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CORY CONLEY
(1985 - )Nationality: USA
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Cory Conley is a playwright in New York City. His play The More Loving One was presented in the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival, where it received the Overall Excellence Award for Best Play and was included in the Encores Series at Soho Playhouse. His full-length play The Sunset Party was developed and received staged readings at New York Theater Workshop and at Manhattan Theater Club's creative center. His one-act play Calvin's Island was produced in 2008 at the Linhart Theater. He participated in the 24-hour play festival Trinity @ Trinity, hosted by Ex Libris Theatre, and in the Prophecy Productions Writing Lab, which resulted in a staged reading of his one-act, Between Us. He is a 2006 graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, where he wrote and performed two original pieces, What We Become Is and The Last Days of Autumn.
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Calvin's Island Last Days of Autumn, The Magic Kingdom More Loving One, The Sunset Party, The What We Become IsCalvin's Island
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On the night of a catastrophic storm, a reclusive islander named Calvin haunts himself with the phantom of his lost lover, Kate. Overwhelmed with memories, he tries to relive the relationship as quickly as he can, searching for the way out of his depression. as he juggles the other forces that pull him around - including a dark and elusive cult that wants his home - Calvin discovers that his island, both inside and out, may be farther from reality than he thought.
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Bob Moss Theater, Ny 2008
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one act play
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Top of PageLast Days of Autumn, The
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Top of PageMagic Kingdom
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A dramedy of a brother and sister fighting for direction and understanding in a theme park full of irresistible temptations, with a child caught in the struggle.
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Venue #6: Connelly Theater Aug 2014
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Black Door Theatre Company
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2h 15m Comedy Drama
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Top of PageMore Loving One, The
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an underage sex trial shakes up the lives of two couples--- one gay, one straight--- on a summer weekend in a steamy college town. a sharp and provocative new comedy about the uncertainties of lust and commitment.
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New York International Fringe Festival, at the First Floor Theater at La MaMa Aug 2011
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Unincorporated Theater
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1h 15m Drama Comedy. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest
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Top of PageSunset Party, The
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after Hollywood wonder boy Maxwell Cooper agrees to a television documentary about one evening in his life, he gathers those closest to him for an elegant proposal to his long-time girlfriend. But when this plan abruptly falls apart, and his best friend shows up with an unannounced young visitor, Max must scramble to make sense of his life before the crew arrives. Set in a sprawling house in the hills of Santa Barbara, the Sunset Party is an intimate Drama about the cinema of memory, the anxiety of making art, and the limits of friendship.
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New York Theater Workshop (Staged Reading), Ny 2009
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Top of PageWhat We Become Is
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