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MARK HARVEY LEVINE
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Mark Harvey Levine is one of the most-produced writers of short plays in the world, with productions of his work everywhere from New York to Bucharest to Jakarta to London, and in ten different languages. Full evenings of his short plays have been shown in cities such as Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Seoul, Mexico City, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and across the US. "Surprise" was published in "Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays", and "The Rental" appears in "Shorter, Faster, Funnier", "The Kiss" appears in "Plays For Two", and "Shades" in "Plays For Three (all Random House/Vintage Books). Fourteen of his plays have appeared in the "Best Ten Minute Plays" series by Smith & Kraus. In 2015, a Spanish-language film of his play "The Kiss" was made, entitled "El Beso". "El Beso" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival, as well as many other festivals. It was picked up for broadcast by HBO and DTV (Japan).
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)
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Baggage
Synopsis:
a plea for understanding from the items moving around the carousel at baggage claim in an airport.
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Also produced by Harrogate theatre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, eNGLaND, UK, And Seoul Players, Seoul, SOUTH KORea. All parts can be played by either gender.
1st Produced:
Dna Festival Of Very, Very, Very Short Plays, University Of Idaho, Moscow, Id
2006
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One Minute Play One act
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Cabfare For the Common Man
a man goes on the cab ride of his life
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". . .the writing is crisp, the Action is fast-paced. . . this rollicking, uplifting comedy is the perfect way to end the evening" Shirle Gottlieb, Long Beach Press-Telegram
1st Produced:
The Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis, In
2005
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the Best Ten-Minute Plays 3 or More actors, Smith & Kraus, (2009) pub 2008 978-1575257105
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absurdist Comedy, Ten Minute
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Cabfare For the Common Man - An Evening Of Ten Minute Plays.
Synopsis:
a couple wakes up to find the script of the play they're in. . .a woman receives a rented boyfriend. . .a man goes on the cab ride of his life.
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Has been produced by In Players (amsterdam, the NetheRLaNDS), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, SCOTLaND); Sweet & Tart Productions (New York, NY); theatre Neo (Los Angeles); Madlab theatre (Columbus, OH) And other theatres.
1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis, In
2005
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evening of Ten Minute Plays Ten Min
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Case Of Anxiety, A
Robert is suffering from a Case of anxiety. an agatha Christie-like Inspector tries to solve the case, but only his wife Marissa can truly save him.
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also produced At HerringRun ArtsFest (Boston, Ma) And Shelterbelt theeatre (Omaha, Ne) Among others.
1st Produced:
New Plays Festival, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, Nc
2006
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absurdist Comedy Ten Min
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Charming
Synopsis:
Prince Charming
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1st Produced:
Seventh Annual Outworks Festival
01 May 2012
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Drive Thru
Synopsis:
Ron is looking for a little human contact but gets more than he ordered.
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also produced by GuerriLa theatre (Los Angeles, Ca), Madhouse theatre Co. (Philadelphia, Pa), New Acts (Boston, Ma), Fresh New Works (San Francisco, Ca)
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Comedy
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Filthy Rich
Synopsis:
a tarot card reader tells your future!
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also produced by Sacred Fools (Los Angeles, Ca); theatre Neo (Los Angeles, Ca); Monologue Mania (Montclair, NJ); Seoul Players (Seoul, SOUTH KORea); Act For Charity (Philadelphia, Pa); Asphalt Jungle Shorts (Kitchener, CaNaDa)
1st Produced:
Sas Playfest
2005
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Monologue
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Howard
Synopsis:
Howard is about time travel, regrets, and how to make the perfect BLT.
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also produced by Flint City theatre (Flint, MI); Herring Run ArtsFest (Boston, Ma); Dramaworks (Dublin, Ga); Future Tenant (Pittsburgh, Pa); And Madcap theatre (Washington, DC).
1st Produced:
Doppelgang Productions, New York, NY
2002
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Comedy
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In the Jar
Synopsis:
Six insects must fight for their lives when they're collected in a jar by a child.
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Winner, Best Play, Guerrilla theatre Festival (Los Angeles, Ca); Winner, People's Choice Award, Third Ashland 10-Minute Play Festival (ashland, OR); Also produced by Rose Alley theatre (Venice, Ca); Texas A&M University (Commerce, TX); Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ) And theatre@First (Boston, Ma)
1st Produced:
Guerrilla Theatre, Los Angeles, Ca
2002
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Kiss, The
Synopsis:
Dennis asks his best friend allison to judge his kissing skills. Can he help it if she has to kiss him to do it?
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also produced by: Ten by Ten Festival (Carrboro, NC); Love Creek Productions (New York, NY); PlaySlam (Boston, Ma); theatre Neo (Los Angeles, Ca); Madcap Players (Washington, DC); Alleyway theatre (Buffalo, NY): Phoenix theatre (Indianapolis, IN); Heartlande theatre Company (Rochester, MI); Chester Horn Play Festival (New York, NY); Colonial Playhouse (Philadelphia, Pa), DramaWorks (Dublin, Ga); 15 Minute Play Festival (New York, NY); Renaissance Guild (San Antonio, TX); theatre@First (Boston, Ma) Among others.
1st Produced:
Zju Theatre Group, Los Angeles, Ca
2002
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La 8 Am
We try to use numbers to make life neat and ordered. But life can be messy and chaotic.
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"Mark Harvey Levine's devastating, sublimely imagined seize-the-day sonata" -- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
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Collaboraction Theatre's Sketchbook Festival
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Ten Min
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Loose Ends, The
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Part of "Queer Shorts 7"
1st Produced:
Bartel Theatre, Madison, Wi
31 May 2012
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Misfortune
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ten min
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Oy Vey Maria
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performed as part of Boughs of Folly
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Actors Workout Studio Theatre, 4735 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, Ca
14 Dec 2012
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Passed Hordes
a play about perception, connection, and the importance of really good hors d'oeuvres.
