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Tony McDonald

TONY MCDONALD  

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

 And A N'anderthal         Broken Plate Pate         Catch         Latitude         Lies My Parents Told Me         Pleasure Room, The         Savant

And A N'anderthal

Synopsis:
Using the Nietzschean question: "Did God create Man, or did Man create God?" this story studies the differences and similarities of Science, Religion, and Passion. When three deities, overcome with ennui, decide to play a game with four Everyman types, they manage to deconstruct the history (and mythology) of life as we know it. . . and possibly even their own existance.

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Broken Plate Pate

Synopsis:
Spiralling out of the AIDS crisis of the 80s, this is a farcical look at what couples might turn to when the thought of good ol' fashioned love-making has become taboo. PLaying out a sadomasochistic fantasy with a waiter and an ominous piano player, a couple learns too late how far the envelope can be pushed.

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Indianapolis, IN    1986

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One Act

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Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Catch

Synopsis:
Using the simply game of Pitch and Catch as a metaphor, this dark comedy focuses on a growing subculture within the gay community of men known as Bug Chasers and Gift Givers: men who actively pursue the HIV virus and those men who infect them. When Bob and Tom meet and fall madly in love, they get tested only to find out one of them is positive while the other is not. When they discover the growing fad of "Bug Chasing" all Hell breaks loose and the fun begins. (This show is intended for mature audiences due to the nature and explicit sex scenes in the staging.)

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Indianapolis, IN    2004

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Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Latitude

Synopsis:
The story follows three souls locked in a triangle of love and deceit from the shores of Ancient Greece, through Spain during the Inquisition, the art world of 1920's London, settling in modern-day America. A love story that transcends time and space.

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Chicago, IL and Indianapolis, IN    1998

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lies My Parents Told Me

Synopsis:
An autobiographical tour-de-farce! Growing up as a gay, alcoholic, Conservative-Liberal, college drop out, the story spins the lies our parents tell us hoping to shape us into "normal" good ole Red Blooded All-Americans. From an early childhood being born to "po' white trash" teens in a small MidWestern town through experiences in the US Navy and beyond, this is a soul-searching, comedic, poinant coming-of-age (and awareness) story.

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Full Length 1 Act

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Pleasure Room, The

Synopsis:
When a bored 30something answers a mysterious ad in a sex rag, his life and those around him spirals out of control is a wacky, sexual nightmare. From bored Yuppies to hardcore leather sex, this thriller leaves the audience "wanting to take a bath."

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Terre Haute, IN    1987

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Length 1 Act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Savant

Synopsis:
Do we really see things exactly the same or do we each have a unique perspective of the world around us? When a blind, black piano player falls madly in love with a white painter, they tthink themselves complete and content. But after having experimental surgery to regain his vision, the musician discovers he hates his lover's paintings and is acutely aware of the now-obvious differences in their skin color and societal roles.

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1st Produced:
Indianapolis, IN    2002

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1 Juv M

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