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Thomas F Galvin

THOMAS F GALVIN  (1943 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Wrote 7 stage plays, comedy, drama. Staged reading of BUD, black comedy, 2001; acted lead, directed. Wrote 6 screenplays, comedy, drama, 1995-2006. Film, TV, stage actor, aFTRa (SaG). B.a. Theater, Binghamton University. Studied with Loften Mitchell, Nick Ray, arthur Lessac. Currently writing screenplays, book of stories, and acting in film, TV, radio, new media. Married, two children. Wife is published writer, novelist.

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below is a list of Thomas F Galvin's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Boyles, The     Bud     Induction     Love By Design     Mohawk Boys     Prayer For Mr Greenberg, A

Boyles, The

Synopsis:
Three Irish Catholic brothers and sister from Boston struggle with love, marriage, and their dying father who returns after many years. also screenplay version.

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also written As screenplay

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Genre:
Drama, 3 act

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Male:  6    Female:  5    Other:  3

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Bud

Synopsis:
Playboy hits bottom, bounces, as acid-tongue mother, gluttonous girlfriend, and rich widow vie for his affections. also screenplay version.

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2001 staged reading, now screenplay.

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Genre:
Black comedy, 3 act Comedy

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Male:  2    Female:  3    Other:  8-10 male and female

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Induction

Synopsis:
Experiences of 5-7 young men at an army induction center in Buffalo, NY, 1968, told in present and in retrospect by gay man with letters from Vietnam.

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B.a. Thesis

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Genre:
Drama One act

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Male:  5    Female:  -    Other:  -

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Love By Design

Synopsis:
Living on the edge with jealous cowboy and dependent brother, Palm Beach dress shop clerk rebels, asserts her talent for fashion design and finds true love. also screenplay version.

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Genre:
Drama, 3 act

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Male:  4    Female:  3    Other:  3

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Mohawk Boys

Synopsis:
Innocent teenager sent to an agricultural reform school overcomes sadistic supervisors, revengeful older boys, and risks his life to save his friend, a Seneca Indian. Huck Finn in upstate NY reformatory. also screenplay version.

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also written As screenplay

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Genre:
Drama, 3 act

Parts:
Male:  12    Female:  3    Other:  3

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Prayer For Mr Greenberg, A

Synopsis:
Dying elderly rich man questions his life, wealth, faith, meaning.

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Genre:
Drama, 3 act

Parts:
Male:  1    Female:  2    Other:  2

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