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TODD LEPRE
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Former resident director at Arena Players Repertory Theatre, Long Island. Graduate of New York University / Tisch School of the arts, Double Major in Theatre and Dramatic Writing. Has studied at Playwrights Horizons' Theatre School, American academy of Dramatic arts, University College London, and Stonestreet School of Film and Television. Recipient of 2001 Jerome Fellowship (The Hat Left Behind). Currently lives in Los Angeles and works in the television industry.
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Match To The Canon Cadavres Exquis Hat Left Behind, The Obit Three Chords In Tartarus Match To The Canon
Synopsis:
after the recent death of a Josef, a struggling unknown writer, his friend and editor Neils must make a choice: Should he obey or defy his friend's dying wish, to burn and destroy all of the unpublished work?
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Produced As part of An evening of one-acts titled "Tenterhooks." Other premieres included Ken Urban's "The Jesus Side," directed by Todd Lepre.
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Nautilus Milkshake Theater Co
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Play/Drama One act
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Male: 2 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageCadavres Exquis
Synopsis:
While fires rage through the San Fernando Valley, the cast and crew of a low-budget horror movie reunite for a dinner party and crew screening. But the film's director has something more sinister in mind, and the evening takes a surprise turn.
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Semi-finalist for 2003 Princess Grace Award.
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drama/comedy Comedy
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Top of PageHat Left Behind, The
Synopsis:
a young, interloping reporter blurs the lines between dreams, lies, and reality when his investigation into a mysterious nursing home begins to reveal dark secrets about the patients' pasts.
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Originally workshopped As part of Rattlestick Theatre's Exposure: NY Festival, April 2001. Recipient of 2001 Jerome Fellowship. Runner-up 2001 Princess Grace Award. Produced Off-Broadway in September 2006 At the Theater Row Theater.
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Organisations:
Theater for the New City
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Play/Drama
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: -
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Synopsis:
a successful novelist has his world turned upside down when he gets a hold of his own New York Times obituary - and hates it. He embarks on a mission to find the obit's author to demand his life be re-written.
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1st Produced:
arena Players, New York 2000
Organisations:
arena Players' Repertory Theatre
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Genre:
drama/comedy Comedy
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageThree Chords In Tartarus
Synopsis:
Two aspiring rock stars are pitted against each other in an eternal struggle for wealth and fame. along the way, they are aided by a scheming girlfriend, a serpentine manager, and two Greek gods. Welcome to rock and roll - a recurring dream of hell.
Notes:
Ran five performances As A limited engagement. Author played the role of "Yared" in the original production.
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The Complex, Hollywood Ca 2007
Organisations:
PRE Productions
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Genre:
drama/comedy Comedy
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Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: -
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