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Kevin Kling

KEVIN KLING

  
Nationality:    USA
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Kevin Kling. Kevin Kling's one-person plays include 21a, Home and away, and the education of Walter Kauffmann. He is the author of Lloyd's Prayer, 7 Dwarfs, the Ice Fishing Play, Mississippi Panorama, andGulliver, a Swift Journey. His commentaries can be heard on National Public Radio's all Things Considered. Mr. Kling graduated from Gustavus adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1979. He is a proud member of the trio Bad Jazz.

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         21A         Auguste Modern: the Life Of A Marketing Analyst Born With the Face Of A Clown As Told By the Right Side Of His Brain         Busytown         Education Of Walter Kaufmann         Fear And Loving In Minneapolis         Gravity Versus Levity         Gulliver, A Swift Journey         Home And Away         Ice Fishing Play, The         In Darkness         Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse         Lloyd's Prayer         Lyle the Crocodile         Mississippi Panorama         Seven Dwarfs, The         Tales From the Charred Underbelly Of the Yule Log         Thief Of Man

21A

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eight diverse people on a Minneapolis Bus from a religious proselytiser to a mysterious intruder

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20 One-act Plays From 20 Years Of the Humana Festival, edited by Michele Volansky and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Smith & Kraus,    -

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Comedy One act

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Auguste Modern: the Life Of A Marketing Analyst Born With the Face Of A Clown As Told By the Right Side Of His Brain

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Busytown

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follows Huckle through a series of adventures that introduces him to various people and professions from the world of Richard Scarry. In an age appropriate manner for the younger audience, the cast shows how carpenters build a house, how a letter can move across the country to a relative, how a doctor's office works and more.
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adapted for the stage by Kevin Kling from the book "What Do People Do All Day" by Richard Scarry music by Michael Koerner lyrics by Kevin Kling And Michael Koerner directed by Krissy Marty

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Youth audience

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Male:  22            Female:  6            Other:  ensemble

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Education Of Walter Kaufmann

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Fear And Loving In Minneapolis

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Gravity Versus Levity

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Gulliver, A Swift Journey

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Home And Away

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Monologue Play/Drama

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Ice Fishing Play, The

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In the middle of a frozen lake, a chilly Minnesotan baits his fish hook to catch the Big One. Suddenly his ice hut is overrun by family, friends. . .and apparitions in search of a beer? as comaraderie melts back into solitude, this winter comedy brings the lonely fisherman cheek-to-gill with destiny

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Humana Festival 1993: the Complete Plays, ed Marisa Smith, Smith & Kraus, 1993   -

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Two acts Play/Drama

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Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  voices

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In Darkness

Synopsis:
Biblical figures come to Lazarus while he spends his time in the beyond -- and in this play, the beyond lies somewhere in the Smoky Mountains of the eastern United States. Lazarus listens to their stories until he is fetched by Jesus to return to the living.

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15-20 min Play/Drama

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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

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Manhattan Children's theatre utilizes multimedia with live performances to make the world of Lilly, Chester, and Wilson come to life! See first hand Chester and Wilson's exciting bike ride through strange and foreign lands. Watch as Lilly's famous Light Bulb Lab drawings appear in larger than life format. and join Lilly as her imagination explodes on the screen while doing her time in the DReaDeD 'Uncooperative Chair!
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adapted from the book by Kevin Henkes

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Manhattan Children's Theatre, NY     2007

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Manhattan Children's Theatre

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Lloyd's Prayer

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Raised by raccoons, Bob learns he's a boy when his arm gets caught in a trap and he's spirited away by the huckster Lloyd, who hustles for the boy's salvation at sideshows and revival meetings. When a beautiful angel is sent to stop Lloyd's blasphemy, a struggle for Bob's soul ensues, shaking heaven and earth and leaving Bob out on a limb

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Comedy

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Lyle the Crocodile

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What a croc! Loveable Lyle is a resting mime-artist and magician who's meant to liven up a lazy summer's day. When the Primm family moves into their New York City apartment, their son Joshua is surprised to find a crocodile in the tub. the multi-talented Lyle quickly becomes part of the family, but a nasty neighbor, Mr. Grumps, has it out for the reptile, and it is only a matter of time before he accuses Lyle of frightening his cat. Lyle is shipped off to the zoo, but his old showbiz partner, Hector P. Valenti, springs him just in time to save the day when Mr. Grumps' brownstone catches fire. enjoyed by ages 4+

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adapted from the book by Bernard Waber

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Imagination Stage - Lerner Family Theatre, Bethesda, Md     2009

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Mississippi Panorama

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Seven Dwarfs, The

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Tales From the Charred Underbelly Of the Yule Log

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Thief Of Man

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a Viking warrior and his servant bring a white bear to Constantinople during the fourth Holy CrUSAde. Following a skirmish, the bear gets loose, the warrior is wounded, and Death arrives. . .

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10-20 min Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  4 males, 3 females

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