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John Klemeyer

JOHN KLEMEYER

  (1948 - )
Nationality:    USA
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John Klemeyer's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

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

         Catfish Goes the Distance         Handbasket to Hell, A         Negatives         What I Didn't Know Then, a marital fable

Catfish Goes the Distance

Synopsis:
In 1980 a man and a woman, married, but not to each other, head to the Catskills for a romantic weekend. they are never heard from again. 30 years later a car is found at the bottom of a lake with their remains inside. their children, who never knew the other existed until their parents are found.

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1st Produced:
Reading, Milford Theater, Catharine Street, Milford, Pa 18337     30 Mar 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Handbasket to Hell, A

Synopsis:
It is five years in the future. School shootings are so common that they only make the news if they are "really big". Members of the faculty of North Valley High gather to start the day. Lockdown is announced. When they hear gunfire the teachers jump into action. The play explores, through dark comedy, the inevitable result of the direction of violence in our schools and the lack of any dialogue to deal with it.

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1st Produced:
The Waterwheel, Milford, PA     03 Jun 2016

Organisations:
Side of the Road Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Dark Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2-4            Female:  3-5            Other:  -

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Negatives

Synopsis:
Eddie is the middle child. He has been the referee between his two sisters forever. Now near 60, the sisters don't speak. Even their father's funeral didn't cure their estrangement. Eddie has gone through Dad's effects, especially old photos and found a box of negatives from when Dad worked for the FBI in Dallas. They appear to be of Kennedy's assassination and they are a shock. But how will his sisters react?

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1st Produced:
Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row, 42nd Street, NYC     04 Aug 2009

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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What I Didn't Know Then, a marital fable

Synopsis:
Janet's husband cheated on her. They are now battling through a divorce. Janet has accepted the fact that she will be alone to raise her kids and deal with her problems until a man comes into her life. The play deals with how low people will go to get what they want and how betrayal can be the worst hurt of all.

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1st Produced:
Milford Theatre, Milford, PA     10 Oct 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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