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Ned Bobkoff

NED BOBKOFF  (1940 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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With 35 years of cross-cultural theater work, I established 2 theaters, was selected as an artist-in-Residence in 4 states, and have had the good fortune to have collaborated with performers, writers, choreographers, and mixed media artists from all walks of life, throughout the United States, Canada, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. My stage adaptation of Kurban Said's world famous novel "ali and Nino" (published in 30 languages, including Braille) was funded by the New York State Council for the arts. "ali and Nino" highlights the cross-cultural romance between a young azerbaijani patriot, a Muslim, and a bright, witty Christian girl from Georgia. Prophetic and relevant to events in the Near East today, "ali and Nino" has had readings in Maryland, New York, Canada, and azerbeijan. My short plays of humor, satire and wit include "The Madness of the American Sentry" (the Statue of Liberty jumps off her pedestal into New York harbor for a career change); "The Natural Membrane of the Lamb" (a down-to-earth angel runs away with the wife of the leader of the Good Lord's Coalition); "Theory of Relativity" (a comic monologue for a dancer impersonating Einstein); "Eminent Domain" (a satirical take off on the brave new world of corporative control); "The angel in the Balcony" (a comic fantasy), and "The Butcher's Scandal" ( a farce about a butcher who sells sick chickens as kosher). I also developed performance workshops on "Journey Into Community Legends". Workshops that highlight acts of courage and triumph in community lives. In short, my work has not been done behind closed doors.

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

 Ali And Nino         Butcher's Scandal, The         Divine Intervention Release 2         Madness Of The American Sentry, The         Man At The Piano Is Not Here, The         Theory Of Relativity

Ali And Nino

Synopsis:
ali and Nino by Kurban Said is a highly regarded novel that has been published in 32 languages (including Braille). I adapted it for the stage with funding from the New York Foundation for the arts. a Romeo and Juliet story between ali Khan Shirvanshir, a young, mercurial Muslim patriot from azerbaijan, and Nino Kalinin, a bright, witty Christian girl from Georgia, the play highlights their quest for enlighten, their breaking down barriers related to nationality, religion, gender and age, and the deepening of their relationship against odds. "ali and Nino" uses fluid staging, multiple casting, music, mime, puppetry, dance, and multi-media effects, to heighten its theatrical impact.

Notes:
ali And Nino is An embracing cross-cultural theater event, timely And relevant to events in the near East today.

1st Produced:
Towson University staged reading in Maryland for the "Silk Road" festival.    28 Mar 2009

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Genre:
Epic Theater

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Male:  11            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Butcher's Scandal, The

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One act

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Divine Intervention Release 2

Synopsis:
Divine Intervention Release 2. a down-to-earth angel crashes into the bedroom of the wife of the Leader of the Good Lord's Coalition, and runs away with her. "Just who do you think you are, busting into my bedroom like that!" snaps Marilyn Gridlock, outraged. "You're not one of those are you?" "Look lady, don't get in an uproar," the angel declares, snapping dust off his wings. "The Good Lord above disappeared. He got sick and tired of everyone claiming him as one of their own. So he decided to knock off for a couple of centuries. If you got that kind of power, why not? Why work yourself to death trying to do what nobody wants to do for themselves? I'd get into a different frame of mind, if I were you". an uproarious comedy with a slapstick dimension..

Notes:
Divine Intervention Release 2 works best As A satirical theatrical duet with The Madness of the American Sentry"

1st Produced:
Rochester Performance Group, Rochester, New York    2005

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Genre:
Satirical farce

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Madness Of The American Sentry, The

Synopsis:
The Madness of the American Sentry. The Statue of Liberty jumps off her pedestal into New York harbor for a career change. Characters include the Statue of Liberty, amerigo Vespucci the 17th - the great, great, great, etceteras grandson of the slave trader who claimed he discovered America; a chagrined Chief of State who appeals for her to return; Captain Blunderbuss of the National Brotherhood of Fog Men, out to put Liberty back on her pedestal "where she belongs"; two bungling Fog Men; and "immigrants" who shape shift into "tourists" snapping photographs, and tossing coins in the air on Liberty Island, now an amusement park and casino.

Notes:
a political satire of epic And comic dimension.

1st Produced:
Banff Center, Canada    Jul 2004

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Genre:
Satirical Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Man At The Piano Is Not Here, The

Synopsis:
The Man at The Piano Is Not Here, a concert play and dramatic monologue on the life of Clara Schumann, the eminent 19th century pianist/composer. George Bernard Shaw called her the "finest classical pianist in Europe, male or female". Taking place shortly before, and after composer Robert Schumann's death in a mental asylum (1856), the play focuses on the courage and tenacity of Clara Schumann. It has been produced throughout New York, and has toured New Zealand, England, Germany, and the International Theatre in Vienna, austria.

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This concert play highlights the life And struggles of Clara Schumann After her husband, the composer, Robert Schumann, died in A mental institution. Monologue can delivered by Clara with either recorded or live piano music. Another variation is A male pianist portraying the surrogate figure of Robert Schuman on live piano in the background.

1st Produced:
State University of New York (Brockport)    Spring 2002

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Genre:
dramatic monologue with music

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Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  Pianist (male or female)

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Theory Of Relativity

Synopsis:
Theory of Relativity. a fun comic monologue for a spirited dancer. "Happy" Einstein, sporting wild bushy hair, and an old sweater with a hole in it for his elbow, like his "mentor", dances his way, with a fast moving comic rap, through Einstein's "Theory of Relativity". Ending with a flourish of Happy disappearing into a "black hole" with a Big Bang.

Notes:
Happy Einstein can be portrayed by A dancer (male or female) who has A delight in movement through "outer" space, wearing An old beat up sweater, with A hole in it for his elbow, like Einstein. And with lots of good humor And fun.

1st Produced:
Trinity University, Canada    Spring 2009

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Indigneous Performance Initiatives

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Genre:
Comic dance monologue

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