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First equity production At Phoenix theatre (Indianapolis, IN); produced in translation As "aperitivos" by Pausa Companhia in National Tour of Brazil. Also produced by Rose Alley theatre (Venice, Ca); Acme theatre Company (Boston, Ma); Stratton Players (Worcester, Ma); Vital theatre Company (New York, NY); Brief Acts theatre Company (New York, NY); Changing Scene Northwest (Bremerton, Wa); theatre@First (Boston, Ma).
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Comedy 10 min
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Prodigal Cow, The
Synopsis:
a familiar story, told from a slightly more bovine point of view
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Winner, First Annual Chester Horn Play Festival
1st Produced:
City Theatre, Miami, Fl
2004
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Comedy
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Male: - Female: - Other: 2 m/f
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Remote, The
a married couple discovers that it is possible to watch too much television.
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part of Vital theatre Company presents its Annual festival of new works, Vital Signs.
1st Produced:
Mcginn Cazale Theatre
2006
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Vital Theatre Company
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in 2007: the Best Ten-Minute Plays For 2 actors, Smith & Kraus; Lawrence Harbison edition (July 15, 2008) 978-1575255897
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Rental, The
Sonya receives an extraordinary birthday present -- a rented boyfriend. He's the perfect man for her -- but he's only there for a day.
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Winner, Boston SuperSlam (2004); produced in Brazil, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Israel, england, Ireland, And dozens of theaters Across the US.
1st Produced:
The Met Theatre, Los Angeles, Ca
1998
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Saver
Synopsis:
an old man seems to be "not all there" anymore. So where is he?
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also produced by Kef Productions (Brooklyn, NY): Ten By Ten Festival (Carrboro, NC); Madlab theatre (Columbus, OH); Devanaughn theatre (Boston, Ma).
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Play/Drama
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Scripted
Synopsis:
a couple wakes up to find the script of the play that they are in -- the very play we're watching.
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Winner, Alan Minieri Award, New York's 15 Minute Play Festival. Produced in Brazil, the Netherlands, Canada, Czech Republic, Morocco, Australia, South Africa, england And theaters All Across the US.
1st Produced:
Theatre Neo, Los Angeles, Ca
1998
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Contained in: "Best Ten Minute Plays For Two actors" published by Smith and Kraus, 2004 978-1575253367
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Shades
Can you ever fully know a moment in time?
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Winner, Best Play And Audience Favorite, 15 Minute Play Festival, New York, NY 2005
1st Produced:
Rosetta Play Festival, Brass Tacks Theatre
2004
Organisations:
Brass Tacks Theatre Company
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contained in 2005: Best Ten Minute Plays for 3 Or More actors, Smith & Kraus 978-1575255309
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Drama, Ten Minute
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Shakespeare Lives!
Synopsis:
there's a reason why you shouldn't raise famous playwrights from the dead.
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also produced by Shelterbelt theatre (Omaha, Ne); Madhouse theatre (Philadelphia, Pa); Flint City theatre (Flint, MI); theatreRats (New York, NY); theatre@First (Boston, Ma); Rising Sun Performance Company (New York, NY) And others. the UK premiere presented as part of the Irlam Festival Fringe in 2015, directed by Paul Blinkhorn.
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Zju Theatre Group, Los Angeles, Ca
2003
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Superhero
Leonard thinks he's a superhero. His neighbor Rachel knows he'll keep returning as long as she comes up with new ways to be rescued
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1st Produced:
Los Angeles, Ca
2002
Organisations:
ZJU Theater Group
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in 2007: the Best Ten-Minute Plays For 2 actors, Smith & Kraus; Lawrence Harbison edition (July 15, 2008) 978-1575255897
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Comedy
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Surprise
Synopsis:
Peter is a psychic. Unfortunately, he can only see two minutes ahead
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SURPRISe is published in the Anthologies "Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays" (Vintage Press) And "Best Ten Minute Plays For Three Or More Actors 2007" (Smith & Kraus). It has had over 100 productions in theaters in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil, Spain And All Across the US, including the Page To Stage Festival At the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) And A mainstage production At the Actors theater of Louisville.
1st Produced:
Theatre Neo, Los Angeles, Ca
2000
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in Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays 978-0307277138
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Ten Picnics
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Bua Takes Ten: Blt Short Plays
22 Jun 2012
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That Word
Synopsis:
Jimmy cannot stop saying that word
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1st Produced:
Company Of Angels, Los Angeles, Ca
1999
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Curan Repertory Company
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Thing Quartet
Synopsis:
a musical interlude where four women deal with memory, motherhood and all the things that bedevil them.
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also produced by: theatre Neo (Los Angeles, Ca); Chester Horn Play Festival (New York, NY); DramaWorks (Dublin, Ga); Future Tenant (Pittsburgh, Pa) And Hunger Artists (Fullerton, Ca)
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experimental Play / Drama Play/Drama
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Treat Me Nice
Synopsis:
Leslie wants someone who will "Treat Me Nice", like in old Elvis songs. Reeves just wants her to put a chain around his neck and lead him anywhere.
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1st Produced:
Sas Playfest
2004
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Up On the Roof
Synopsis:
Jason is looking for a sign from God. Carrie is looking for a little help with the dishes.
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1st Produced:
Lakeshore Players, Lakeshore, Mn / Theatre Inspirato, Toronto, Canada
2007
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Walk In the Ocean, A
Synopsis:
Relationships are deep and mysterious, like the sea. Fortunately, there is a place in Mobile, alabama, where you can take a Walk In the Ocean.
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1st Produced:
Sacred Fools Theatre Company, Los Angeles, Ca
2002
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short play
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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