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Ruben Carbajal

RUBEN CARBAJAL  (1969 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Plays include The Gifted Program and Subdivision, both developed at Soho Rep's Writer/Director Lab. His one-acts Portland, Hold, and The Man Who Pulled a Gun Out of His ass were produced by OVO, a theater/film collective he co-founded in 1997. He has served as writer-in-residence at the Millay Colony and the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, where his first play The Man Who Stopped had its world premiere. The Gifted Program was published by Dramatists Play Service in 2004. His work can be found in The Best Men's Monologues of 2005, More Scenes and Monologues from the Best New Plays, and the forthcoming Outstanding Men's Monologues Volume 2. all of his work is available at amazon.com. Born in Racine, Wisconsin, he now lives Brooklyn with his wife Gayle.

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

 Dark Park         Gifted Program, The         Hold         Let's Enjoy The Slightly-More-Than-Silence         Man Who Pulled A Gun Out Of His Ass, The         Man Who Stopped, The         Portland         Sid Vicious Is Dead         Subdivision

Dark Park

Synopsis:
a man who thinks he is alone in a city park gains the courage to commit suicide, when a mysterious figure intervenes. a life is saved, but not without a price.

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1st Produced:
Broadcast as radio play: WHa Public Radio Madison, WI    1995

Organisations:
WHa Public Radio Madison, WI

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Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Gifted Program, The

Synopsis:
In 1986, at the very bottom of Washington High's social food chain are the last remaining members of the Dungeons & Dragons' club: four maladapted refugees from a defunct program for gifted and talented students, who have been thrown into the harsh arena of an inner-city public high school. When the identity of a secret admirer is revealed, the school's rigid hierarchy is upended; for Washington High's four most unpopular students, the simple pursuit of an education becomes a fight for survival.

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Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  6            Other:  or 6 men, 3 women (with doubling)

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Hold

Synopsis:
a desperate man seeking aid from a mental health hotline is instead sent into a surreal automated phone system purgatory.

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1st Produced:
Center Stage, New York City    1999

Organisations:
OVO, Inc.

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
dark comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  depends on doubling

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Let's Enjoy The Slightly-More-Than-Silence

Synopsis:
a couple have a conversation in the middle of the woods, far away from the distractions of the city. But as they become more comfortable with each other, their identities become ungrounded.

Notes:
This play has never been produced. For production inquiries contact the Author At: reachruben@gmail.com.

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Genre:
One act

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

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Man Who Pulled A Gun Out Of His Ass, The

Synopsis:
a man unloads a disquieting post-coital confession to his lover (and best friend's wife). Can she hear his stream-of-conscious musings? Does she understand the full extent of his betrayal?

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1st Produced:
Center Stage, New York City    1999

Organisations:
OVO, Inc.

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
dark comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Man Who Stopped, The

Synopsis:
One day, Paul, a recent college graduate, stops moving. His mismatched roommates (a laid-back stoner and an ambitious conformist), along with his restless girlfriend and clueless boss, struggle to aid, communicate, and explain away his mysterious paralysis. When Paul's estranged, born-again parents drop in unexpectedly, they provide a chilling solution.

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Organisations:
New Jersey Shakespeare Festival

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Portland

Synopsis:
Ed, a young man adrift in life moves into a small apartment with Li, his ex-lover. Ed's awkward encounters as a hotel room-service waiter punctuate the ambiguous intimacy with his roommate, as their murky past and true feelings become clear. a spare meditation on the indivisibility of love and loss.

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1st Produced:
Suite 710, New York City    1999

Organisations:
OVO, Inc.

1st Published:
More Scenes and Monologues from the Best New Plays, 2006   -

Music:
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Genre:
drama One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Sid Vicious Is Dead

Synopsis:
a man claiming to be an operative for a rogue government agency confesses to crimes against humanity, including a game of domestic kidnapping and interrogation called Sid Vicious is Dead. When his therapist begins to explore his bizarre stories, a more complicated truth emerges.

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This play has never been produced. For production inquiries contact the Author At: reachruben@gmail.com.

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Genre:
drama One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Subdivision

Synopsis:
a single mother and her two young sons invent fantasies and fabricate lies to cope with the absence of their hard-drinking father. When he unexpectedly returns, dreams, deceptions, truth and reality violently collide.

Notes:
This play has never been produced. For production inquiries contact the Author At: reachruben@gmail.com.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Soho Rep (Reading)

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Full-length, Dark Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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