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JEAN KLEIN
(1938 - )Nationality: USA
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Jean Klein's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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Devil's Due, The Inside And Out Limbo Nightside Pinch Hitter, The Three Thieves, TheDevil's Due, The
Synopsis:
In the Devil's Due, play, an artist, Eric Talmadge, confronts the decline of his aesthetic powers and the possible dissolution of his marriage. In a satiric tour de force, a visitor-possibly a neighboring psychiatrist and possibly a more fearsome presence-offers him a possible way out of his dilEmma. a comic turn on both psychiatry and demonic powers, the Devil's Due examines man's choices in an uncertain world.
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a neat psychological conundrum.
1st Produced:
Generic Theatre 1991
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1st Published:
HaveScripts.com, 2004 -
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageInside And Out
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1st Produced:
Ohio State University School Of Music 2008
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Genre:
Short Play
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageLimbo
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Short Play
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Top of PageNightside
Synopsis:
Set in the Berkley neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia, Nightside looks at the desperate attempts of an older Jewish man to save his home from condemnation by the city. an African-American bag lady who has also borne the brunt of a hard life intrudes on his struggle and affects his destiny.
Notes:
Part of A trilogy taking place in A house in Berkeley, Virginia, this play Appeals to our better instincts of caring And compassion.
1st Produced:
Kempsville Playhouse 1992
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1st Published:
HaveScripts.com, 2003 -
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PagePinch Hitter, The
Synopsis:
Set in a domestic household, the Pinch Hitter pokes gentle humor at a woman pushed to the limits by the needs of her family. Her husband is overwhelmed by a new business venture, two of her children are self-absorbed, and her eldest son copes, with her help, with mild mental retardation. as a result, she wears herself out by becoming the pinch hitter for the entire team. It has been produced at the Kempsville Playhouse and the GenEric theater in Virginia and as a finalist in a playwriting competition at the Barn theater in New Jersey.
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a woman looks At the role she has played in life And re-examines it.
1st Produced:
Barn Theatre 1993
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1st Published:
HaveScripts.com, 2004 -
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Genre:
Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageThree Thieves, The
Synopsis:
the Three Thieves is a comical yet touching musical adaptation of several medieval French folk tales. It follows the escapades of a farmer in his attempt to pay back two former thieving companions who attempt to take advantage of him and his family in a mischievous romp through the forest, complete with disguises and skullduggery. It has been produced at the Center theatre and Riverside theatre in Norfolk, Virginia, and at the Kempsville Playhouse in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where critics described it as a "delightful romp."
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easy to stage And tour. Appeals to children And their families
1st Produced:
Generic Theatre 2002
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1st Published:
HaveScripts.com, 2003 -
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Genre:
Family Musical
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 1 Other: -
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