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David Lohrey

DAVID LOHREY

  (1955 - )
Nationality:    USA
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David was born in a small town on the Hudson River in New York. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. David's plays have found numerous productions, including at the Bubblzz Theatre Co., Bangalore, India, the Barnstormers at Johns Hopkins University, and at Neuchatel Junior College in Switzerland. 2007 saw his play "One, Two, Three" produced at the Milton academy in Massachusetts. "Jigsaw Confession," David's full-length, is opening in January, 2008, in Ottawa, Canada, at ToTo Too Theatre. . .

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

         12½ Full Lengths         Betterland         Class Act         David Mamet's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof         In A Newark Minute         Jigsaw Confession         Nirvana On Rye         One, Two, Three         Peace Of Mind         Ritual Suicide         Skinless And Boneless         Sperm Counts         Things As they Are
12½ Full Lengths

Synopsis:
Spoof of the type of plays entered for Ten Minute Play Contests

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1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/twelveandonehalf.php,    

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Betterland

Synopsis:
Miss Vanderhoff is being pressured to take early retirement because her ways of doing things are no longer the way the college wants to do them. a new pupil black with a number of arrests is placed in her class. She sees in him something more than any of her other pupils have. then passion rears its head.

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1st Produced:
First Stage, Hollywood    

Organisations:
aRTGroup, NYC

1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/betterland.php,    

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Class Act

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Organisations:
Playwrights Theater, Dallas

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David Mamet's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

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1st Produced:
Unproduced    

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Genre:
Comedy

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In A Newark Minute

Synopsis:
Waiting in a queue at the airport a man agrees to watch another's bag but he gets distracted.

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1st Produced:
Neuchtel Junior College, Switzerland    

Organisations:
Barnstormers, Johns Hopkins University

1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/newark.php,    

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Genre:
Fifteen minute comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Jigsaw Confession

Synopsis:
Dennis and his fiancee Lisa are collecting the personal possessions of his late father. Dennis is particularly looking for the manuscript autobiography that his Father was writing hoping this will shed light on why his Father left his family and moved in with another man.

Notes:
Original title: "Illuminating Manuscripts" (1996). there is Also A one Act version (2000)

1st Produced:
Long Beach Playhouse, California    

Organisations:
ToTo Too Theatre, Ottawa, Canada

1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/jigsaw.php,    

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Nirvana On Rye

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1st Produced:
First Stage, NYC    

Organisations:
TSI, NYC

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One, Two, Three

Synopsis:
after an argument Lisa storms out of Denny's apartment. He is visited by the Marlborough Man who gives him tips on how to handle women

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1st Produced:
Tsi, New York    

Organisations:
Cayuga county Community College, Cayuga, NY

1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/123.php,    

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Peace Of Mind

Synopsis:
Members of the War Widows League are meeting to hear a guest speaker when the founder of the group who is now quite senile comes in looking for her son. He died in the Korean War

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1st Produced:
Turnip Festival, NYC    

Organisations:
Riant Theater, Strawberry Festival, NYC

1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/peace.php,    

Music:
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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Ritual Suicide

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1st Produced:
Unproduced    

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Skinless And Boneless

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1st Produced:
First Stage, Hollywood    

Organisations:
First Stage, Hollywood

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
comedy

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Sperm Counts

Synopsis:
Three men waiting for the results of their sperm tests enage in a battle of wills.

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1st Produced:
Riant Theatre, Strawberry Festival, NYC    

Organisations:
Bubblzz Theater Co, Bangalore, India

1st Published:
http://singlelane.com/proplay/sperm.php,    

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Things As they Are

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1st Produced:
First Stage, Hollywood    

Organisations:
TheatreMemphis, Memphis, TN

1st Published:
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