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Patricia Lamkin

PATRICIA LAMKIN

  (1963 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Patricia Lamkin discovered her love of playwriting in the '90s working as an actor for the Philadelphia Zoo Treehouse Troupe, where she wrote or helped develop a dozen environmental education plays for children, including her original play, It's a Scavenger's Life and Witling, a play adaptation of the Queen Bee by the Brothers Grimm. Commissioned museum works followed: Bat Tales for the Franklin Institute, as well as all the World's a Stage and Haym Solomon: a Remarkable Man for Historic Philadelphia, Inc. Patricia was a member of the Brick Playhouse in Philadelphia from 1996-2002, where she premiered several short plays, including the Trestle, Teasing, Tarzan and Jane Share their erotic Jungle Fantasies, and the one act, Last Wishes, which won the Brick's prestigious Best of IT award. Patricia now resides in Los Angeles and is a member of the alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights (aLaP) and Rewrights playwriting group. Her full-length play Balancing the Moon enjoyed a reading via aLaPS's New Works lab, and the Rogue Machine Theatre. Patricia was most recently seen performing in her real-life satire, angel City, at the Next Stage Theatre. Currently she is writing a rock musical tentatively called the Road Movie. She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Millsaps College, in Jackson, MS, and an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Southern Mississippi.

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

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

         All the World's A Stage         Angel City         Balancing the Moon         Haym Salomon: A Remarkable Man         Last Wishes         Tarzan And Jane Share their Erotic Jungle Fantasies         Teasing         Trestle, The
All the World's A Stage

Synopsis:
the British love it. the Quakers find it immoral. Which is why in 1779 Philadelphia, at the height of the American Revolution, theatre is illegal. But a group of renegade actors is determined to market their latest "Moral Dialogue" in a public square, if the constable doesn't get them first!

Notes:
Originally developed for Historic Philadelphia, Inc., this play teaches About the importance of theatre And how it survived the American Revolution. It was directed by Jennifer Childs And Drucie McDaniel.

1st Produced:
Town Crier Summer Theatre, The Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, Pa     01 Jun 1999

Organisations:
Historic Philadelphia, Inc., Town Crier Summer Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
educational Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Angel City

Synopsis:
Starry-eyed actress Penelope Paige has just made the big move to Hollywood, and desperately needs new headshots. the unwary prey of a manager of dubious credentials named Chance, and an even shiftier image consultant named Pygmalia, Penelope now finds herself with headshots that make her look like a Star Trek alien. Will her career (and checkbook) ever recover?

Notes:
Based on A true story, Angel City was first performed At the Next Stage theatre As part of their show Hollywood Stories, which ran from Sept 20-Oct 11, 2008. It was directed by Chris Berube.

1st Produced:
The Next Stage Theater, Los Angeles, Ca     29/2008

Organisations:
the Next Stage Theatre's Hollywood Stories

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Balancing the Moon

Synopsis:
the sexist ideas of Freudian psychoanalyst Jared Thornhill are not helping his marriage to the free-spirited Charlotte. the Great Depression forces he and Charlotte back to his childhood home in New Orleans. there Jared finds himself plagued by a talking mantle clock, a clairvoyant Creole cook and the ghost of his moonshine swilling Irish grandmother, Dobber, all trying to help him remember his repressed magical past. When Charlotte becomes possessed by a sex crazed Irish fairy named aeval, bent on teaching Jared the ways of women, to reclaim her he must find a powerful grimoire hidden somewhere in the parlor walls. To save Charlotte he must find the magic book; to find the magic book he must embrace his Truest Self.

Notes:
This full-length play Balancing the Moon won A reading via the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights New Works lab And the Rogue Machine theatre in September, 2008.

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Screwball Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Haym Salomon: A Remarkable Man

Synopsis:
This is the story of a colonial Jewish money-lender named Haym Salomon, who was a war spy for the colonies, and later helped finance the American Revolution.

Notes:
This play was originally performed in front of the historic Mikvah Israel Congregation in the historic district of Philadelphia, Pa. It was directed by Drucie McDaniel.

1st Produced:
Town Crier Summer Theatre, Independence National Historic Park.    

Organisations:
Town Crier Summer Theatre, of Historic Philadelphia, Inc.

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Dramatic Comedy Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Last Wishes

Synopsis:
after years of taking care of her senile, crotchety grandmother, a southern woman struggles with what to do now that her grandmother has died.

Notes:
Originally written under Patricia's former name, Trish Tindall, Last Wishes was presented As part of the Brick's "IT" series (Independent theatre). Last Wishes won the Best of IT Audience Award, And was remounted in June, 1998 At the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia. It was directed by Jeff Jerome.

1st Produced:
The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, Pa     01 Apr 1998

Organisations:
the Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, Pa

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Black Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tarzan And Jane Share their Erotic Jungle Fantasies

Synopsis:
Jane tries to evolve her ape man by teaching him the importance of foreplay and fantasy in this fun parody of the classic films starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'sullivan.

Notes:
This play has enjoyed two productions At the Brick Playhouse in Philadelphia. First As A three minute play performed in 1999 At their Night of 1,000 Plays: http://www.thebrickplayhouse.org/Production%20Pages/p_n1k_1999.php Second, As A 10 minute play (as expanded by the playwright), performed for the Brick's Independent theatre (IT)in April, 2003.

1st Produced:
The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, Pa     01 Jan 1999

Organisations:
the Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, Pa

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Satire

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Teasing

Synopsis:
When a young woman applies make up on a commuter train, she fends off the advances of flirtatious man, and sparks a lively feminist discussion among the oddball passengers. But things are not what they seem.

Notes:
First performed At the Delaware City theatre Company 10 Minute Play Festival, July 1999. Second performance in Philadelphia At the Brick Playhouse's Independent theatre (IT) in April 2000.

1st Produced:
City Theatre Company, Delaware Ten Minute Play Festival     01 Jul 1999

Organisations:
City Theatre Company, Wilmington, Delaware

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Romantic Comedy Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  1 either sex

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Trestle, The

Trestle, The
a misfit train lover shows a straitlaced girl his favorite spot: the middle of a narrow train bridge at night. Can he get her to appreciate the romance of danger, or will the next train be the end of both of them?

Notes:
the Trestle premiered At the Brick Playhouse in Philadelphia, Pa As part of the "Night of 1,000 Plays" series. It starred Chris Thompson And Jamilla Wheaton, And was directed by the Author, Patricia Lamkin.

1st Produced:
The Brick Playhouse, Philadelphia, Pa     01 Jan 1999

Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://youthplays.com/plays/view/86, 23 March 2010   

Music:
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Genre:
Romantic Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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