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Christopher Kyle

CHRISTOPHER KYLE

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    ICM Partners  

Christopher Kyle's plays include Plunge and the Monogamist, both of which premiered off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons (the Monogamist was also published in American Theatre magazine); the Safety Net, which premiered at Broken Watch Theatre Company in New York; Boca, which premiered at Charlotte Repertory Theatre; and Dessert at Waffle House, Breakfast anytime, which was produced at West Coast ensemble. His work has also been presented by New York Theatre Workshop, Primary Stages, Seattle Rep., McCarter Theatre, New York Stage & Film, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Lincoln Center Library, ensemble Studio Theatre, Naked angels, asolo Theatre, American Place Theatre, the National Theatre of Bulgaria, and by many others. a former Guggenheim Fellow in playwriting, Mr. Kyle has been the recipient of commissions from Seattle Rep., Dreamworks and the Charles H. Revson Foundation and his plays have been honored with the Stanley Drama award and the Morton R. Sarett Memorial Playwriting award. His screenplays include Alexander, K-19: the Widowmaker, and the Weight of Water.

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

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

         Boca         Monogamist, The         Plunge         Safety Net, The

Boca

Synopsis:
Boca is a fast-paced black comedy set along the highways of middle America. Jay, an erstwhile orphan from Terre Haute, Indiana, hitchhikes to Florida to meet his parents. along the way he encounters a bizarre cast of characters from contemporary America: insomniacs who prowl all-night restaurants and convenience stores, Vietnam vets who can't remember faces but never forget a name, self-help checkout girls, wandering amnesiacs, lonely divorcees and, of course, psychopaths. they're all friendly, to be sure, but between the smiles they seem to want a piece of Jay's quest. Not sure what's to be had at the end of the rainbow, Jay tries to negotiate a path through this freak show and find the parents who left him at the Salvation army 30 years before.

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1st Produced:
Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Charlotte, North Carolina    1997

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Monogamist, The

Synopsis:
Dennis, a forty-something poet who has never lived up to his earlier promise, has just written a collection of poems concerned with the relevance of monogamy in 1990s America. and, in a testament to his new philosophy, he's recently married his longtime companion, Susan, a professor of women's literature at Princeton. So imagine Dennis' surprise when he finds Susan in bed with one of her students, the morally ambiguous Tim. Thrown into a mid-life crises by his wife's infidelity, Dennis ends up in the arms of Sky, a confused twenty-year-old who says she voted for George Bush because she's fanatically pro-choice on abortion! as the liberal Dennis leads Sky toward political enlightenment, he is forced to reevaluate his work and his relationships - even the legacy of his precious '6os generation. an edgy and original satire, the MONOGaMIST examines art, love and politics in an age where the rules for each of them no longer apply.

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American Theatre Magazine, NY - March (also Dramatists Play Service), 1996    -

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Plunge

Synopsis:
Clare, Matty and Val were the best of friends in college. Now approaching thirty, they find themselves struggling with careers and relationships-unhappy, yet fearful of change. the three gather, along with Val's husband, Harris, at a country house in Connecticut for a weekend of escape and reminiscence. But this awkward reunion is interrupted by the lovestruck Jim, an office temp with whom Clare had a brief affair. Heedless of the circumstances, Jim proves to be the catalyst that pulls apart these delicately maintained relationships. as the friends' betrayals are revealed and the misbegotten weekend hurtles toward its tragicomic conclusion, a candid snapshot of a generation comes into focus. Sharp and witty in its observations, PLUNGe dives through its comic surface to find the melancholy beneath.

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Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1998   -

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

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Safety Net, The

Synopsis:
David, a successful NY attorney in his 30s, returns to Indianapolis for the funeral of his adopted brother, whom he hasn t seen for years. David tries to make amends by helping his brother s troubled girlfriend, LaShonda, but is ill-prepared for the commitment that requires. His good intentions soon threaten his marriage and career and force him to examine a past he has long ignored.

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Michael Weller Theatre, NYC    2005

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Genre:
Drama/comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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