No Word for Schadenfreude

Synopsis:
Steph has to choose between her boyfriend and rent control. Her friends try to help her, but they have relationship issues of their own

Notes:
A staged reading of a short play, part of PCSF's PlayOffs Round 3

1st Produced:
[reading] Shelton Theater/Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA     31 Jul 2016

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

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Off the Grid

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Custom Made Theatre/Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA     01 May 2016

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
ten min play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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On the Last Day Of the Week In the Seventh Month Of the Year In the City Of Brotherly Love

Synopsis:
a cheesesteak shop owner in South Philadelphia takes english-only a bit too far.

Notes:
On the Last Day. . . was performed As part of Sheherazade 2007, An evening of 10-minute plays inspired by news stories of 2006.

1st Produced:
Exit Theatre San Francisco, Usa     2007

Organisations:
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Dark Comedy Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  3 m/f

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Pandaline

Synopsis:
A misappropriation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, reenacted by pandas. The Queen plots to have her son Cloten made King of England; her weapon of choice: poison cupcakes.

Notes:
part of Cupcake Lady Productions' Another Taste of Rotten Theatre!

1st Produced:

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1st Published:
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Pandio and Pandiette

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-     2013

Organisations:
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1st Published:
The Other Otter humor website, http://theotherotter.com/2013/09/18/pandio-and-pandiette/ (18 sep 2013)   -

Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Rice Kugel

Synopsis:
Gay Chinese American Richard Wong is converting to Judaism, but is keeping it a secret from his family, friends, and his white Jewish boyfriend Bill Leibovitz. a play about identity and the price we pay to feel assimilated.

Notes:
Play is in English, with some Cantonese, Hebrew, Yiddish, Singlish/Hokkien, And Spanish. there Are two versions: more explicit And less explicit.

1st Produced:
Off-Market Theatre, Sf (Staged Reading)     2006

Organisations:
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy/Drama; Full length. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  2 (probably male)

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This is Not a Play

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Part Of The Fine Arts Association Of Willoughby, Ohio's, 18th Annual One Act Festival     28 Mar 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
one act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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