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WAYNE HARREL
Nationality: USA
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Wayne Harrel is a writer and lyricist from Portland, Oregon, usA. His plays and musicals (with various composers) focus on the people he loves and the gaps between them. Food, faith and sex are frequent themes, and he always strives for a ray of hope.
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)
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below is a list of Wayne Harrel's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Loook At Us Now Making Choices Second Bloom Song Of the BowLoook At Us Now
Synopsis:
Twirling toward bed on a Friday night, about to celebrate their ninth anniversary, Joan whispers to Dan, "Let's just cuddle, hmm?" But with that hum, the mood - and music - segues from a ballad to the blues, then bossa and bebop, as the dissonant couple riffs on an emerging theme: marital intimacy and, specifically, the lack thereof. It climaxes when exasperated Joan asks baffled Dan, "What do you want from me?" What he wants, it turns out, is the memory of a woman he once knew, the melody of a love once shared. Surprised, Joan can only agree. Together, then, they look back in time, searching for that song of old. Unfortunately, every anniversary preceding only reveals further discord in their duet: kids, careers, home improvement projects, aTM slips, laundry even. It's not until their final chance at a shared memory - their first date in college - that they rediscover the secret they've sought: namely, the sublime harmony of giving up one's own desires for the sake of your beloved's. It's a truth that engaged them then. . .and now. . .as they return to the present and twirl once more toward bed. and this time, they do more than cuddle.
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a through-sung musical in jazz. Quartet includes piano, bass, drums And solo instrument, such As saxophone or guitar. Music composed And Arranged by Craig Bidondo.
1st Produced:
Portland, Oregon Oct 1997
Organisations:
Tapestry Theatre Company
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: jazz quartet
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Top of PageMaking Choices
Synopsis:
Deniece, Jessie, Michael, Claire and Shawn are classmates. Jessie and Michael are going out. Same with Claire and Shawn. Deniece? Well, she's always been a little different: "ain't no man gonna touch these lips 'til I got a signed document and a preacher saying, 'Get on with yourselves.' If any man will have me." Yet, despite her non-participation, or perhaps because of it, Deniece becomes a confidante for the others as they struggle with this most ardent of passions. Complicating the issue are outside pressures like friends, family and media, plus the real-life consequences of elation, frustration, date rape, incest, and aIDS. all the while, Deniece listens and nods understandingly, providing perspective now and then by sharing her own deeply moving and surprising story.
Notes:
a one Act play About teenage sexual issues. Tours well.
1st Produced:
Portland, Oregon 34001
Organisations:
Tapestry Theatre Company
1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company, 1995 871295490
Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama One act
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageSecond Bloom
Synopsis:
award-winning theatre director Celia Quinn is ready to leave it all, when she discovers a collection of sonnets left to her by a lost soul. they're a conversation between the Biblical David and Jonathan and she decides to turn them into a play. For David, she casts Derrick Lazaro, an accomplished, politically active, gay actor. Jonathan will be Zach Johnson, young, promising and conservative. as they prepare the play's premiere, the men's relationship explores David and Jonathan's, while Celia discovers the deeper, tragic story behind the sonnets.
Notes:
aka Dying's easy. the "Other" part is A Music Thanatologist, A skilled musician who listens to A patient's pain And responds with music improvised on A resonant instrument, such As A guitar, cello or harp.
1st Produced:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Jan 2010
Organisations:
Fire exit Theatre
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: 1
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Top of PageSong Of the Bow
Synopsis:
the artistic director of a repertory company discovers a number of poems about David and Jonathan. She decides to turn them into a play. Derrick is cast as David but he does not like Zach who is cast as Jonathan because of his religious zeal. Zach does not like Derrick because he is open about his sexuality.
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1st Produced:
Atlanta, Georgia Oct 2002
Organisations:
artWithin
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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