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Josh Koenigsberg

JOSH KOENIGSBERG

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Creative Artists Agency NY  represented by Corinne Hayoun

Josh Koenigsberg's work has been produced/developed at the Public Theater, the Atlantic Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, 2econd Stage, Ars Nova, Naked angels, the Old Vic, Center Stage NY, Collective:Unconscious and the 2009 Broadway Pink Campaign at the American airlines Theater. He is a founding ensemble member of at Play, the resident company for the 24-Hour Plays Off-Broadway, as well as a member of the Old Vic New Voices Network and the Dramatist's Guild. His most recent play, ars Business Cards had an extended run at Theatre Row, was a New York Times "Critic's Pick", and named one of the 10 Best Off-Off Broadway Plays of 2009 by NYTheatre.com. It's published in Plays and Playwrights 2010, edited by Martin Denton. He is currently one of the writers-in-residence in the Living Newspaper, as well as one of the staff writers for "Naked Radio" a new radio show produced by Naked angels Theater Company. Josh holds a MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University and a Ba in Philosophy and the Arts from Bard College.

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

         Al's Business Cards         Dance Lessons         Haircut And A Cocktail         Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis         Invitation Only         Mnemonist Of Dutchess County, The         Shezmu, The Demon Priest         What's Wrong With Twinkie?         Why's He Drinking Coffee?

Al's Business Cards

Al's Business Cards
When New Jersey Gaffing assistant al Gurvis accidentally gets his new business cards swapped with those of real-estate agent eileen Lee, he's mildly annoyed. Little does he know that this tiny mix up has sparked a chain reaction which will ultimately ruin his life. a comedy about waking up from the American Dream. a New York Times Critic's Pick!

Notes:
. . .beautifully simple. . .Where Mr. Koenigsberg goes is rarely Anyplace you're expecting, which is what makes this play so tasty. - New York Times

1st Produced:

Organisations:
at Play Productions in association with Old Vic New Voices

1st Published:
in Plays and Playwrights 2010, the New York Theatre experience, Inc
Samuel French, Inc - New York (2011) >>>    978-0573699184

Music:
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Genre:
comedy 70 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Dance Lessons

Dance Lessons
From the initial pool of over 850 submissions, the Final Forty plays were chosen to be performed over a period of one week. a panel of judges comprised of celebrity playwrights, theatrical agents and artistic directors nominated one or more of each evening's plays as finalists. the final round was then held on the last day of the festival. Out of these plays, six winners were chosen by Samuel French, Inc. to receive publication and licensing contracts.

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1st Produced:
Lion Theatre, Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036     18 Jul 2010

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1st Published:
in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 35th Series, Samuel French, Inc. (January 19, 2011)   978-0573699306

Music:
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Genre:
One act

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Haircut And A Cocktail

Synopsis:
at the local Salon, Raylene hears emmy's bad news and offers her the only thing she can: a free haircut and a cocktail.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Old Vic US/UK exchange

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis

Synopsis:
It oncerns the unlikely events that ensue when a prominent New York City doctor, struggling with the tedium of career and marriage, discovers a bag of narcotics on a patient's body.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Beckett theatre
410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036     14 Aug 2011

Organisations:
at Play Productions

1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/herman-klines-midlife-crisis   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy 90 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Invitation Only

Synopsis:
a crude American couple from New Jersey moves into a French Chateau in the Loire Valley, rocking the regions class distinctions down to its core.

Notes:
Produced As part of the "(a)broadness" series

1st Produced:

Organisations:
at Play Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mnemonist Of Dutchess County, The

Mnemonist Of Dutchess County, The
Meet Milo Mazowski - a campus security guard who's determination to woo a lovely local bar owner is only hampered by one thing: his unlimited memory which makes him spout out pretty much every unromantic thing he's ever heard in his life. A bittersweet comedy about learning how to forget.

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1st Produced:
Theatre Row by The Attic Theater     Feb 2013

Organisations:
Naked angels

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Music:
-

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Genre:
Romantic Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Shezmu, The Demon Priest

Synopsis:
original frightening, bone-chilling radio plays - ghosts will scare, zombies will attack, and blood will flow. - press release

Notes:
Produced As part of "Oh, the Horror!" by Naked Radio

1st Produced:
Cherry Pit, 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014     01 Oct 2009

Organisations:
Naked angels

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  doubling

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What's Wrong With Twinkie?

Synopsis:
a story of a vet, her assistant and a client who is wildly devoted to her dog. Or is he really just a homeless man with a fake dog head?

Notes:
Produced As part of the 3rd Annual 24 Hour Musicals to benefit the eXchange. "What's Wrong with Twinkie? has A book by Josh Koenigsberg, with music And lyrics by Zina Goldrich And Marcy Heisler. It's directed by Kathleen Turner And feature Alicia Witt, Cady Huffman, Mo Rocca, And Raven-Symone." - press release

1st Produced:

Organisations:
the eXchange and the 24 Hour Play Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Why's He Drinking Coffee?

Synopsis:
"Trucking dispatch workers Phil and anita have their world turned upside down when a mechanic named Pete enters the office." - press release

Notes:
a comedy About the worlds of blue collar And white collar colliding to hilarious And ominous effect. - New theater Corps

1st Produced:
Collective:Unconscious
NY, USA     01 Aug 2007

Organisations:
Underground Zero Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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