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Flip Kobler

FLIP KOBLER  

 Nationality:    USA
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Flip Kobler began his performing career as an actor before morphing into a writer. Since selling their first screenplay to Paramount Studios, he and his wife/partner, Cindy Marcus, have been penning away for the last fifteen years. Universal bought another original screenplay. Star Trek Deep Space Nine bought an episode entitled Profit and Loss. They spent five years on staff at Disney where they wrote many a sequel including Lion King II, Beauty and the Beast the Enchanted Christmas, and many others. Their live action film Jack and The Beanstalk starring James Earl Jones, Christopher Lloyd, Chevy Chase, Wallace Shawn, Katey Sagal, and Gilbert Godfried hit the stores in summer 2010. They have published over 20 plays for adults and teens.

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

 Aesop's Foibles         Aesop's Musical Foibles         Best Of Both Worlds         Brothers Grimm Out Of Order, The         Gumshoe High         Hot Rod         Jekyll's Hydes         Mirror Image         Monte Cristo         Nottingham: A Totally Teen Musical         Peter Panic         Some Sweet Day         Thirst For Life         Usher: A Totally Teen Comedy         Wild Dust         Wipeout!

Aesop's Foibles

Synopsis:
aesop hears voices in his head all from different creatures - hares, tortoise, foxes. His parents take to a doctor but aesop freaks out and attacks the doctor. The goddess Hera persuades her husband Zeus to help. He send a Muse to aesop and she tells him how to get the voices out of his and present them as stories

Notes:
Written by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  6            Other:  4 either sex

Further Reference:
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Aesop's Musical Foibles

Synopsis:
Musical version of "aesop's Foibles"

Notes:
Music by Dennis Poore; lyrics by Flip Kobler; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  6            Other:  4 either sex; chorus

Further Reference:
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Best Of Both Worlds

Synopsis:
Cinderella's step-sisters find a portal into another World - a World where mean girls are popular

Notes:
Music by Dennis Poore; lyrics by Flip Kobler; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  31 - 37 mixed cast; chorus

Further Reference:
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Brothers Grimm Out Of Order, The

Synopsis:
Brothers Jake and Will Grimm have each written a play to be put on. The brothers cannot agree on which to perform. Will's play has fluffy bunnies and a happy ending. Jake's is full of blood and gore. They fight and the scripts get dropped and mixed up. The principal is coming to see the play and they have to put on something. So Rapunzel wants her son Prince Charming to go to the ball at the Gingerbread house and to meet his true love - the Witch from Cinderella...

Notes:
Written by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth one act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  8            Other:  4 either sex; extras

Further Reference:
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Gumshoe High

Synopsis:
Drexton Cage High School private eye is hired by a mysterious bombshell on what should be a straightforward case - but things get more and more complicated

Notes:
Written by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  12            Other:  8 either sex

Further Reference:
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Hot Rod

Synopsis:
Peggy Sue used to be a street racer but now hangs out with a more preppy bunch of kids. Her sister Betty Lou takes up racing

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Bill Francoeur; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  6            Other:  10 either sex; chorus

Further Reference:
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Jekyll's Hydes

Synopsis:
Henry Jekyll is anxious to win a science scholarship. He has not slept in days as he gets his project ready. To keep himself awake he mixes up a concoction to keep himself awake. However it brings to life another personality of his, then another and then more including a Scotswoman and a dog

Notes:
Written by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  4 either sex

Further Reference:
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Mirror Image

Synopsis:
Musical version of "Best Of Both Worlds"

Notes:
Music by Dennis Poore; lyrics by Flip Kobler; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  30 - 36 mixed cast; chorus

Further Reference:
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Monte Cristo

Synopsis:
Edmond's English class couldn't care less about The Count of Monte Cristo -- until a school lockdown and a film competition with a strict deadline force them to re-enact the story. Timeless themes of revenge and entrapment become surprisingly resonant, and the line between reality and performance starts to blur. With light-hearted songs alongside powerful revelations, this musical depicts one class's journey to understand a classic text, and in the process, themselves.

Notes:
book And lyrics by Flip Kobler, book by Cindy Marcus, music by Dennis Poore

1st Produced:
Frank Conmy Center, Dunedin, FL    Jun 2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc (2012)   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
60 min musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  13 either

Further Reference:
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Nottingham: A Totally Teen Musical

Synopsis:
1961. at Nottingham High John Prince tries to keep in with the rich Normans by robbing the poor Saxons

Notes:
Music by Dennis Poore; lyrics by Flip Kobler; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  10            Other:  4 either sex

Further Reference:
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Peter Panic

Synopsis:
There are to be cut backs at the High School and the drama club looks as if it will be axed. Pam decides to put on a big production of "Peter Pan" to raise funds to save the club. Desperate to get enough actors for all the parts she gets the kids out of detention to play Lost Boys and the football team to play pirates. But is it going too far to cast the star quarterback Tinkerman as - Tinkerbell?

Notes:
Music by Dennis Poore; lyrics by Flip Kobler; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  11            Other:  2 either sex; chorus

Further Reference:
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Some Sweet Day

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
Knightsbridge Theatre, Los Angeles    Apr 2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Thirst For Life

Synopsis:
Veruca's father is on active service abroad. Her mother suddenly dies and she is sent to live with her aunt and cousins in a small town in the bayou swamp

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Bill Francoeur; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  12            Other:  2 either sex; chorus

Further Reference:
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Usher: A Totally Teen Comedy

Synopsis:
a dark and stormy night - the school bus breaks down whilst taking a bunch of High School kids home from a field trip. Luckily there is a gloomy mansion nearby...

Notes:
Written by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  24 mixed cast

Further Reference:
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Wild Dust

Flip Kobler
the worst dust storm of the 1800's is about to hit town and the men have run to drive their precious cattle to safe shelter, leaving the women to fend for themselves

Notes:
Book by Flip Kobler And Cindy Marcus; Lyrics by Flip Kobler; Music by Dennis Poore

1st Produced:
Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown, New jersey    1998

Organisations:
Season Productions

1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1994   978-0-573-66391-8

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  8            Other:  1m extra

Further Reference:
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Wipeout!

Synopsis:
The kids are enjoying themselves on avalon Beach when they hear that Mom and Pop are selling the surf shop to developers and the developers are going to turn their beach into a parking lot

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Bill Francoeur; book by Flip Kobler; Cindy Marcus

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   -

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Youth musical

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  8            Other:  3 either sex; chorus

Further Reference:
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