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Trace Crawford

TRACE CRAWFORD

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

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         And What A Damn Fine Morning It Is (the Suburban P*Nis Envy Fugue)         Back Issues         Christopher Durang Brings Medea Back To Disneyland         Cointelpro Visits the Church Basement Ladies         Couple Of Metal Gods Sitting Around Talking, A         Everybody's A Critic         How To Succeed In Romance Without Really Connecting         Interview, The         Lady and the Tyger or Willima Blake's How I Met Your Mother, The         Last Firefly, The         Manson Family Feud, The         Perfect Independent Film, The         Sum Of Your Experience, The         Things You Can't Lose (Like Tv And Tattoos)         Time To Change the Pitch         Unfamiliar Waltz, An         Watch, The

And What A Damn Fine Morning It Is (the Suburban P*Nis Envy Fugue)

Synopsis:
Two suburban male stereotypes emerge from their houses one morning. as they exchange niceties, it becomes apparent that beneath their pleasant facade lies a deep-seated resentment of the other. What follows is a flurry of consumerist one-upmanship, culminating in the revelation of the true source of their competition.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Alburquerque, Nm     01 Jun 2011

Organisations:
Fusion Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Comedy - Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Back Issues

Synopsis:
a paper hoarder, still grieving from the drowning death of his daughter 15 years earlier, becomes trapped within the debris in his apartment and is rescued by an aspiring actress ready to abandon her dreams.

Notes:
part of their 2012 production of 6 Playwrights In Search of A Stage

1st Produced:
Roxbury Repertory Theater     27 Apr 2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Parts:
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Christopher Durang Brings Medea Back To Disneyland

Synopsis:
the basic story of Medea is told through an exaggeration of Christopher Durang's stylistic lens. Set in a Disneyland area resort hotel, that may or may not be located in Dresden, London or Bangkok, the story makes Medea and her nurse Larry endure hardship after hardship through a series of bizarre encounters. Here they meet Creon -the hotel manager, Jason - trying to marry into the tourism industry, ageus - ruler of athens, on a quest to find a barren woman, and more.

Notes:
Features quick change character doubling.

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Parody

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cointelpro Visits the Church Basement Ladies

Synopsis:
a COINTeLPRO agent badly disguised as an old woman works his way into a small town ladies civic group and aggressively takes down its leader. Set at the end of the 1960's, the play is a satire of Cold War era paranoia and church committee politics that utilizes a fair about of audience involvement as well.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Columbus, Oh     01 Aug 2010

Organisations:
Madlab

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Black Comedy/Satire

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Couple Of Metal Gods Sitting Around Talking, A

Synopsis:
as two bandmates enjoy their mid-afternoon breakfast, one of them suggests the ultimate cardinal sin in the church of Metal - maybe they should include a power ballad in their setlist. It then becomes the other's duty to set him back on the path of the Righteous and not let his lapse of Heavy Metal faith disrupt their Mission to convert the un-metal masses.

Notes:
Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2011. these six short plays Are winners of An 2010-11 international playwriting competition. This marks Sundog theatre's ninth year of presenting these All-original slices of life on the Staten Island Ferrywhere Anything can happen.

1st Produced:
New Dorp Moravian Church Theater - 2205 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY     02 Apr 2011

Organisations:
Sundog Theatre

1st Published:
the Best 10-Minute Plays Of 2012. Published by Smith and Kraus, Inc.    -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Everybody's A Critic

Synopsis:
everybody's a Critic concerns the frustrations of a film school dropout and a stranger that meet in a bar, and begin to discuss the canon of great American Cinema. as the movie references begin to fly and their opinions begin to differ, their discussion becomes more existential and a dangerous anger bubbles to the surface that threatens to destroy one of them. Or maybe not. In turns both philosophical and funny, "everybody's a Critic" explores the question of why we are drawn to stories of inaction and ineptitude, not only in our entertainment, but also in our own lives.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Chicago, Il     01 Oct 2010

Organisations:
n.u.f.a.n. ensemble

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Black Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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How To Succeed In Romance Without Really Connecting

Synopsis:
the play explores the nature of dating in the age of Facebook and how living in a society in which the average person is on video at least eight times a day has fundamentally altered who we are as a people. Beginning as a light parody of How to Succeed in Business. . ., the play quickly transforms into a broad satire about not only the state of 21st century relationships, but also the very condition of our modern voyeuristic existence. a man prepares for his first date in a long time with the aid of a self-help book. Her arrival, complete with sex toys, a webcam and more illustrates that modern romance and all the trappings that go with it do far more to alienate us from one another than to connect. the final climactic moments bring the audience into the world of the play in the ultimate exhibitionistic thrill.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Pittsburgh, Pa     01 Nov 2010

