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Dover Test, The
Synopsis:
the confrontation of a dead American soldier and a woman who died on 9/11 - each hoping to get to heaven 'proper' as soon as possible.
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Drama One Act
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Moon From Mars
Synopsis:
the Interview room at the 20th precinct. there's been a double murder in Marty's fiance's apartment. Marty insists on pleading guilty - to one of them. A detective wants her full confession. But is she guilty? What did happen in the apartment?
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Play/Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 4 Other: 2 offstage voices
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Origami Tears
Synopsis:
Marsha and Max had the most argumentative and hateful marriage. the last straw was when Max sold his accounting business and took up sculpting. Now he's died and now Marsha rediscovers the love part of their love/hate relationship.
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Facing Forward, Broadway Play Publishing, 1995
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: 1 offstage voices
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Quickening, The
Synopsis:
What personal wounds were left by the Vietnam War. This is a humorous, tender and angry play of Marie's awakening after 30 years of putting her life on hold - her husband was MIA.
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Recipe, The
Synopsis:
the Thanksgiving meeting of Iris and her daughter-in-law to be. What constitutes intimacy, a marriage? Truth?
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Shrine, The
Synopsis:
Two young painters, Billy and Mia, make a pilgrimage to the tree O'Keeffe painted. How on earth did she paint this tree? Billy wants a commitment from her but Mia can only commit to her passion. Will either of these dreams come true?
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comedy One Act
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Translation, The
Synopsis:
In this mystical folktale, an estranged American/Israeli family struggles to redefine its past, present and future against the Biblical backdrop of Jerusalem.
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When the Dodgers Left Brooklyn
Synopsis:
Bud is dead. He hasn't fully accepted this yet but loves heaven. Bud has just learned that his daughter is going to be a mother. the soul of his granddaughter-to-be is about to cross his path on his trip to birth. But the baby is Chinese. How can this be?
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Male: 1 Female: - Other: 1 offstage voices
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