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Frank Farmer

FRANK FARMER

  
Nationality:    USA
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Frank Farmer, nephew of the late film star Frances Farmer, is both a professional actor and award winning playwright whose plays have been produced in Los Angeles Theatres from the American Renegade Theatre Company to the Zeitgeist Theatre Company, including Theatre West and Lonny Chapman's Group Repertory Theatre. Frank's many film and television acting credits are listed on the Internet Movie Data Base, www.imdb.com. His Theatre credits include Off Broadway, national tours, and regional dinner Theatre in Texas, Colorado, and FloridA.

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

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

         Aging With Grace         And Baby Makes Four         Closing Time         Cross Words, Dirty Deeds         Darling Darlene         Dreamkiller         Felons At Large         George And Bella         Lady On Fire         Living Will         Mad Leo         Not To Be         Old Flames         Roxanne and Red Dog         Under Forty         Verna's Last Gig

Aging With Grace

Synopsis:
a retired screenwriters rocky relationship with the widow of a film critic who savaged his work.

Notes:
Full length, two Acts, one realistic set.

1st Produced:
Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach, Ca     2008

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Genre:
Romantic comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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And Baby Makes Four

Synopsis:
a young lesbian's decision to have a child by a Father of her choice is thwarted when he refuses to donate to a sperm bank, nearly forcing her to conceive "conventionally", much to the annoyance of her older partner.

Notes:
One Act, two suggested locations.

1st Produced:
Stage Door Repertory Theatre. Anaheim, Ca 92806     02 Aug 2014

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Genre:
Lesbian, theme/character, full length

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Closing Time

Synopsis:
a recovering alcoholic attempts to stop a fellow alcoholic from drinking again as the man grieves over his wife's murder.

Notes:
10 minute play, one interior set

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Genre:
Drama Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Cross Words, Dirty Deeds

Synopsis:
a fading actor hires a hit man to kill his wealthy wife; an arrangement that backfires.

Notes:
10 minute play, one interior set.

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Genre:
Drama Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Darling Darlene

Synopsis:
a film director attempts to seduce his illegitimate young daughter; an attempt that threatens to cost him his life.

Notes:
One Act, one interior location.

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Genre:
Play/Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Dreamkiller

Synopsis:
With the children grown up and have left home a couple make plans for the future. Plans that drive the husband mad

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Felons At Large

Synopsis:
A reality television programme featuring escaped felons

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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George And Bella

Synopsis:
a confrontation between an apparent homeless man and a black actress which nearly results in her death.

Notes:
One Act, one exterior location.

1st Produced:
Los Angeles, Ca     1998

Organisations:
Zeitgeist Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lady On Fire

Synopsis:
a lady talk show host is on a grim mission to keep her soon-to-be ex husband from cheating her out of her share of their substantial estate

Notes:
contemporary, suggested locations

1st Produced:
Theatre West, North Hollywood, Ca    

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Genre:
short full length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Living Will

Synopsis:
a successful actor, suffering from HIV, wants his son to terminate his life to avoid suffering.

Notes:
10 minute play, one interior set.

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Genre:
Drama Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Mad Leo

Synopsis:
a psychiatrist treats the ravings of a homicidal maniac.

Notes:
One Act, one interior location.

1st Produced:
Forum Theatre, Laguna Beach, Ca     2008

Organisations:
Gallimaufry Performing Arts

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Not To Be

Synopsis:
a professional actor's nightmarish audition.

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1st Produced:
Theatre 40, Beverly Hills, Ca     1988

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Genre:
Dramedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Old Flames

Synopsis:
a middle aged man has an almost affair with a young girl who reminds him of an "old flame" from his youth.

Notes:
Full length, two Acts, suggested settings.

1st Produced:
Los Angeles, Ca     2000

Organisations:
American Renegade Theatre Co.

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Romantic comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Roxanne and Red Dog

Synopsis:
A man talks a woman out of suicide

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Under Forty

Synopsis:
a fifty-ish man seeks a relationship with a woman under age forty.

Notes:
One Act, suggested locations.

1st Produced:
Theatre Geo, Los Angeles, Ca     1997

Organisations:
Theatre GeO

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Verna's Last Gig

Synopsis:
a soap opera star tries to convince a troubled fan that she's not the person she portrays on TV, but to no avail.

Notes:
10 minute play, one suggested location.

1st Produced:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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