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Josh Hartwell

JOSH HARTWELL

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

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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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

         Christmas Carol         Contrived Ending         countenance         Different Client, A         Dylan Went Electric         Nonno's Suitcase of Tomfoolery         Nothing But Skin         Rank and the Bloodrush, The         Resolutions         Soul In Torment: The Private Life Of Pietr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Christmas Carol

Synopsis:
A group of actors have gathered at avuncular thespian Jim's house - he is going to read "A Christmas Carol". However they decide to act it out instead. Bickering over who should play what. Slowly they living room they were in disappears and they really become the characters in Victorian London

Notes:
Based on "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Contrived Ending

Synopsis:
Three twenty somethings - all film geeks work at an artsy movie house

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Genre:
Black Comedy

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countenance

Synopsis:
Dale is a reclusive middle aged man with face blindness. He is obsessed with "Friday 13th" movies. His kindly next door neighbour tries to help

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Genre:
Black Comedy

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Different Client, A

Synopsis:
A rent boy is asked to do something he has never been asked to do before and he is not sure that he wants to

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Genre:
Gay short play

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Dylan Went Electric

Synopsis:
Greenwich Village 1969. Norman plays folk music at a Bohemian bar to a dis-interested audience. He meets Gina and a passionate affair ensues

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Genre:
Drama

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Nonno's Suitcase of Tomfoolery

Synopsis:
Dennis inherits great grandfather Nonno's clown outfits and other clown paraphernalia. He is attending clown school in Italy. His sister who had been thrown out of clown school is jealous

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Nothing But Skin

Synopsis:
An African-American affluent family arrive at their lakeside holiday home. The father sets about doing repairs and such like to keep himself from thinking about his inner turmoil. But his wife has her suspicions.

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Genre:
Gay character drama full length

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Rank and the Bloodrush, The

Synopsis:
1961. Caleb makes living as a travelling rodeo clown. He avoids human contact. His addict brother turns up wanting somewhere to sleep

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Genre:
Drama

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Resolutions

Synopsis:
Three theatrical couples spend the post Christmas period at a luxury cabin. They have done this for eight years. This year things are different the couples are breaking up acrimoniously and an unexpected guest turns up

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Genre:
Black Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Soul In Torment: The Private Life Of Pietr Ilych Tchaikovsky

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1st Produced:
Curious Theatre Company     04 May 2014

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Genre:
Gay historical character with live music

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