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Jessica Dickey

JESSICA DICKEY

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    The Gersh Agency, NY  represented by Kate Navin

Jessica Dickey, a native of Pennsylvania, began her research on Amish culture in order to write her play The Amish Project, which was praised by audiences and critics alike during its Off-Broadway run at the prestigious Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York City. The Amish Project is a fictional exploration of the tragic events of the Nickel Mines shooting, when the local milkman walked into an Amish schoolhouse and shot all the girls and then himself. The Amish responded to this crime by forgiving the gunman and embracing his family as fellow victims. Honoring the redemptive aspects of this incredible story, The Amish Project is published by Samuel French, continues to be produced all over America and the world, and was listed by nytheatre.com as a play that should have been nominated for the Pulitzer. The Amish Project won the CAPPIE Award for Best Play. Ms. Dickey has since gone on to write two more plays, which both have a world premiere coming up in 2013 Row After Row (a comedy about Civil War re-enactors) will premiere in Tuscon, Arizona in April 2013; and Charles Ives Take Me Home (a poignANT play about a father and daughter) was nominated for the prestigious Susan Blackburn Prize and will premiere in New York City in May 2013. She was also nominated for the PONY Award in 2011. Ms. Dickey is also an actor; her work can be found on both stage and screen.

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

         Amish Project, The         Amish Project, The (Ensemble)         Bark         Charles Ives Take Me Home         Guard, The         Row After Row         Yellow

Amish Project, The

Amish Project, The
the Amish Project is a fictional exploration of the Nickel Mines schoolhouse shooting in an amish community, and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake.

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a single Actress performs All of the roles in the play. Distinctions between characters Are made by changes in the tonal qualities And pitch of the Actress' voice; through her stance, posture, And gesture. She glides fluidly from one personality to the next.

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Nora Productions

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Genre:
1h 15m, Drama, Solo Show

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Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Amish Project, The (Ensemble)

Amish Project, The (Ensemble)
The Amish Project is a fictional exploration of the Nickel Mines schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake. Originally a solo show, The Amish Project has now been adapted for an ensemble.

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Genre:
full length drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Bark

Synopsis:
what it means to be an Alpha Dog

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Genre:
dark comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Charles Ives Take Me Home

Charles Ives Take Me Home
When a fathers love of music clashes with his daughters passion for basketball, modernist composer Charles Ives is the perfect referee. Charles Ives Take Me Home is a comedic and poignant story of dissonance, defense, and devotion.

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1st Produced:
Rattlestick theatre
224 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10014    29 May 2013

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Guard, The

Synopsis:
In this world-premiere comedic drama, playwright Jessica Dickey paints shimmering portraits of Rembrandt, Homer and the modern-day individuals who protect the art we cherish. Spanning centuries of human experience, The Guard movingly explores the power of creative expression and the sacrifices we make in the pursuit of love and beauty. The play opens in a modern-day art museum where three individuals yearn to experience first-hand the wonder and glory of Rembrandts work. The play then travels back to the 1600s where the surly but soft-hearted Rembrandt discusses life and art with his son, Titus. Dickey then juxtaposes a vivid scene with the ancient Greek visionary Homer with a quiet glimpse at the final days of a 21st-century poet. Fords Theatre commissioned The Guard as part of the 2015 Womens Voices Theater Festivala celebration of original works by female writers in more than 50 of the Washington regions professional theatres.

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1st Produced:
Ford's Theatre, DC, USA >>>    25 Sep 2015

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Genre:
comedy drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Row After Row

Synopsis:
When two hard core Civil War re-enactors show up for their annual Gettysburg beer and find a pretty stranger at their table, old allegiances come into question. Straddling 1863 and today, ROW AFTER ROW is a dark comedy about choosing your cause and finding your courage.

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1st Produced:
Rising Phoenix Repertory As A Cino Night    2011

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2014)   978-0822231714

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Genre:
dark comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Yellow

Synopsis:
the story of Anna, a young American woman who befriends Ylbere, a young Muslim man who recently survived the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. Set against The Yellow Wallpaper, the Victorian short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Yellow is an exploration of intimacy and violence.

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1st Produced:
[Reading] Project Theatre Company    Jun 2011

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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