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Peter Mercurio

PETER MERCURIO

  
Nationality:    USA
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Peter Mercurio's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

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

         Andrew Reaches the Other Side         Before the Last Call         Blood or Roses         Blowing Smoke         Cattle Hymn of the Republic         Chatter         Grits With Brown Sugar         Ladies and Gentlemen, Madeline Bello and. . .. . .         MFA BS Cartel (Becoming Petra)         Red and Tan Line, The         Refreshments         Two Spoons         Yesterday's News

Andrew Reaches the Other Side

Synopsis:
Andrew and John drink beer and watch the football game on television. After the game John leaves and is killed in a road accident. Andrew is bereft as he was secretly in love with John. At a remembrance party for John he meets Danny who could be John's double - and he has many of the same interests. Andrew now has another chance of happiness

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1st Produced:
Bank Street Theater, New York     2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Before the Last Call

Synopsis:
A telephone call changes the lives of a mother and son.

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1st Produced:
Source Festival, Washington D C     2008

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Blood or Roses

Synopsis:
Two men argue over the right to get married.

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Genre:
Ten Min. - - Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Blowing Smoke

Synopsis:
Tom invites someone he met on the net over for fun with cigars.

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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Cattle Hymn of the Republic

Synopsis:
A visitor to Walt Disney World notices the number of fat people there.

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1st Produced:
Leftout Festival, New York     2008

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  1 either sex

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Chatter

Synopsis:
the coffee date from Hell

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1st Published:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Grits With Brown Sugar

Synopsis:
Jamie is sitting in a cafe lusting after the waiter.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Leftout Festival, New York     2008

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Fifteen minute play. - - Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Madeline Bello and. . .. . .

Synopsis:
Upon the death of her last remaining brother Madeline returns to the family home to find a young man living there.

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1st Produced:
Samuel French Off Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival     2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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MFA BS Cartel (Becoming Petra)

Synopsis:
the playwright Pat Smith is about to emerge as "Petra"

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1st Produced:
Leftout Festival, New York     2008

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  1 either sex

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Red and Tan Line, The

Synopsis:
Tom and Rick are brothers. they are also both gay. Tom wants to have a stable relationship; Rick wants to play the field. As neither brother is satisfied they try out each other's approach to life.

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1st Produced:
Bank Street Theater, New York     2003

Organisations:
Otherside Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  doubling

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Refreshments

Synopsis:
On their first date they reveal to each other their New Year Resolutions

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1st Produced:
Unityfest, New York     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min. - - Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Two Spoons

Synopsis:
Steve and Larry have a young son and they are about to get married. they take a holiday and an encounter with a young man gives Steve doubts about getting hitched and settling down.

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1st Produced:
Suncoast Theatre, St Petersburg, Florida     2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Yesterday's News

Synopsis:
Two pen pals who through the years become more and more effected by the news

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Bank Street Theater, New York     2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

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

Further Reference:
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