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Dale Doerman

DALE DOERMAN  (1949 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Dale holds a Ba, in Drama from Thomas More College, and an Ma in Composition and Comparative Literature from the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Doerman served as Dramaturge at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park from 1993-98. at the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Doerman has taught English Composition, Play Writing and Improvisation for the Playwright. Currently he is on the adjunct graduate faculty at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music where he teaches aesthetics.

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

 Checkers         Compound Fracture         Tom-Tom         Walk, The         Zebra

Checkers

Synopsis:
an elderly couple playing checkers in the park combine their recollections of earlier years to reaffirm their love.

Notes:
a play from the "Park Vignette" series of one-act plays

1st Produced:
Lakeside Summer Arts Festival, Lakeside, Michigan    27 Jun 1984

Organisations:
Broadripple Theatre; Indianapolis, Indiana.

1st Published:
One act Plays for acting Students, Meriwether Publishing Ltd., 1987   0-916260-47-X

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Compound Fracture

Synopsis:
a diplomat's wife confronts her husband's younger mistress. Together they discover the truths, fears and deceptions of the man they share and in the process unexpectedly form an odd bond of kinship.

Notes:
a play from the "Park Vignette" series of one-act plays

1st Produced:
Downstairs Theatre Bar, New York, N.Y. USA    24 Nov 1988

Organisations:
Downstairs Theatre Bar

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Tom-Tom

Synopsis:
a recently widowed older Hungarian immigrant looses his job to downsizing and decides to sell his home and travel the American West in search of the spirit of freedom, but his well-meaning son and daughter-in-law have a less risky plan for his sunset years. Together they negotiate the cost of personal freedom.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Gabriel's Corner, Cincinnati, Ohio USA    23 May 1986

Organisations:
The Free Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
full length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1 Native American ghost

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Walk, The

Synopsis:
Two mature ladies have a post performance refreshment after an evening at the theatre. Inspired by their playful flirtation with their handsome waiter, one friend confesses a long-ago flirtation with a famous actor which could have changed her life.

Notes:
Selected for production in CaTCO's Shorts Festival of new plays/

1st Produced:
CaTCO, Columbus, Ohio USA    30 May 1990

Organisations:
Contemporary American Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Zebra

Synopsis:
a young man is smitten by a mysterious lady he encounters in a park.

Notes:
a play from the "Park Vignette" series of one-act plays

1st Produced:
Lakeside Summer Arts Festival, Lakeside, Michigan    27 Jun 1984

Organisations:
Broadripple Theatre; Indianapolis, Indiana

1st Published:
The actor's Scenebook: Great Monologues and Dialogues from Contemporary and Classical Theatre, Meriwether Publications Ltd., 1990   0-916260-65-8

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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