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Sanjiv Jhaveri

SANJIV JHAVERI

  
Nationality:    USA
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         BUMBUG the Musical         Soul Saving Sundays         Unsung Lullaby         VOW         File O         Small Well Lane         Paravent         1         Boy On the Other Side Of the World: An Absurd Fairy Tale Love Quadrangle, The         Ripples Across Stagnant Water         0         0         African Star         Beauties, The         7 Possibilities For Train 713 Departing From Auschwitz, The         Cosy Murder, A         Chavez - the Rise Of A Leader         Motive         Letter From An Unknown Woman         Lalita's Way         Lysistrata         1         Down the Rabbit Hole         Echoes Of Harlem

BUMBUG the Musical

Synopsis:
An electrifying musical reinvention of "A Christmas Carol" told through the looking glass of NYC Immigrants and Hyphenated America. Like so many immigrants, disillusioned Deli-owner Scroogewala left his motherland years ago to pursue the American dream. Amidst his battle with holiday merriment, Scroogewala is visited by a motley crew of misfits who remind him that love, loss and laughter are all a part of that dream he'd almost given up on.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Book, Music & Lyrics By: Samrat Chakrabarti; Book & Lyrics By: Sanjiv Jhaveri

1st Produced:
Clurman theatre
410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036    05 Dec 2012

Organisations:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Soul Saving Sundays

Synopsis:
Utilizing the same inventive format with new writers and new stories, this year's production boasts stories that feature: a personified Slurpee machine and a small-town girl dreaming of moving to the big city of Cincinnati, a convenience store owner and two of NYPD's finest who give advice to a love-struck loser, a sister and her run-away brother dealing with their parents' disappointment, a back room confessional Guru who yearns for his ex, a duo who host the hit reality show 'Convenience Store Makeover', a tribute to the working men, and an underage college student on a quest for his elixir of love-alcohol
- press release

Notes:
part of sixth Annual edition of Seven.11 Convenience theatre from Desipina & Co.

1st Produced:
Richmond Shepard Theatre, NY    2008

Organisations:
Desipina & Co

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
11 min play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Unsung Lullaby

Synopsis:
In London's East End during the 1990s recession, disillusioned unemployed teenagers Darren and Ray 'duck and dive'. The upsurge of extreme right-wing politics echoes Darren and Ray s disenchantment, culminating in the mindless attack on an Asian woman, Aarti. From that point onward, as Ray becomes more involved in militant politics, Darren is hounded by hallucinating visions compelling him to desperately explore his bond with Aarti. As Ray and Darren s paths diverge, the play moves towards the revelation that Darren is Aarti s reincarnated son

Notes:
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Organisations:
the Steam Industry

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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VOW

Synopsis:
Words of women wound through history and myth. Women who are wives, who do not know what they have and hold. Women who are not warriors but are no less at war. SLANT is narrative as condemnation and creation myth. Painting lip or painted lip or Freudian slip or lip service? Pulling threads of womanhood from the torn edges of myth, SLANT puts tongues in the mouths of Persephone, Bluebeard's fourth wife, and the biblical Delilah. [EM]BEDDED/BODIED is a queer/trans love story embedded in the heart of an ancient empire. The latest incarnation of a story that first came into being as a 13th Century French chanson de geste Yde et Olive', it tells the story of Yde, a trans knight who rises to the highest possible chivalric glory in the ranks of the Roman Empire, through the voice of the Emperor's daughter, Olive, who falls fiercely in love with him.

Notes:
written by Hannah Rose Owen-Wright & Maria Ji. After their gorgeous performances at TAPAC, the individual pieces SLANT by Maria Ji (created under the mentorship of Natalie Hugill) and [EM]BEDDED/BODIED by Hannah Rose Owen-Wright (created under the mentorship of Raewyn Alexander) have been re-fitted for the Auckland Fringe, and are being presented under the new banner of VOW at Ironbar on K Rd.

