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Building A Better Mousetrap
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the plays address current socio-political issues from religious intolerance and prison torture to living in a security-obsessed world.
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Part of Questionable Content, A program of six new short plays: Absolutes by Craig Abernethy, Urashima Taro by Francesca Sanders, Hijab by Catherine Rush, there is No Dash by R. Harrington, Been Laden with Terrorette's Syndrome by Wayne K. Greenwell, And Building A Better Mousetrap by Scott McMorrow.
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Fishing the Moon
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Fourth and Goal
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Future Sex
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Playwrights Center, Minneapolis
2006
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Leftovers
Synopsis:
This play take a candid and comedic peek at cannibalism and reality television as two women must face their dark fears while deviating from life's recipe book
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winner of the Chameleon theatre Circle's New Play Competition
1st Produced:
Bay One Acts Festival
2005
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Three Wise Monkeys
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Black Comedy, 20 min Comedy
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Luna Negra
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A woman can see psychic auroras
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1st Produced:
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
2009
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Naked Stage
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This surrealist look at the cultish nature of politics and elections exposes the true nature of how we are manipulation and spun by the election machine
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1st Produced:
San Rafael Fringe Festival
2004
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House to Half
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experimental, 20 min
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Male: 1 Female: 2 Other: -
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Puppet therapy
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Peter and Adelaide undergo a wee bit of twisted marriage therapy that involves puppets, sex, and surrogate relationships
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translated in Italian
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Edinburgh, Scotland
1996
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Californai Travel Troupe
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Bay One Acts Anthology, Three Monkeys Press, 2004 -
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15 min Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaam
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Sueno
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G-Girl head of a street gang tries to be as ruthless as her male counterparts
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Genre:
Short play
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Male: - Female: 4 Other: -
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Suzanne's Guest House
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Three people must face the awful truth of their own prejudices and confront the inherent racism that often precedes the march to war
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San Francisco, Ca
2002
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Greenhouse
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20 min One Act
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Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Traffic Stop
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Two police officers stop and African-American driver and the ensuing nightmare of violence and racism teaches them a lesson they'll not soon forget
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the play uses excerpts from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jrs' "I Have A Dream" speech.
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San Francisco, Ca
2000
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Guerilla Theatre Group
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15 min One Act
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Turtle Shopping
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Three generations of women discuss soup, sex, and what makes for a great relationship
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Silver Stage Award winner At the New Voices Play Festival. Archived by Ohio State University
1st Produced:
The Old Opera House
2005
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the Old Opera House
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House to Half Play Anthology, 2005 -
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Genre:
Comedy Ten Min
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Male: - Female: 3 Other: -
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