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Joseph McDonough

JOSEPH MCDONOUGH

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Bret Adams Ltd  

Joseph McDonough. Plays include Travels of Angelica, Morning Dancer, Wayfarer's Rest, Stone My Heart, and One, as well as other plays, adaptations, and the books for several musical adaptations. He has twice won the Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize and is currently the resident playwright at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. His plays have been produced at many Theaters around the country and he is a member of both the playwrights workshop at the Player's Club in New York and New River Dramatists.

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

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

         Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The         Cinderella         Frog Princess, The         Lightning Touch, The         Morning Dancer         One         Sleeping Beauty         Spark of the Sun         Stone My Heart         Travels of Angelica         Wayfarer's Rest

Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The

Synopsis:
This rambunctious adaptation of Mark Twain's classic short story tells the tale of schemer and braggart Jim Smiley, who decides to make his fortune by entering his frog in the first annual Calaveras County Frog Jumping Contest. Smiley has certainly had his share of good luck, but the people of Calaveras County are getting a bit tired of being duped by Jim, and they may just have a scheme of their own. . .

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1st Produced:
Artreach Touring Theatre (Cincinnati, Oh, United States)     2006

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   

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Genre:
30-45 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  2 males, 1 female, 1 either (4-20 actors possible: 2-15 males, 1-15 females)

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Cinderella

Synopsis:
Prince Freddy has been told by his Father to choose a bride. there is to be a grand ball. Brunhilda is determined that one of her daughters Priscilla and Clarissa should marry the Prince. Step daughter CinderElla does not want to go to the ball - she wants to stay home and read. Gwendolyn a magical well wisher appears and finally gets CinderElla to go to the ball. CinderElla has a condition - she will not wear glass slippers

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Music by Fitz Patton; lyrics by David Kisor; book by Joseph McDonough

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
apply for a license: www.theatricalrights.com/contact-us/

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Frog Princess, The

Synopsis:
When Ivan's Father decrees that it is time for his sons to marry, Ivan is unhappy to discover that his bride turns out to be a frog named Vasilisa. But Vasilisa is really a princess under the curse of evil "Old Bones," who eventually takes the princess to a far-off land. To rescue her, Ivan must face many trials and travel around the world, using bravery and kindness to guide him along the way. Set to a rousing, modern score, this classic Russian fairytale is given a fun modern musical spin.

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music And lyrics by David Kisor, book by Joseph McDonough

1st Produced:
Ensemble Theatre Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Oh     01 Dec 1997

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   

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Genre:
80-100 min Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  7            Other:  1

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Lightning Touch, The

Synopsis:
A faith healer arrives at a motel in Chicago. The motel is run by Erin and her blind aunt. Erin wants the faith healer to make her aunt see again - but he has been having trouble - every person he has laid hands on recently has died soon afterwards

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1st Produced:
Public Reading At The Playhouse In The Park, Cincinnati, Ohio     03 Feb 2014

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Morning Dancer

Synopsis:
A former lover who abandoned bakery owner Clara returns after twenty years

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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One

Synopsis:
A strongly religious woman who suffers a loss of faith, a disillusioned Hollywood actor, and a young lady suffering a devastating personal loss unknowingly share a common bond via the love letters of a Civil War soldier to his lady love. As each of the three begins a quest to receive absolution, their paths intersect, touch, and disperse as they seek the way to everlasting peace. But a ghost from the past may have other ideas about what that means
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1st Produced:
Spoon Theatre, NY     2009

Organisations:
World Players, Inc.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Sleeping Beauty

Synopsis:
Action, comedy, romance, rock 'n roll, and a little bit of opera spice up the story of Sleeping Beauty in this magical, musical twist on the fairy tale classic. At Princess Briar Rose's christening, wicked Wisteria puts a curse on the newly born baby after realizing she wasn't invited to the party. Three wacky fairies, along with Briar Rose's overprotective parents, quickly shelter the curious and beautiful princess, but even then the spell finds Briar Rose and puts her to sleep for a hundred years. Only a guitar-playing prince can conquer the curse, waking her with true love and a song.

Notes:
music And lyrics by David Kisor, book by Joseph McDonough

1st Produced:
Ensemble Theatre Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Oh     01 Dec 2000

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1st Published:
Playscrips Inc, 2010   

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Genre:
musical comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  1 either

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Spark of the Sun

Synopsis:
A young couple try to get General Motors interested in a solar powered engine

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Stone My Heart

Synopsis:
Chicago city morgue. Robby secretly loves Jessica. Jessica lives with Marcus the new chief coroner but it is a stormy relationship. Terence sees an opportunity to us their desires and secrets for his own gain

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Travels of Angelica

Synopsis:
In 1657 a writer wanted for treason escapes from England to start a new life in Virginia. In the present two students go to Virginia to see what they can find out about him and perhaps make a literary discovery

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Wayfarer's Rest

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