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Robert Kauzlaric

ROBERT KAUZLARIC

  
Nationality:    USA
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Robert Kauzlaric is a Chicago-based actor and playwright. His theatrical adaptations include the Island of Dr. Moreau (winner of five Non-equity Joseph Jefferson awards, including Best Production-Play and Best New adaptation), the Picture of Dorian Gray (nominated for Best New adaptation), Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (premiering in Chicago in 2010), and he is currently at work on the Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. For children, Mr. Kauzlaric has written musical adaptations of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's the True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!(produced in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, and Oregon) and Peter Brown's Flight of the Dodo.

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         13 Clocks, The         Flight Of the Dodo         Frankenstein         Her Majesty's Will         Island Of Dr. Moreau, The         Lions Of Illyria         Moonstone, The         Mr Popper's Penguins         Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed         Neverwhere         Northanger Abbey         Picture Of Dorian Gray, The         Three Musketeers, The         True Story Of the Three Little Pigs, The         Woman In White, The
13 Clocks, The

Synopsis:
a wicked duke has locked his beautiful niece up in a tower on a deserted island. When a handsome prince learns of this he vows that he will save the girl, even if this means that he must do the impossible. Mark Jeffries "Spotlight"

Notes:
Based on the novel "the Thirteen Clocks" by James Thurber

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     15 Oct 2011

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Flight Of the Dodo

Synopsis:
Penguin, Ostrich, Kiwi and Cassowary are tired of the geese who fly over and poop on them. So they build a flying machine to take to the skies and get their revenge

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Victoria DeIorio; lyrics And book by Robert Kauzlaric. Based on the childrens book by Peter Brown

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     01 Dec 2008

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Genre:
Childrens musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Frankenstein

Synopsis:
An unexpected death shatters Victoria's family. She tries to discover the meaning of life and death and creates a creature

Notes:
Based on the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Her Majesty's Will

Synopsis:
William Shakespeare is being sort by the law and is hiding out in rural Lancashire. Spy Christopher Marlowe is there too he has uncovered a plot to assassinate the Queen

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1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     2017

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  1            Other:  extras

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Island Of Dr. Moreau, The

Synopsis:
Having survived a shipwreck, days adrift at sea, and a "rescue" by brutish sailors, mild-mannered Edward Prendick finds himself on an uncharted island ruled by the disgraced Dr. Moreau. Ruthlessly pursuing what he believes to be God's work, Moreau experiments on living creatures, filling his dystopia with a menagerie of tortured Beast Folk desperate to obey laws they can't comprehend. the addition of Prendick to the island's tumultuous ecosystem results in chaos, violence, and ruin. a meditation on colonialism and the human capacity for destruction.

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1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, Il, United States)     2007

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   

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Genre:
80-90 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  3            Other:  9 males, 3 females, 1 either (13-20 actors possible: 9-15 males, 3-5 females)

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Lions Of Illyria

Synopsis:
Separated from her brother when their ship sinks young lioness Violet ends up of the shore of an island. She decides to pass herself of as a boy. She joins up with a peacock who is trying to woo a gazelle

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Playscripts Inc   

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Moonstone, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the book by Wylkie Collins

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     01 Feb 2011

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Mr Popper's Penguins

Synopsis:
Times are bad for the Poppers. Mr Popper's work is seasonal and it is the off season. Mrs Popper struggles to put food on their table. Then a penguin called Captain Cook arrives

Notes:
Music and lyrics by George Howe; book by Robert Kauzlaric. Based on the novel "Mr Popper's Penguins" by Richard and Florence Attwater

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Genre:
Childrens musical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  2 either sex

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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

Synopsis:
Wilbur a naked mole rat starts wearing clothes. He gets bullied at school and his life is made a misery. He goes to see Grand-pah the oldest wisest naked mole rat for advice

Notes:
Music by Paul Gilvary; lyrics and book by Robert Kauzlaric. Based on the book "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed" by Mo Willems

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     01 Mar 2012

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3-4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Neverwhere

Synopsis:
Richard Mayhew stops to help an injured young woman and is drawn into a nightmare world beneath the London streets

Notes:
Based on the book "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     01 May 2010

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  6 to 20            Female:  3 to 8            Other:  -

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Northanger Abbey

Synopsis:
Innocent Catherine Morland leaves the countryside for the pleasures of Bath

Notes:
Music and lyrics by George Howe; book by Robert Kauzlaric. Based on the novel "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Picture Of Dorian Gray, The

Synopsis:
a supernatural power grants Dorian Gray eternal youth and beauty. as the years pass and his outward form remains unmarred, his soul wallows in pride and sin, dragging the lives of everyone he touches into the depths of depravity. This new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece explores the themes of obsession, influence and reckoning by viewing Dorian's story through the eyes of those most profoundly affected by him.

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1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, Il, United States)     2008

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   

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Genre:
110-120 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  14            Female:  2            Other:  14 males, 2 females (10-16 actors possible: 9-14 males, 1-2 females)

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Three Musketeers, The

Synopsis:
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Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas

1st Produced:
Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Normal, Illinois     01 Jun 2010

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  19            Female:  5            Other:  -

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True Story Of the Three Little Pigs, The

Synopsis:
There are two sides to every story. Now the long-suppressed account of the Big, Bad Wolf is finally brought to light in Piggsylvania's Trial of the Century, where the audience acts as the jury to decide the Wolf's fate. Parents and children will delight in this music-filled adventure where the audience decides who really is to blame.

Notes:
Music by Paul Gilvary; William Rush; lyrics And book by Robert Kauzlaric

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     01 Feb 2007

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Genre:
Childrens musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Woman In White, The

Synopsis:
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Based on the novel "A Woman In White" by Wilkie Collins

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     07 Sep 2012

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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