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SAM GRABBER |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Sam Graber has become widely heralded as the nation's skinniest emerging playwright. After his 2009 book and score for FISH! The Musical! was taken to Las Vegas for production, his one-acts The Future Of Hawaii, Wedding Song and The M Word were staged at various 2010 national festivals. In Congress with the Night received its 2012 premiere at Seven Stories Theater (WV). His plays have been produced by the New Mystics Theater Company, Box Wine Theater Company, Venture Theater, Mosaic Theater Company, City Theatre of Independence, and Cluj Theater Company. His work is published by Dramatic Publishing. He lives outside Minneapolis, MN where the temperature is 309 degrees colder than wherever you are. His mother wants him to eat more. His more famous works include
Plays by Sam Grabber
Conducting Business | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141834 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
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Synopsis: | A young and eager upstart gets inducted into the world of modern business. | |||||
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Don't Hang Up | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141835 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | 10 Minute, performed at the 2012 International Independence Theater Festival, Kansas City, MO | |||||
Synopsis: | On the eve of being committed to an eating disorder facility, a young girl calls a product hotline. | |||||
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Driving Herd | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141836 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Today's cowboy, driving his youngsters across the Mall Of America to reach the shoe store. | |||||
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Ed & Larry Are Red | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141837 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | An examination of the political control by the few over the many, as imagined through two statisticians we all (didn't really) know. With a nod to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. | |||||
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Field Guide To Mating, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141838 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A male homosapien consults the field guide to bypass the dating scene and dive right into the mating scene. | |||||
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Final Copy | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141839 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | An obituary writer becomes cursed with the ability to see direct into the abject hearts and minds of human atrocity. | |||||
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FISH! The Musical! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Las Vegas | 2009 | ||||
Organisations: | Charthouse Learning | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141840 | |||
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Genre: | one act musical comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | An office staff overcomes many hilarious obstacles in their race to nab the proverbial fish and sign up a big client. | |||||
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Future Of Hawaii, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Minneapolis, MN | 2010 | ||||
Organisations: | Box Wine Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141841 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 10 min | |||||
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Synopsis: | The lives of two men are wrapped up in Tea Party politics, where history erases history. | |||||
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Future Of Office Sex, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141842 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 10 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | In which policy change results in new ways to have sex at work. | |||||
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Future Of Sincerity, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141843 | |||
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Genre: | Drama one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A man proposes to his girlfriend and she reveals a secret. | |||||
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Future Of Talk, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141844 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 10 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Technology changes how we talk. . .in the future. | |||||
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Heavenly Unions | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141845 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 15 min | |||||
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Synopsis: | A man discovers that the afterlife is unionized. | |||||
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I Told You, It's Morning | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141846 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
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Synopsis: | A father attempts to exit the immobilizing obligation of caring for an elderly parent. | |||||
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In Congress with the Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | Morgantown, WV | 01 Jun 2012 | ||||
Organisations: | Seven Stories Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141847 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 3 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A father sees his son thieve the family car only to learn that the car was used in a vehicular homicide. Amidst the crumbling artifice of American suburbia, a father wrestles with how far he will go to protect his son. | |||||
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Just Three Words | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141848 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 10 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two lovers play a word game on Valentine's Day. | |||||
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Lottery Play | ||
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Organisations: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141849 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, 3 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Lottery Play examines today's obsession with overnight enrichment, and imagines the emotional fallout when riches are stripped not just from our dreams but from our very hands. | |||||
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M Word, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141850 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 10 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A husband and wife discuss the 'M' word. | |||||
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Presser | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141851 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
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Synopsis: | An athlete and his agent struggle over responding to gossip by asking for forgiveness, even if they don't mean it. | |||||
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Summer Tough | ||
| 1st Produced: | Venture Theatre, MT | - - - | ||||
Organisations: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141852 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
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Synopsis: | A young college student goes to sea for a woman. | |||||
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They Said | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141853 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | An outbreak and a reliance on what they said. | |||||
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Unquestionable Evil | ||
| 1st Produced: | Minneapolis, MN | 2011 | ||||
Organisations: | Box Wine Theater | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141854 | |||
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Genre: | farce ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | DWAYNE and CHARLENE enlist their little Johnny to infiltrate the wedding of a US Senator and reveal hotels as the evil force behind the global energy crisis. | |||||
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Wedding Song | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141855 | |||
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Genre: | Drama ten min | |||||
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Synopsis: | A groom is transported by an ancient song during the first dance of his wedding reception. | |||||
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Yidene of Rock, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141856 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy 10 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | An old Hollywood seer provides rock bands with their names. | |||||
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