1st Produced:
Ironbar, 150 Karangahape Rd, Auckland    25 Feb 2015

Organisations:
Printable Reality

1st Published:
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Music:
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piece

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Further Reference:
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/production.php?id=4387

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File O

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
ICA, London >>>    1995

Organisations:
Xi Ju Che Jian Theatre, China

1st Published:
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Music:
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Small Well Lane

Small Well Lane
Mao's revolution as seen through the eyes of a group of working class people

Notes:
Original playwright Li Longyun

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
University of Michigan Press   978-0472067954

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Paravent

Synopsis:
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Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Corn Exchange, Brighton    2000

Organisations:
Brighton Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original playwright Li Jianwu

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Boy On the Other Side Of the World: An Absurd Fairy Tale Love Quadrangle, The

Synopsis:
DistantBoy and WriterGirl seem destined for a storybook ending, but only if he can win over her five-year-old alter ego. Meanwhile, will the naughty MaleMuse get WriterGirl into downward dog? and IS the Brooklyn Bridge really made of candy?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Linhart Theatre @ 440 Studios, New York International Fringe Festival    2007

Organisations:
Lifeblood Theater Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
1h 40m Comedy Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Ripples Across Stagnant Water

Synopsis:
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Notes:
adapted From the Novel

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Organisations:
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Genre:
adaptation

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African Star

Synopsis:
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Play/Drama

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Beauties, The

Synopsis:
Liz! Lena! Greta! they were Hollywood beauties so rare and famous that their first names alone conjured visions of delight in the minds of millions. Elizabeth Taylor, Lena Horne, and Greta Garbo -- know them as you've never known them before! each of these legends of the silver screen will be brought to life in unique biographical one woman shows written and performed by rising stars of the New York stage. Theresa Moriarty takes you behind the scenes of Liz Taylor's early tragedies and two romances as different as night and day. actress Ryan Jillian bares the heart of Lena Horne whose personal life was in chaos as she worked to become Hollywood's first African-American female star. ashley arico reveals the mysterious Greta Garbo's turbulent private life and haunted past.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Susan Bats On Theater, 300 West 43rd Street (3rd Floor), NY    05 Nov 2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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7 Possibilities For Train 713 Departing From Auschwitz, The

7 Possibilities For Train 713 Departing From Auschwitz, The
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Armand Gatti

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in "Two Plays" published by Green Integer   978-1931243285

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Cosy Murder, A

Synopsis:
When the local doctor is found murdered aboard a fishing boat, a sleepy village is woken with a jolt. Out of her depth, Constable Pike calls for backup and when Detective Forsyth arrives from Scotland Yard (not actually in Scotland) the two sleuths set out to discover just who keeps bumping everyone off. Armed only with a back catalogue of Agatha Christie novels and an unhealthy interest in Cluedo, can they uncover the mystery before its too late? Jilted Pig interweave comedy and circus with confusion, plot twists, lightning quick character changes and a life-sized game of Guess Who. And a very long rope.

Notes:
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Organisations:
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piece

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Chavez - the Rise Of A Leader

Synopsis:
History of Cesar Chavez; This one-act play tells the story of the migrant farm worker through the eyes of a child learning a lesson about the value of grapes. By Glen Jimenez

Notes:
This play was commissioned by California State University Dominguez Hills Teatro Dominguez for their Annual Cesar Chavez Tardea - celebrating the work of the National Farm Labor Union Leader

1st Produced:
The Dive @ Caledonian Hilton, Edinburgh Festival    2003

Organisations:
Kaleidoscope Theatre ensemble

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Teatro Campesino One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Motive

Synopsis:
a husband is forced to take responsibility for his wife's unhappiness

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    1984

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Letter From An Unknown Woman

Synopsis:
Directed by the most influential Chinese director Meng Jinghui, the monodrama Letter From An Unknown Woman tells a story about a woman,who wrote a moving letter before death,revealed a lifelong secret of her deepest love.

Notes:
Based on text by Stefan Zweig, Adapted by Meng Jinghui, with Music by Huang Xiangli

1st Produced:
Venue #15: The White Box At 440 Studios    Aug 2014

Organisations:
Beijing Young Dramatists Association in Association with Menginghui Theatre Studio

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
1h 0m I Drama Solo Show

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Lalita's Way

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in First Lines: Young Writers at the Royal Court ed. elyse Dodgson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Lysistrata

Synopsis:
the women occupy the Temple of athena and refuse to have sex with their husbands until peace is declared between Sparta and athens

Notes:
Original Playwright - Aristophanes

1st Produced:
Jean Cocteau Repertory, New York    02 Nov 2003

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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1

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Original playwright Huang Jisu

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Down the Rabbit Hole

Synopsis:
Ten of your favorite female fairy tale characters are now 'coming out' for the first time to tell the the ReaL STORIeS BeHIND the FaIRY TaLeS! It's Shocking yet Whimsical. Familiar yet Totally Unexpected. Heart Wrenching yet Life affirming. Fairy Tales like you've never heard before. . .
- press release

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Actors Playhouse, NY    40066

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
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Piece

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Echoes Of Harlem

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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