Organisations:
Future Tenant

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Satire

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Interview, The

Synopsis:
a "heated" competition to land a single job gets the better of one of the applicants.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Gi60 2012: Live U.S. Edition, Presented At Brooklyn College     08 Jun 2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Lady and the Tyger or Willima Blake's How I Met Your Mother, The

Lady and the Tyger or Willima Blake's How I Met Your Mother, The
the play looks at how our first impressions of people can be mistaken and that taking the risk to fall in love is worth it, despite the mixed emotions it can generate. a man is sitting quietly reading poetry by himself when he is accosted by a very unusual woman. Somewhere between her screaming about not wanting to be touched and him describing the meaning hiding within a William Blake poem, they manage to make a strong interpersonal connection. exploring themes of our illusionistic first impressions and the duality of our emotional reaction to the new, "How I Met Your Mother" is evidence that love can spring up from even the most bizarre of encounters.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
NYC     01 Jul 2010

Organisations:
Rapscallion Theatre Collective

1st Published:
in the Best Ten-Minute Plays 2011, Smith & Kraus; (June 1, 2012)   978-1575257822

Music:
-

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Genre:
10 min play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Last Firefly, The

Synopsis:
A man contemplates why humas have the need to make physical contact

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Speakeasy, London     01 Aug 2012

Organisations:
Insignificant Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Five minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Manson Family Feud, The

Synopsis:
Sometime after the inevitable Zombie apocalypse, we find Charles Manson the reigning champion on the Family Feud.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Short-Short - Comedy-Horror

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1 Flex

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Perfect Independent Film, The

Synopsis:
While trying to recall the events of a whopper of an office party the night before, an adorably awkward couple discovers that two struggling screenwriters have been writing a transcript of their lives.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Horse and Stables in London     23 Feb 2015

Organisations:
Ghost Dog Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
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Parts:
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Sum Of Your Experience, The

Synopsis:
While trying to get home one night, a man is robbed at gunpoint by an eerie stranger who demands not money, but instead, his memories. as the man recounts events from his life, he slowly loses his personality and the thief gains it. all of us are, after all, the sum of our experiences.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Columbus, Oh     01 Mar 2011

Organisations:
Madlab

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Things You Can't Lose (Like Tv And Tattoos)

Synopsis:
In the spirit of healthy competition, two male co-workers at a popular tattoo shop try to impress a female customer who is getting her first tattoo. In doing so, they humorously explore the darker side of pop culture (specifically Gilligan's Island, M.a.S.H. and the Wizard of Oz). even "Over the Rainbow" has a dark side.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Play - Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Time To Change the Pitch

Synopsis:
an extremely broad satire of the quest to create green vehicles, "Time to Change the Pitch" emphasizes the attempts, both genuine and half-hearted, by the auto industry to create a greener mode of transportation. Ultimately, the play points out that the basic flaw is a system based on the combustion engine, but also that it is important to continue to search for possible solutions, even in the most bizarre of locations. Set in a showroom, a sleazy car dealer takes a 1950's American family through the colorful history and failure of alternative fuel vehicles, with pitstops along the way to hear pitches from the president of Toyota and for the atomic powered car (yes, it was real).

Notes:
Features A few characters with pre-recorded dialogue And the option for three pre-recorded video segments.

1st Produced:
Bloomington, In     01 Oct 2010

Organisations:
Bloomington Playwrights Project

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Social Satire

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  1

Further Reference:
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Unfamiliar Waltz, An

Synopsis:
When three people simultaneously discover a grenade, they are faced with the decision of what to do.

Notes:
in the 16th Annual One-act Festival - "Hot from the Oven - Fresh on Delivery"

1st Produced:
Fine Arts Association In Willoughby, Oh     20 Apr 2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play - Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Watch, The

Synopsis:
a Pinteresque pair of career criminals are stationed in a seedy motel room. Constantly looking out the window, they have been assigned to watch for something but, unfortunately, have no idea what. When it comes out that one has been assigned to kill the other, the ultimate existential quandary reveals itself.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
White Rock Lake In Dallas, Tx     11 Jul 2014

Organisations:
Pegasus Theatre's Churchmouse Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act Play - Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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