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Claytie Mason

CLAYTIE MASON  

 Nationality:    USA
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Claytie Mason is a graduate of the University of Washington and Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre. Her plays are grounded in physical expression, inspired by her interest in various forms of dance and movement, from Balinese mask rituals to Argentine tango. She is co-founder of Nebunele Theatre, a nationally acclaimed theatre company in Seattle, WA. In November 2006 their play The Secret Ruths of Island House won 'Best New Play' in both the San Francisco and Boulder, Colorado Fringe Festivals. She co-wrote and performed in Cussing at the Moon, which premiered in Seattle at The Odd Duck Studio in 2009. Claytie has written and directed two plays that headlined Exit Theatre's DIVAfest (an annual festival celebrating woman playwrights, poets, and artists in San Francisco) - Medea Knows Best in 2008 and The Wind and Rain in 2010. She currently lives and writes in Los Angeles, CA.

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

 Cussing At The Moon         Medea Knows Best         Secret Ruths Of Island House, The         Wind And Rain, The

Cussing At The Moon

Synopsis:
Cussing at the Moon is the story of three estranged adult sisters who come together after one of them makes a surprising and ill-fated leap from the Aurora Bridge, landing in a coma at Harborview Medical Center. The investigation of these rather eccentric women, the dynamics of their familial relationships, and the patchwork faith that constitute their very individual spirituality takes them from the hospital room to the surreal internal world of a coma patient and back again. This play was created collaboratively, it was written by Claytie Mason, Beth Hersh, Alissa Mortenson, Brynna Jourden and Joy Brooke Fairfield.

Notes:
This play was created collaboratively, it was written by Claytie Mason, Beth Hersh, Alissa Mortenson, Brynna Jourden And Joy Brooke Fairfield. "Nebunele's "Moon" shines. . .The characters draw us into their world And keep us there. Although the story deals with family dysfunction And death, its serious subject matter is generously sprinkled with heart And humor, which is often physical And Always entertaining."-Steve Clare, The Examiner

1st Produced:
Odd Duck Studio, Seattle, WA    2009

Organisations:
Nebunele Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Medea Knows Best

Synopsis:
Medea Knows Best is Euripides' classic tragedy reconceived to explore gender roles, relationships, and the power of unreasoning faith through the lens of a 1950's television show. A doo-wop chorus leads the way on this imaginative and whimsical adventure.

Notes:
written by Claytie Mason And Alissa Mortenson. The Secret Ruths of Island House won Best New Play' At the San Francisco Fringe Festival in 2006 And 'Pick of the Fringe' At the Boulder Fringe Festival the same year. ". . .it's A devilishly clever rethinking of the classic, with the seeds of this repressed, Asexualized Corinth's destruction sown not in myth or fate but in the unfettered curiosity of Creon's teenage daughter (a radiant Davie-Blue crooning A fraught "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry")." - Rob Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

1st Produced:
Exit Theatre, San Francisco, CA    2008

Organisations:
Nebunele Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Tragedy, Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Secret Ruths Of Island House, The

Synopsis:
Of 800,000 living women named Ruth, the oldest three find themselves amongst strangers in the quiet universe of the Island House. Do you know what goes on behind the hidden doors and inside the secret lives of the retirement home?

Notes:
written by Claytie Mason And Alissa Mortenson. The Secret Ruths of Island House won Best New Play' At the San Francisco Fringe Festival in 2006 And 'Pick of the Fringe' At the Boulder Fringe Festival the same year.

1st Produced:
Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle, WA    2006

Organisations:
Nebunele Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama Multi-Media,Mask, 60 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Wind And Rain, The

Synopsis:
The Wind and Rain is about two sisters coming of age in a small mill town and the erosion of their very close relationship when they both fall in love with the same boy. It is also the story of a mysterious stranger with a fiddle made of bones and a river that can't be tamed.

Notes:
It is based on the Irish ballad of the same title And was created in collaboration with concert violinist Rebecca Jackson, visual Artist Molly Millar, And physical performers Brynna Jourden And Jenna Bean Veatch. It was written And directed by Claytie Mason. "In the hands of writer-director Claytie Mason And her crew, the drama is As concentrated, melodic And hauntingly elusive As the traditional Irish ballad on which it's based. . ."- Rob Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

1st Produced:
Exit Theatre, San Francisco, CA    2010

Organisations:
Nebunele Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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