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Christopher Limber

CHRISTOPHER LIMBER

  
Nationality:    USA
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Christopher Limber is an award winning playwright, director, composer and actor. His commissioned play for the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Me & Richard 3, won the 2009 Kevin Kline award (St. Louis' 'Tony') for Outstanding Production for Young audiences. During 30 years in the Theatre Christopher has acted, directed, and provided scripts, music and lyrics for Theaters internationally, including the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and Childsplay Theatre in Phoenix, arizonA. Currently his adaptation of the arabian Nights is on national tour with Tales and Scales, evansville, Indiana, funded by the NeA. Mr. Limber is education Director for the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, where the education Programs were named "Best Children's Theatre" by the Riverfront Times (2005). the Festival's commissioned productions of Tempest in a Flash!, Much a Doo-Wop about Nothing, and a Midsummernight's Dream in the Wink of an eye, which he co-wrote and directed; all received Kevin Kline award nominations and this year Quick Brewed Macbeth (also published by Playscripts, Inc.) won the 2010 Kevin Kline for Outstanding Production for Young audiences. His published scores include Kabuki Ugly Duckling and the Secret Garden, both collaborations with playwright Pamela Sterling. Garden won the Most Distinguished Play award from the American association of Theatre in education. Original Cast Recordings in New York City featured his orchestrations for Journey to the Center of the earth on the recently released CD.

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

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

         Kabuki Ugly Duckling         Me & Richard 3         Quick-Brewed Macbeth

Kabuki Ugly Duckling

Synopsis:
This Japanese Kabuki theatre-inspired adaptation of Hans Christian andersen's classic tale lends a complex texture to this wonderful story of a duckling that learns the cruelties of the world when he is born different. Cast out into the wide world, trying to find where he belongs, the "ugly" duckling finds freedom and acceptance only once he starts believing in himself. Memorable songs create a rich tapestry, making this timeless "outsider" story into a loving adaptation that blends old and new.

Notes:
music And lyrics by Christopher Limber, book by Pamela Sterling; from the story by Hans Christian Anderse

1st Produced:
Children's Musical Theatre, Pleasanton, Ca    1989

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc, 2010   -

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  14 either

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Me & Richard 3

Synopsis:
Reggie, a stuttering high school sophomore, longs to star in his school play: Shakespeare's Richard III. Fueled by a crush on the production's Lady anne, Reggie carries out his own reckless version of King Richard's dangerous plot of ambition to ensure being cast in the title role. aided by the ominous ghost of Richard III himself (who speaks in iambic pentameter), Reggie manages to bring down his school's star actor, but eventually he must face the consequences and wrestle with his personal demons.

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc   -

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Quick-Brewed Macbeth

Synopsis:
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Notes:
by Christopher Limber And Andrew Michael Neiman

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc   -

Music:
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