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Sunil Kuruvilla

SUNIL KURUVILLA

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Literary Agent:    The Gersh Agency, NY  

a Canadian of east Indian descent, playwright Sunil Kuruvilla began writing as a child, winning two United Nations' literary awards for his short stories. a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Kuruvilla has since won countless national and international awards including two duMaurier Arts awards recognizing Canada's best one-act plays.
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below is a list of Sunil Kuruvilla's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Its A Knock Out         Minus 1         Night Out         Rice Boy         Snapshot

Its A Knock Out

Synopsis:
Drama based on the infamous 1980 boxing match between the Welsh boxing phenomenon Johnny Owen and Mexican pugilist Lupe Pintor. Follows the lives of unhappily married Nia, who yearns for a broadcasting career and was Johnny's confidant, her feisty younger sister Peg, who dreams of becoming a boxer herself and of marrying Johnny when he returns and Mrs. Davies, their sharp-tongued landlady and a local midwife who helped bring Johnny into the world. as the women breathlessly await the fight results, they also make plans for their own uncertain futures.

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Minus 1

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St George's College, Toronto     2001

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Toronto Fringe Festival

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Night Out

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the morning after an extramarital liaison, two lovers scramble desperately to find the man's keys and hide the evidence from the woman's husband. This piece is part of Snapshot, an anthology of short plays. To perform this piece independently, click "add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform this piece as part of the full-length collection, go to Snapshot.

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
5-10 min Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

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Rice Boy

Rice Boy
Graceful and potent in its imagery, and rich in its humour and emotional resonance, Rice Boy is a magical coming-of-age journey about Tommy, a twelve-year-old boy caught between the starkly opposite worlds of Canada and east India.
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The Public     2000

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Playwrights Canada Pres   978-0887549014

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Snapshot

Synopsis:
a photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But what lies outside, beyond, behind the photograph? and what stories, memories, or associations does an image of place inspire? In this multi-writer project from Actors theatre of Louisville, a diverse assortment of talented playwrights encounter and transform Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969, a compelling image of the monument by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. their thought-provoking scenes and monologues range from delightful comedy to utterly serious tragedy, each approaching the photo's themes through a new lens. To perform the entire collection, click "add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual piece independently, click on its title below:

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Genre:
80-100 min Drama/Comedy

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Male:  11            Female:  11            Other:  11 males, 11 females (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 males, 2-15 females)

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