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Don Carter

DON CARTER  

 Nationality:    USA
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Don Carter is an actor, playwright, teacher and director. He holds an MFA in Theatre from Rutgers University, where he studied acting with William esper and Maggie Flanigan. Don continued his studies in New York at the Wynn Handman Studio. He began writing solo work in 1996 with the NY performance group RUMBLe IN the ReD ROOM. While studying with Wynn Handman, Don workshopped eight monologues that later became his solo show FINDING PIeCeS. Don produced FINDING PIeCeS during the 2004 Midtown Theatre Festival. His play COMING TO the TaBLe was produced by the Drilling Company in 2004 and published in PLaYS aND PLaYWRIGHTS 2005 by the New York Theatre experience. In 2005, Don produced, directed and acted in a collection of his short plays titled FOUR FOR the OFFICe. as an actor, Don performs on the New York stage, in regional Theatre, film and television. Don began coaching actors privately in 2001 and also teaches a class for writer/actors called WRITING YOUR OWN SOLO SHOW. Don lives in New York City.

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

         Coming To the Table         Finding Pieces         Four For the Office         Last Thing, The         Lost In the Garden         Making Lunch         Safe

Coming To the Table

Synopsis:
a disparate group of people comes together in an unknown place. One by one, each is asked to cross their most challenging and heretofore uncrossed line. One makes the ultimate sacrifice and that encourages the others to cross their own lines.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New York, NY    2004

Organisations:
the Drilling Company

1st Published:
New York Theatre experience, 2005   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
expressionist Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Finding Pieces

Synopsis:
a very unlikely collection of characters search for and discover pieces of themselves and the world around them. as they explore themes of time, space and connection, the characters reveal that we all aren't so different after all.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival    2004

Organisations:
Producer: Don Carter

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Solo Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  solo show with 8 characters; 1 supporting role (50's male)

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Four For the Office

Synopsis:
a collection of three short plays and a monologue inspired by the authors' work experiences in New York City's corporate offices. the plays in the collection are MaKING LUNCH, the LaST THING, CHeT's PHILOSOPHY and LOST IN the GaRDeN.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival    2005

Organisations:
Producer: Don Carter

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy/Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Last Thing, The

Synopsis:
a play for voices performed by six actors. the characters begin by recounting the details of their normal, average workdays and progress to recount the details of their experiences on 9/11.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival    2005

Organisations:
Producer: Don Carter

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Lost In the Garden

Synopsis:
Two adversarial employees (eve and adam) grudgingly work in an office together for an unnamed Boss whose instructions have becoming increasingly mystifying and vague since they botched the eden deal.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival    2005

Organisations:
Producer: Don Carter

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy/Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Making Lunch

Synopsis:
Billy Baker, a hard-nosed young executive, is overwhelmed with work since his assistant walked out on him. enter Michelle, a Super-Temp who can file, type, and solve complicated economic business problems in nanoseconds. Billy knows a good thing when he sees it, but he is in for a big surprise.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival    2005

Organisations:
Producer: Don Carter

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Safe

Synopsis:
John Strong's well-to-do family moves into a high-tech, underground bunker during the next social revolution. Melinda (Strong's daughter) has a love relationship with a key player in the rebel forces.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New York, NY    2006

Organisations:
the Drilling Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Comedy/Drama Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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