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JANIS CRAFT (1981 - )
Nationality: USAemail: Click here to contact Website: Click here
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Janis Craft is a fellow of the Edward albee Foundation, a recipient of the Illinois Arts Council artist Fellowship, a Bonderman Playwriting for Youth semi-finalist, and a B.F.a. Playwriting graduate of the Theatre School at DePaul University. Her plays have been presented in theatres, schools, and festivals in the US, Canada, and France. Janis lives in Seattle, Wa where she continues to write plays as collaboratively as possible.
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Citrus Smell Of Rain When It's Raining, The Sound Of Stars Reflecting, The Taste Of Sunlight In December, ACitrus
Synopsis:
When newlyweds Marie and Richard travel to the beaches of Spain to meet with Richard's twin sister, Susan, the last leg of their European honeymoon suddenly takes on a surprising new flavor. Susan, who has always been more than close to her twin, finds herself for the first time competing for his affection. Marie, fascinated by Susan's uninhibited and aggressive nature, begins to crave her sister-in-law's attention more than her new husband's. Richard, trying to salvage his quickly dissolving marriage, is forced to confront his inherent attraction to his twin. Caught between desire and necessity; intimacy and identity; dreams and reality, each one struggles to stay afloat in a quickly rising, citrus-flavored sea.
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1st Produced:
New Theater Collective, Chicago, IL 2004
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NeWest Press, 2006 -
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Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageSmell Of Rain When It's Raining, The
Synopsis:
It's a rainy Friday night in a Midwestern suburb and Elliot, a slightly eccentric sophomore, is dressed in a suit, lying in the neighborhood playground, contemplating raindrops and his own existence. Meagan, an aspiring poet who is new in town, is feeling inspired by the rain and goes to the park in hopes of finding a poem to write, but instead she finds Elliot, whom she dubs 'Rainboy.' Meanwhile in the subdivision, Rainboy's older brother Sam is coming to terms with the end of his relationship with Noelle; Lisa is having all of her best friends over for the night with the exception of Noelle's sister, Gretchen, who is busy splashing in puddles and discussing atheism with Lisa's older brother, Justin. By the end of the night, all of the teenagers find themselves in the park having formed new relationships, tested old ones, and, in the process, discovered the significance of the present moment -- learning how to smell the rain when it is actually raining.
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This is the first play in the Rain, Stars, Sunlight Cycle.
1st Produced:
Children's Theater of Western Spring, Western Springs, IL. 2005
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Children's Theater of Western Springs
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Genre:
TYA/High School full-length Youth audience
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Male: 3 Female: 8 Other: -
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Top of PageSound Of Stars Reflecting, The
Synopsis:
Elliot is dead. No, it's not like that. He's dead but it's not a sad thing. Well, at least not for him. He's so busy looking through his telescope down at Earth and listening to the millions of wishes being made there, he starts to forget he once existed. and what exactly is existence anyway? Through Elliot's telescope we're taken on a one-night journey, tuning into the lives of young people across the world who are wondering exactly that. Young people who think they're alone in the darkness but still let their voices drift to the sky on at least some faith that somehow they're being heard. But how will they ever know for sure?
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This is the second play in the Rain, Stars, Sunlight Cycle.
1st Produced:
Roxxy Theatre, Edmonton Canada 2006
Organisations:
Nextfest
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Genre:
TYA/High School full-length
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Male: 4 Female: 6 Other: 1- M/F
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Top of PageTaste Of Sunlight In December, A
Synopsis:
In a world filled with illusions and half-truths, the stories of eight young people and two internet avatars intersect as each searches to find what is real. as they attempt to navigate through the multiplicity of reality, their perceptions become upended by the contradictions of technology, existentialism, capitalism, the metaphysical, and the onslaught of adulthood.
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This is the third And final play in the Rain, Stars, Sunlight Cycle.
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TYA/ High school full-length
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Male: 4 Female: 6 Other: -
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