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Vern Harden

VERN HARDEN  

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Vern Harden's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Big Boys Don't Cry         Boardinghouse         Dirty Dredge Of Cedaredge, The         Ha Ha House         Hiv Positive         Jessica And Jolene         Nobody Heard Me Cry         She Was Only Marginally Modest         Visitors, The         What's the Difference?

Big Boys Don't Cry

Synopsis:
Lenny is in hospital the victim of child abuse and his parents are on trial. But are things as straight forward as the lawyers think?

Notes:
a very impactful show for cast, crew And Audience. It was originally directed by John Siler

1st Produced:
Coolidge High School in Coolidge, Arizona    -

Organisations:
Coolidge High School Drama Club

1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service Inc   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
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Boardinghouse

Synopsis:
the residents at Home Sweet Home Boarding House. Martha who is suffering from every known disease; Gladys a taxidermist who likes her men stuffed; Ivy an artist into painting peoples faces. and then there is the mysterious Dirk and his sister who are looking for buried treasure

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dirty Dredge Of Cedaredge, The

Synopsis:
the villain is after the silver mine owned by the heroine. To get his hands on it he decides he will have to marry her and borrows a ring from his girlfriend.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Heuer Publishing   -

Music:
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Genre:
Short play MeloDrama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Ha Ha House

Synopsis:
a dark and stormy night. Four teenage girls knock on the door of an isolated house and ask to use the telephone. the house belongs to a man who years ago went mad after the death of his wife - who may or may not have murdered. and this is the night he escapes from the asylum and goes back home.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hiv Positive

Synopsis:
Jason is in hospital for a minor procedure when it is discovered he is HIV+.

Notes:
originally workshopped And directed by John Siler

1st Produced:
Payson High School in Payson, Arizona    -

Organisations:
Payson High School Drama Department

1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service Inc   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - AIDS, full length

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Jessica And Jolene

Synopsis:
Teenage twin girls struggling to be individuals and not like the other twin

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  7            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Nobody Heard Me Cry

Synopsis:
This play explores the heart and soul of a teenage boy caught in a downward spiral of depression. the play chronicles Justin's slow and painful deterioration through his journal entries. We learn of his anger surrounding his father's untimely death, his disappointment at not getting into the police academy, and his constant sense of isolation, even when around other kids his age. Though Justin's mother and friends try to reach out to him, he pushes them all away. Sadly, they give up too easily, not fathoming the depth of his anguish.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Harry Warren Theatre, 2445 Bath avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214    13 May 2011

Organisations:
Ryan Repertory Company

1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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She Was Only Marginally Modest

Synopsis:
the villain - Brad apple (one Brad apple spoils the bunch. . .) is after the heroine Marginally Modest.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Heuer Publishing   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy MeloDrama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Visitors, The

Synopsis:
a get rich quick scheme - the McBrines decide to rent out the ghost of their great grandmother but when summoned it is the ghost of her first husband who appears

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  13            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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What's the Difference?

Synopsis:
a group of High School students are getting ready the next edition of the school newspaper when a drugged up fellow student storms into the room. He says he is in a gang and a member of a rival gang is after him

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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