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Kristine McGovern

KRISTINE MCGOVERN  

 Nationality:    USA
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Kristine McGovern graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in philosophy and spent 20 years as a print journalist. Her first short play, "Waiting for the Ice Cream Man," was selected for the Playwrights' Showcase of the Western Region in 2004. Since then, her works have been performed at the Short Attention Span Festival, the Frankenstein Experiment, the Palm Springs National Short Play Festival, Asphalt Jungle Shorts II, and the Estrogenius Festival. Several short scripts also were selected for the Katrina Project, a Readers' Theater collaboration to benefit victims of Hurricane KatrinA. As a recovering journalist, Kristine especially enjoys the freedom of playwriting and being able to make up quotes at will. She edits books from her Centennial, Colo., home, which she shares with her husband, horses, German shepherd, barn cats and an oddly endearing goldfish inherited from her son, who is a college sophomore majoring in history.

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

         Bipolar Express, The         Cougar's Cub         Departures for Points as Yet Unknown         For Want of a Shoe         Horse of Fine Restraint, The         Humbug         Intervention         On a Distant Shore         Seasons of Boris         Shaman's Curse, The         Stronger Bond, The         True Colors" a.k.a. "Fine? Art         Waiting for the Ice Cream Man

Bipolar Express, The

Synopsis:
What happens when Santa's lithium goes AWOL on Christmas Eve.

Notes:
Selected for Naked Holidays NYC. Also produced by CelebrationWorks As part of "Humbug - An Alternative to traditional shows" At the Vintage theatre in Denver, Colorado.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Endtimes Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  Two elves may be male and/or female

Further Reference:
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Cougar's Cub

Synopsis:
Sometimes the child is mother to the woman.

Notes:
Presented As part of 8th Annual North Park Playwrights Festival, San Diego.

1st Produced:
North Park Vaudeville & Candy Shoppe, San Diego, CA    Oct 2010

Organisations:
GB Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Departures for Points as Yet Unknown

Synopsis:
Family members try to discern if their patriarch is, in fact, dead as he makes the transition from life to after-life.

Notes:
A winner of Lebanon Community theatre's 2010 Playwriting Contest. Also A winner of New Rocky Mountain Voices 2010 And performed At the historic Jones theatre in Westcliffe, CO, in September 2010.

1st Produced:
Lebanon Community Theatre, Lebanon, PA    12 Aug 2010

Organisations:
Lebanon Community Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
dark comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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For Want of a Shoe

Synopsis:
A woman's shoe plays a pivotal role in helping a dating couple discover their incompatibility.

Notes:
selected for Acme theater's New Works Winter Festival 2009. Selected for the 2008 Acts of Brevity festival. Selected for Asphalt Jungle Shorts II. Also chosen for 2007 Estrogenius festival. Performed in March 2010 At Spring Shorts, St. Mary's Hall, San Antonio, TX.

1st Produced:
Delta Hotel - BotanICA, Kitchener, Ontario    2007

Organisations:
Flush Ink Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Horse of Fine Restraint, The

Synopsis:
A clay horse serves as gentle revenge and helps a woman realize how much her grandmother loved and respected her.

Notes:
Selected for the Short Attention Span Festival. selected for And performed At the 2008 Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival

1st Produced:
Atlantis Playmakers, BillerICA, Massachusetts    2005

Organisations:
Atlantis Playmakers

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
monologue Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Humbug

Synopsis:
An elderly gentleman attempts to return a 30-year-old suit to an upscale department store the day after Christmas.

Notes:
Produced As part of "Humbug - An Alternative to traditional holiday shows". It was A winner of Rocky Mountain Voices 2009 And was performed At the historic Jones theater in Westcliffe, CO, in September 2009. Also, it was A semi-finalist in the Lakeshore Players' 5th Annual 10-Minute Play Contest.

1st Produced:
Vintage Theatre, Denver, Colorado    2008

Organisations:
CelebrationWorks

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Intervention

Synopsis:
In "Intervention," Annie tries to wean her husband, Jason, from his electronic obsession. Put down the Blackberry!

Notes:
Intervention was selected for 10-Minute Madness III And performed At North Park Vaudeville in February/March 2010. It Also was selected for the 14th Annual Hot from the Oven-Original Recipes festival And was presented by the Fine Arts Association in Willoughby, OH, in April/May 2010.

1st Produced:
North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, San Diego, CA    12 Feb 2010

Organisations:
GB Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
Ten min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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On a Distant Shore

Synopsis:
Part of the Frankenstein Experiment, "On a Distant Shore" follows Frankenstein after he is last seen in Mary Shelley's novel, riding an ice floe into the winds and waves and darkness. the dialogue is faithful to Shelley's "purple prose."

Notes:
Produced As part of the Frankenstein Experiment, A national touring exhibit of Frankenstein memorabilia. Playwrights were Asked to read And be inspired by the novel "Frankenstein."

1st Produced:
Mary Miller Theater in Lafayette, Colo    2006

Organisations:
Lafayette Community Players

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Seasons of Boris

Synopsis:
A middle-age American woman and a young, mentally disabled Russian man overcome their differences to forge an unusual friendship and to show that, where good will exists, communication is possible no matter the disparities in culture, language, intelligence, or gender.

Notes:
Presented As part of SLAMBoston 2010.

1st Produced:
Factory Theatre, Boston, MA    Oct 2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 m/f

Further Reference:
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Shaman's Curse, The

Synopsis:
Cursed by a shaman, a once-normal architect is invaded by visions of animals that haunt him unless he relays the creatures' messages to their owners. Two characters react in very different ways to the messages they receive.

Notes:
A winner of the 2007 Palm Springs National Short Play Festival.

1st Produced:
Black Box Theatre, Palm Springs, California    2007

Organisations:
Playwrights' Circle

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
short play One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Stronger Bond, The

Synopsis:
"the Stronger Bond" is about two sisters, Lucy and Lainie, whose mother is in a coma and suffering the end stages of alcoholism. When their mother is about to be taken off the ventilator, Lucy refuses to go to the hospital with Lainie, who then tries to convince her younger sister that they need to say good-bye to their dying mother.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Producers Club, Sonnet theatre    10 Sep 2010

Organisations:
Love Creek Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
short play One Act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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True Colors" a.k.a. "Fine? Art

Synopsis:
True Colors is about Robert, who desperately hopes his first solo art show will be the springboard to free him from the drudgery of teaching. He has cultivated the friendship of art critic Eric in hopes of getting a favorable review of this important show. But as the show opens, Eric informs Robert that he has resigned as art critic. the heir apparent turns out to be Catherine, a former student of Robert who has an ax to grind.

Notes:
finalist in the Lakeshore Players' National 10-Minute Play Contest. Aka Color Schemes. Selected for City theatre of Independence 2011 Playwriting Festival.

1st Produced:
As "Fine? Art" at Powerhouse Theatre, Independence, MO    14 Jul 2011

Organisations:
City Theatre of Independence

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Waiting for the Ice Cream Man

Synopsis:
A mysterious purveyor of ice cream helps to illustrate the bittersweet mystery of marriage

Notes:
Selected for Playwrights' Showcase of the Western Region, staged reading

1st Produced:
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado    2004

Organisations:
Arvada Center and Red Rocks Community College

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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