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Max Gutmann

MAX GUTMANN

  
Nationality:    USA
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Max Gutmann's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Gravity And Other Downers         Interview, The         Legacy, The         Lights On The Water         Of Trash and Tiffany         Proposal, The         Shirley's Chair         What You Will
Gravity And Other Downers

Synopsis:
Joy wants to commit suicide but has not the courage to go through with it. So she lures old friend Helen to an empty office and tries to blackmail her into killing her

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Interview, The

Synopsis:
A job applicant is thrown into a bizarre office game

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Genre:
Five minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 either sex

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Legacy, The

Synopsis:
After the death of Sidney Moore, a billionaire with lots of secrets, his widow and mistress meet to settle their differences before the reading of the will. But their differences, it's soon clear, are unbridgeable. Who will get the bulk of Moore's estate? What sorts of shady dealings was he involved in? Was the man who went to jail for killing Moore's daughter really guilty? How did Sidney Moore really die?

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1st Produced:
Mandell Theater, Orlando     04 Apr 2014

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Lights On The Water

Synopsis:
A stolen office key gives three teenagers somewhere to hide

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Of Trash and Tiffany

Synopsis:
Holly together with her new girlfriend break into her ex-girlfriend's apartment to retrieve her clothes. They do not expect what confronts them

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Part of "Whistling With Slush In My Shoes" 2015

1st Produced:
Pear Theatre, Mountain View, CA     2015

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Genre:
Lesbian short play

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Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Proposal, The

Synopsis:
Brooke has heard that her boyfriend is going to propose - but she has already decided that he is not the one

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1st Produced:
Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa    

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  1 either sex

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Shirley's Chair

Synopsis:
Shirley has passed away which makes it difficult for her three remaining friends

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1st Produced:
Pear Theatre, Mountain View, CA    

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

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Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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What You Will

Synopsis:
When Antonio returns from a successful diplomatic mission with a signed treaty and a French bride, little does he suspect how quickly his happy life is about to fall apart. Can he set things right in time to save his marriage and prevent civil war?

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This Shakespearean Travesty was composed by rearranging snippets from William Shakespeare's plays.

1st Produced:
Pear Theatre; Mountain View, CA     23 Jun 2017

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Genre:
comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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