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Gavin Kayner

GAVIN KAYNER

  
Nationality:    USA
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Gavin Kayner is an award-winning playwright living and working in Tucson, Arizona. His plays have been recognized by such venues as Long Beach Playhouse, Ashland New Play Festival, REva Shiner Award, University of California Irvine Literary Prize, Julie Harris Award and so forth. Critical commentary includes - The Language of Flowers - 'A hauntingly beautiful play.' 'A tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.' The Funniest Joke in the World - 'heartfelt and compelling'. Hokey Pokey - 'powerful. . .witty and clever.' Thumbs - 'meaningful, essential and relevant.' Noche de los Muertos - 'Lyrically written.' 'A brilliant schematic' and so forth. I his work he strives to evoke the beauty and majesty of the English language.

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

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

         Funniest Joke in the World, The         Hokey Pokey         Iraq in 3/3 Time With a Coda         Language of Flowers, The         Noche del Los Muertos         Thumbs
Funniest Joke in the World, The

Synopsis:
Five distinctive characters face a crisis when they bar they depend upon one way or another is about to close. The closing brings them into conflict, reveals secrets and changes them all profoundly.

Notes:
Recognition/awards - Playwrights Horizon, Long Beach Playhouse, Maxim Mazumdar New Play Prize,

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Old Pueblo Playwrights

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama/comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hokey Pokey

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Critical commentary - 'powerful. . .witty and clever' - 'A real tour-de-force.' 'thought provoking and entertaining.'

1st Produced:
Tucson     12 Oct 2013

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Theater of the Absurd

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Iraq in 3/3 Time With a Coda

Synopsis:
The work consists of four short plays reflecting upon the invasion and subsequent war in Iraq.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Live Theater Workshop in Tucson, Arizona     22 May 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Language of Flowers, The

Synopsis:
Two women - one channeling Emily Dickinson, the other trapped in the delusion her doll is a living baby - have a secret in their refrigerator they must keep from the escaped convict who breaks into their house.

Notes:
Awards - Long Beach Playhouse, Theater Conspiracy, Page on the Stage. Critical commentary 'A hauntingly beautiful play.' 'A tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.' 'Eminently satisfying both from an intellectual and an emotional point of view.

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Beowoulf Alley Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Mystery - drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Noche del Los Muertos

Synopsis:
It's the 1920's in Mexico. The Cristeros Rebellion has entered the village of Magdalena and left its angry ghosts behind.

Notes:
Awards - Reva Shiner, University of California Irvine Literary Prize, Ashland New Play Prize

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Beowulf Alley Theater Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Historical drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Thumbs

Synopsis:
A young man learns to come to grips with the ambiguity of life.

Notes:
Awards - Long Beach Playhouse, Julie Harris Prize, National Arts Club

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Piquant Plays Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
psychological drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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