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Manuel Igrejas

MANUEL IGREJAS

  (1949 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Photo credit is Henrique Mano. Manuel Igrejas (Playwright) known in theater as the longtime publicist for Blue Man Group, Richard Foreman, Elizabeth Streb, among many others, Igrejas has written fiction--Men on Men 4 and poetry--A New Geography of Poets. Plays include Shrinkage, Kitty and Lina, Miss Mary Dugan and Hassan and Sylvia (both directed by David Hilder) Hassan and Sylvia is included in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2011. Hassan and Sylvia, Miss Mary Dugan (both best play winners at the Fresh Fruit Festival) and Margarita and Max are available at www.indietheaternow.com. Margarita and Max won Best Short Play, Best Director and Best Actress Awards at the 2013 Midtown International Theatre Festival. Other plays include No Strings Attached (formerly NSA, ONeill semi-finalist 2013, Finalist, The Asuncion Project, Left Out Festival, 2014. and upcoming production at Stage Left Studio, July-August 2014. Other plays include Chantal, Lisbon and Pittsburgh! mannyigrejas@gmail.com, www.mannyigrejas.com

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

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

         Hassan And Sylvia         Kitty And Lina         Margarita and Max         Miss Mary Dugan         No Strings Attached         Pittsburgh         Shrinkage

Hassan And Sylvia

Hassan And Sylvia
This show is part of the Fresh Fruit Festival. Here is the official blurb: Our hero is a 30-something gay man reeling from the sudden death of his longtime lover and the home they shared. after months of isolation, he makes his first venture into the world and goes to a nightclub to hear an old friend sing. there he meets an exotic couple, a dashing, young arabic man and a glamorous older woman, Hassan and Sylvia, who surround him with their charms. along for the ride, is their driver, Jimmy, who has more than traffic on his mind, and Velma, a foul-mouthed bag lady who may or may not know exactly what's going on. This mysterious quartet draws our hero into a spicy soup from which he may or may not emerge in one piece.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Winner Best Play, Best Actress (Marilyn Bernard) Fresh Fruit Festival 2010.

1st Produced:
Cherry Lane Theatre - Studio
38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014    14 Jul 2010

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Kitty And Lina

Synopsis:
Two women in New York City, one young, one older, tell us about their lives. "I think, in a very small way, a pretty girl in a pretty dress helps make the world a better place." Kitty came to New York fueled by fantasies of a Manhattan created by Woody allen. Her day job pays the rent but her evenings are reserved for the Inwood Merry Players, of which she is a charter member. She's still finding her way in the big, grimy playground and sometimes, being a pretty girl isn't all it's cracked up to be. Lina is on the other end of the ride. an immigrant from Portugal, she escaped her arranged marriage and through pluck, luck and a little on the side, had a career in publishing. Now retired, she still loves New York but finds there are new challenges for women of a certain age.

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Organisations:
emaginer Productions

1st Published:
Next Stage Press--www.nextstagepress.net (2009)   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Margarita and Max

Synopsis:
A lonely woman, A windy day, A plastic bag: A love story. Margarita is having a rough time. She's unemployed, broke and newly unattached. She's on her way to catch a bus to New York City to interview for a menial job she probably won't get. She could use a miracle. A strong spring breeze blows one of those ubiquitous black plastic bags into her path. . .and into her life. This is no ordinary bag and this is no ordinary day.

Notes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9e-CJHY1K0&authuser=0. Presented at the 2013 Midtown International Theatre Festival, where it won Best Short Play, Best Director and and Best Actress awards.

1st Produced:
Dorothy Strelsin Theater, 312 West 36th St, Midtown International Theatre Festival, NY    23 Jul 2013

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Genre:
60 min play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Miss Mary Dugan

Synopsis:
Miss Mary Dugan (aka Joe azzopardi) lives in Cedar Chips, New Jersey, a pretty little town that he calls the West Hollywood of the east Coast. With his fabulous parties, Mary Dugan is the center of social life of gay Cedar Chips. Despite being the hostess with the most-ess, Dugan hasn't had much luck with men, and many of his nights are spent alone with porn, Doritos and Stoli. He has a crush on the good-looking, mysterious guy next door. He lives next door to a funeral parlor. a chance encounter in the parking lot with Kevin, the object of his affection, throws him for a loop. It forces him to ask: what does he really want--his fantasy or the prospect of getting to know his hunky neighbor in real time?

Notes:
Winner Best Play, Best Actor (Craig Fox) And Best Director (David Hilder) At the 2009 Fresh Fruit Festival.

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Organisations:
emaginer Productions

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http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

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Genre:
60 min play in 2 scenes - Gay, one act

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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No Strings Attached

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www.nostringsattachedtheplay.com

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Genre:
short play

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Pittsburgh

Synopsis:
A desperate call to a suicide prevention hotline, yields surprising results for the caller and the responder. What happens when both parties are at the end of their respective ropes?

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Shrinkage

Synopsis:
Shrinkage is an evening of three one-act plays about the pursuit of mental health. In Phyllis and Kirby, a young woman is thrown by her esteemed psychologists new, user-friendly approach. In Jack and Jane, a struggling actor makes a shocking discovery about his dour, undemonstrative therapist. In Margarita, a woman with a troubled past charts a new path for herself with the help of a fictional television psychiatrist.

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Organisations:
emaginer Productions

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Genre:
three 1 act plays

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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