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Anthony Clarvoe

ANTHONY CLARVOE

  (1958 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Anthony Clarvoe's plays PICK UP AX, SHOW AND TELL, THE LIVING, LET'S PLAY TWO, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, AMBITION FACING WEST, WALKING OFF THE ROOF, and THE ART OF SACRIFICE and his translations of Henrik Ibsen's GHOSTS and THE WILD DUCK are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. He has received American Theatre Critics, Will Glickman, Bay Area Theatre Critics, LA Drama Critics, Garland, Elliot Norton, and Edgerton New American Play awards; fellowships from the Guggenheim, Irvine, Jerome, and McKnight Foundations, National Endowment for the Arts, TCG/Pew Charitable Trusts, and Kennedy Center; commissions from South Coast Rep, Mark Taper Forum, and Playwrights Horizons; the Berrilla Kerr Award for his contributions to American theater; and many others. He teaches at UC Berkeley, St. Mary's College of Moraga, and Stagebridge. A native San Franciscan and long-time resident of New York City and the Midwest, he lives with his family in Berkeley, CA.

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

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         Ambition Facing West         Art Of Sacrifice, The         Brothers Karmazov         City Of Light         Ctrl+Alt+Delete         Gunpowder Joe         Just, The         Let's Play Two         Living, The         Our Practical Heaven         Pick Up Ax         Ramayana         Show And Tell         Walking Off the Roof

Ambition Facing West

Ambition Facing West
Smart, funny, provocative, a bit elliptical. . . Anthony Clarvoe's account of the immigration experience, with a heavy shading of his own family's story of leaving Croatia, is an admirable new American play. . . .aMBITION FaCING WeST is the story of three generations of Croatians and their determination to better themselves by facing constantly west. This gives the play a nicely circular construction both in space and time. Not only are the characters constantly on the move, but Clarvoe. . .gracefully maneuver[s] the characters back and forth in time. Most of the actors play two parts, usually two generations apart, which is another intriguing touch. . ..
- ed Siegel, the Boston Globe

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Winner of the elliot Norton Award for Outstanding New Play

1st Produced:
Trinity Repertory Company And The Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble    

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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY, 2003   

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Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Art Of Sacrifice, The

Art Of Sacrifice, The
an American chess master returns home for a defining emotional match with his challenging and unpredictable father, who years ago coached him to success. a taut, true and ultimately forgiving play about the negotiations we all make as parents and children, this intricate Drama beautifully delineates the complexity that exists within the strict boundaries of a chessboard or a family.

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Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY,    

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Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Brothers Karmazov

Brothers Karmazov
about patricide, the existence of God and the anatomy of human nature.

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from novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky

1st Produced:
Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park And Repertory Theater Of Saint Louis    

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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY,    

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Genre:
existential Whodunit Play/Drama

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Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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City Of Light

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1st Produced:
Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, New York     2001

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Eddie Fisker is a junior analyst and the dubious mastermind behind an unnamed compact wireless unit referred to as the gizmo. the all-in-one, handheld communication device not only houses a pager and cell phone, but contains breakthrough technology expected to revolutionize the industry and turn the world on its ear.
- Robert L Daniels, Variety

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1st Produced:
San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, Ca     2001

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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY,    

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Gunpowder Joe

Gunpowder Joe
Hounded out of his native England, Joseph Priestley hoped to secure a sanctuary along the banks of the Susquehanna. Would this refugee find America, that great experiment, to be the true democracy he had championed from across the sea? Would he finally be free to pursue his religion, his science, and his political beliefs in this new land of liberty? Controversy continued to swirl around him. Revolutionary comrades turned into bitter political opponents when it came time to actually govern the country they founded. The immigrant Priestley was drawn into the vortex of Americas first major crisis. Freedom of Speech had yet to be tested, and Priestleys admirers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were engaged in a deeply polarized debate over the fate of our fledgling nation.

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1st Produced:
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble     19 Jan 2017

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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY,    

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Genre:
Historical

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  doubling, bit parts

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Just, The

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Original Playwright - Albert Camus

1st Produced:
Bratton Stage, Chautauquau, New York     2007

Organisations:
Chautauqua Theater Company

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Genre:
Translation

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Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Let's Play Two

Let's Play Two
It's a simple story, really, about two totally opposite characters falling in love. That's it. That's all.

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in Plays by anthiny Clarvoe, Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY,    

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Genre:
romantic comedy Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Living, The

Living, The
Set in 1665 London as the Black Plague sweeps the city claiming more than 100,000 lives, the LIVING is not about death. Rather this remarkable, riveting Drama is a compelling confirmation of life

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in "American theater", New York, December, 1993.
also in Plays by Anthony Clarvoe, Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY   

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Genre:
Parable Play/Drama

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Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Our Practical Heaven

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Three generations of family gather over three holidays in a home none of them expects to long survive the rising sea. they do chores, text each other, and dance. they watch the birds and watch each other, while struggling for loyalty, legacy, and turf. By the end, everything has shifted and a new generation is in charge, but of what? Our Practical Heaven, the third Aurora mainstage production to develop from our annual Global Age Project, addresses the changing tides of communication, gender roles, and society in a place where even the notions of home and family remain fluid. GAP director Allen McKelvey, and original GAP cast members Julia Brothers* (the First Grade), Joy Carlin* (therese Raquin), and Anne Darragh* (A Delicate Balance), reprise their roles for Aurora's main stage production.

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1st Produced:
Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, Ca 94704     25 Jan 2013

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Pick Up Ax

Pick Up Ax
the growing pains of the personal computer industry. . ..

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1st Produced:
Northlite Theatre, Stokie, Il     1990

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1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing, New York,    

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Ramayana

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1st Produced:
University Of North Carolina     2003

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Show And Tell

Show And Tell
Corey teaches fourth grade, and her classroom literally explodes one morning during show-and-tell

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in Plays by anthiny Clarvoe, Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NY,    

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Walking Off the Roof

Walking Off the Roof
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1st Produced:
South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California     1998

Organisations:
Signature Theatre

1st Published:
Broadway Play Publishing   

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