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Lauren Bies

LAUREN BIES

  
Nationality:    USA
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affiliations: Dramatists Guild of America; International Centre for Women Playwrights; Theatre Communications Group. Board Member 2011-2012, Vice-President - International Centre for Women Playwrights. executive Producer L C L Productions

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below is a list of Lauren Bies's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Grassland Passage To the Nether World         Matrimonial Merry-Go-Round, The         Parental Goodbye, A         Tell
Grassland Passage To the Nether World

Synopsis:
the epic Gilgamesh of Mesopotamia, is the historical story of the all-powerful King Gilgamesh. the God aruru creates the human enkidu as a companion for King Gilgamesh. enkidu is a beast man who lives among the creatures of the forest upsetting the traps of the hunters of the grasslands. One particular hunter is told to receive a kar.kid, or harlot so that she may copulate with enkidu for six days and seven nights and afterwards return him as a civilized man to King Gilgamesh. the epic Gilgamesh is encompassed upon eleven tablets with a fragmentary appendix on a twelfth. One incomplete passage lies between the Hunter and the Harlot as they begin a journey into the woods searching for the beast-man. This is one adaptation of what may have possibly occurred as they journeyed in searched for enkidu.

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1st Published:
International Centre for Women Playwrights, July 2010, Seasons Journal
Gorrilla Tango Publisher   

Music:
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Genre:
Drama adaptation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Matrimonial Merry-Go-Round, The

Synopsis:
the Matrimonial Merry-Go-Round follows a young engaged couple whose "routine" counseling session at the parish rectory goes hilariously awry.

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Playwrights and Company

1st Published:
Gorrilla Tango Publisher   

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Parental Goodbye, A

Synopsis:
an adult daughter returns to her family home and parents after a prolonged absence seeking comfort from a recent crisis. the play examines the blurred lines between traditional roles of adult children and their parents when illness affects family. a Parental Goodbye, comically stirs-up plot twists for this very typical dysfunctional family.

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1st Published:
Breath & Shadow, April Vol, 4. No, 4. 2007.l
Gorrilla Tango Publisher   

Music:
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Genre:
dark comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Tell

Synopsis:
the "New Boyfriend", of Jennifer, finally meets the parents; the Binder's. Little did poor Sam expect a silent argument to occur the entire evening! Worst off, his girlfriend Jennifer is used as their mouthpiece! Find out whom says what to whom!

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Fine Arts Theatre     01 May 2005

Organisations:
Playwrights and Company

1st Published:
Gorrilla Tango Publisher   

Music:
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Genre:
absurdist

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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