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John MacDonald

JOHN MACDONALD  

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of John MacDonald's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Bodega         Dust         Rough Approximations: A Devil Tale

Bodega

Synopsis:
Three stupid roommates complain and poorly handle situations well within their control. This site specific situation comedy takes aim at the art of yoga, pet cats, the handgun epidemic, and our own debilitating narcissism.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Secret location one stop away from Manhattan    06 Apr 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  cat

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Dust

Synopsis:
In the aftermath of tragedy six abandoned children must navigate their way through rubble and dust in order todecipher their pasts and reveal their future. Tenement Street Workshop is an ambitious young arts organization whose membership is comprised of young adults known as "Millennials" or the "9/11 Generation". Much has been written in the press about how the War on Terror has affected this generation. We're sure to see many more articles as we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, but few, if any, will be written by members of the generation itself. Dust addresses this issue from the perspective of children living in an abandoned courthouse in lower Manhattan who must quickly grow up and confront the people responsible for all the "rubble and dust." We live in a time when economic, social, and political forces are constantly changing, and the outlook for this generation appearing ever more bleak. Dust is meant not only to give voice to the "9/11 Generation," but also to spark a conversation across generational divides about the immediate and long term effects of terrorism and tragedy. It is important to hear the voices that will soon have to clean this mess up.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Incubator arts Project
131 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003    16 Sep 2011

Organisations:
Tenement Street Workshop

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Rough Approximations: A Devil Tale

Synopsis:
Its the middle of the century in small town New England. After the accidental and mysterious drowning death of their dear mother, a band of young and rambunctious siblings appeal to their mad father for answers. Racked with guilt but unable to tell them the truth, he makes up stories hoping to silence their cries never discuss her again. Years later the siblings are all grown up. Each one is privately pursuing clues they hope might lead them to their mother when a town clerk inadvertently reveals too much and sets in motion a plan to exact revenge on whomever killed their mother. Rough Approximations takes us from the middle of Boston to a dark place beneath a sinister river in Tenements take on a devil tale. At its heart, Rough Approximations takes inspiration from the classic Goethes Faust to the more contemporary Seafarer by Conor McPherson. The play is also about how we take responsibility for our families and where our obligations really lie. When the world calls for us to go in different directions, to whom do we ultimately align ourselves?
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Incubator Arts Project
131 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003    26 Oct 2012

Organisations:
Tenement Street Workshop

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
historical drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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